The Traveler

Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Chris Bryan Arkansas second baseman Ben Tschepikow safely slides into home to score the winning run in Arkansas' 10-inning 5-4 win over Tennessee Satruday. The Hogs took two of three games from the Volunteers to win their second SEC series of the season.

After Arkansas won the first two games of its series with Tennessee, the Volunteers spoiled the Razorbacks' first chance to sweep an SEC team Sunday, knocking off the Hogs 7-6 in 10 innings thanks to a 17-hit onslaught.

Arkansas's two-run ninth-inning rally forced extra innings, where Tennessee's Cody Brown hit an RBI-double with two outs in the top of the 10th. The Hogs threatened in the bottom of the inning, where Sean Jones was hit by a pitch and reached third base on Ryan Cisterna's two-out single. Scott Lyons came to plate with runners on the corners and grounded into a fielder's choice to end the game.

"We battled back and had an opportunity to win it there [in the 10th]," Hog head coach Dave Van Horn said. "I'm disappointed we didn't [win], but we played hard all weekend, and we won another series."

Steve Crnkovich was the winning pitcher for Tennessee, getting the last six outs for the Vols without allowing a run.

"We needed him to step up," said Volunteer head coach Todd Raleigh. "That was our last guy, I even had to let him hit. You've gotta give him credit, he made pitches when he had to."

Stephen Richards took the loss for the Hogs, giving up one earned run in 2.2 innings on 5 hits.

After holding the Tennessee scoreless in the top of the ninth, the Razorbacks loaded the bases with no outs down 6-4.

Tim Smalling singled to start the inning, Ryan Cisterna walked, both runners advanced on a wild pitch and Scott Lyons was walked to bring Chase Leavitt to the plate.

The Vols' designated hitter Jeff Lockwood came in to pitch and hit the first batter he faced, Leavitt, to score Smallling and make the score 6-5.

Ben Tschepikow then drew a game-tying walk to bring up Logan Forsythe with no outs and the bases still loaded.

Forsythe, hitless on the day, hit the first pitch sharply up the middle and grounded into a 6-2-5 double play.

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