Diamond Hogs Lose at Florida, 3-2

Florida batters knocked Ryne Stanek out in the 6th and the Gators went on to take game one of their SEC series against Arkansas.

Gainesville, Fla.—One bad inning was all it took for Arkansas to lose another one-run SEC baseball game, its sixth of the season.

The Hogs held a 2-0 lead over No. 5 Florida in the bottom of the 6th when the Gators got to hard luck starter Ryne Stanek. Three runs on four base hits put Florida on top 3-2 and that would be it.

Once again the Razorbacks out-hit a conference opponent in a loss collecting eight hits to Florida’s five.The Hogs had baserunners in every inning but the ninth but were a woeful 1-13 at the plate with men on.

Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the 4th on an RBI single by Bo Bigham. The Hogs added a second run in the 5th on a wild pitch.

Stanek dropped to 6-3 with the loss. Arkansas fell below .500 in conference play at 9-10 while Florida improved to 12-7.