The Arkansas Razorbacks polished off their dominant run through the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament. Now, they can turn their attention to even bigger prizes.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) â The Arkansas Razorbacks polished off their dominant run through the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament. Now, they can turn their attention to even bigger prizes.
Jalen Battles and Cullen Smith homered to help Arkansas win its first SEC Tournament title with a 7-2 victory over Tennessee on Sunday.
The Razorbacks (46-12) would have been the likely No. 1 overall national seed when the NCAA regional field is announced on Monday win or lose that game.
But they finally broke through in the SEC after losing on all four previous trips to the tournament championship game. This time they took over after a slow start against the second-seeded Volunteers (45-16).
Russell Hits 4 Homers, But Vandy Takes Series From Tennessee Monday, April 19, 2021
Four huge home runs, including three from senior
Evan Russell, powered No. 3 Tennessee to an 8-4 victory over in-state and SEC rival No. 2 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
However, Vandy won on Friday and Sunday to take the series. In the Saturday contest, Russell tied the single-game program record for the second time this season with three massive homers. The Lexington, Tennessee, native saved his best for the last, blasting a grand slam with the Vols trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Russell finished the day 3-for-3 with a walk and a career high six runs batted in for the Big Orange.
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