HOOVER, Ala. Lael Lockhart was nearly perfect. The left-hander dazzled in Arkansas 11-2 win against Georgia on Wednesday night at the SEC Tournament,
HOOVER, Ala. – Lael Lockhart was nearly perfect.
The left-hander dazzled in Arkansas’ 11-2 win against Georgia on Wednesday night at the SEC Tournament, striking out a career-high 11 in seven innings of two-hit, two-run ball.
His strong outing on the mound helped punch the Razorbacks’ ticket to the third round of the tournament, where the top-ranked Hogs (43-10 overall) will play the winner of Vanderbilt–Ole Miss in tomorrow’s late game at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Up 10-0 with the run rule in effect, Lockhart’s perfect game bid was broken up with one out to go in the top of the seventh. He started the inning with back-to-back strikeouts before an infield single, which was followed by a two-run home run, put an end to what would have been the first perfect game in program history.
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Oliver Grigg May 25, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Postseason baseball is here.
The Razorbacks turn the page on their regular-season championship to the 2021 SEC Baseball Tournament, which begins Wednesday afternoon in Hoover, Ala., at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Arkansas, the top seed at the tournament, opens play after a first-round bye against eight-seed Georgia at 4:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Arkansas went 42-10 overall in the regular season, posting a 22-10 mark in conference play. The Hogs’ 22 conference wins tied a program record for most SEC victories in a single season, matching the 1999 Arkansas squad which also won the regular-season SEC championship and finished with a 22-8 conference record.