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Hey guys, this is Dave Tarter bringing you today’s action from the third game of the series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Georgia Bulldogs.  Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. as signs of rain show today.  Georgia looks to sweep the Razorbacks today with wins on Friday, 4-3, and Saturday, 4-3 as well.  Taking the mound for the Razorbacks is righty, Brett Eibner (3-2) and on the other side is right-hander Justin Grimm (2-1).  The starting lineups will be posted down below and updates will come every half innings.

Arkansas

1. CF Chase Leavitt

2. SS Scott Lyons

3. 2B Ben Tschepikow

4. 1B Andy Wilkins

5. DH Jacob House

6. LF Collin Kuhn

7. 3B Zack Cox

8. RF Jarrod McKinney

9. James McCann

Georgia

1. CF Matt Cerione

2. 3B Colby May

3. 1B Rich Poythress

4. DH Bryce Massanari

5. RF Lyle Allen

6. C Joey Lewis

7. SS Levi Hyams

8. 2B Michael Demperio

9. LF Johnathan Taylor

Bottom 9th, Ark 2, UGA 0: The Bulldogs are looking to strike a comeback right now in the bottom of the 9th.  Arkansas leaves Brett Eibner into pitch who has 11 K’s but the Bulldogs have the top of the order up.  Arkansas is also warming up pitchers in the bullpen just in case men reach base.  Matt Cerione leads off who had a game winning hit earlier in the series on Friday in the bottom of the 9th.He forces a quick 3-0 count.  And after 1 strike, Cerione forces the walk.  Freshman Colby May now digs in and drives a long fly ball to deep left center but Leavitt is able to get under it and make the catch. Poythress is at the plate now.  He is 0-3 with 2 strikeouts on the day.  He is looking to redeem here and get the Bulldogs back into the game.  The catcher calls a quick meeting with the pitcher to calm him down. Poythress flies out to deep right for the 2nd out.  Bryce Massanari’s turn at the dish and he is also 0-3.  The tying run is at the plate and Cerione advances to 2nd on an unchallenged steal.  Massanari flied out to right field to end the game.  The winning pitcher is Brett Eibner who is now 4-2.  He had 11 strikeouts today and pitcher a complete game one-hitter.  The losing pitcher is Justin Grimm who is now 2-2.  The Bulldogs take the series 2-1 though.  Final score: Ark 2 UGA 0

Top 9th, Ark 2, UGA 0: Chase Davidson, who replaced Demperio to pinch hit is being replaced in the field by Miles Starr.  Jeff Walters also remains in the game as the Bulldogs pitcher.  Centerfielder Chase Leavitt digs in to start the inning off and falls behing a quick 0-2.  Leavitt fights back but flies out to the left fielder who makes the catch on the run approaching foul territory.  Scott Lyons who is 0-3 today, now is 0-4 with a strikeout to record the 2nd out of the 8th inning.Walters has pitched very well for relieving Grimm.  He has 2 strikeouts and is hitting the 90s for his fastball.  Walter retires the third out as a pop up to 3rd base.  Ark 2 UGA 0

Bottom 8th, Ark 2, UGA 0: Levi Hyams leads off the bottom of the 8th.  He hits tough grounder to first but it is field and he is tossed out.  Chase Davidson is pinch hitting for Michael Demperio who hasn’t done much today.  Davidson however grounds out to first for the 2nd out.  Taylor’s turn to step up to the plate and ends the inning with a foul tip strikeout. Ark 2 UGA 0

Top 8th, Ark 2, UGA 0: Jeff Walters comes into the game to replace Justin Grimm who pitched 7 innings, gave up 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk and 6 K’s.  Walters looks good getting a quick strikeout on Zack Cox.  McKinney pops up behind the plate to the catcher for the second out.  Another 1-2-3 inning for the Bulldogs after James McCann grounds out to short. Ark 2 UGA 0

Bottom 7th, Ark 2, UGA 0: Bryce Massanari approaches the plate looking to do some damage, swing at the first 4 pitches and then striking out.  It appears the Bulldogs have had a lack of plate discipline today, swing at almost every first pitch.  They have helped Eibner get to 10 strikeouts quickly in this game by getting stuck in 1-2 or 0-2 pitch counts.  Eibner retires another by strikeout.  Lyle Allen is recorded as the 2nd out going down on strikes.  Joey Lewis hits a long foul ball to left field and the left fielder runs it down and makes a great catch leaning over the bullpen wall to hold on to it for the 3rd out.  Ark 2 UGA 0

Top 7th, Ark 2, UGA 0: Perno leaves Justin Grimm into keep pitching after getting out of last inning’s jammed with only 2 runs of damage.  Grimm gets Andy Wilkins on a called third strike looking to record the first out, his 4th strikeout of the day.  Grimm racks up another strikeout.  This one for the second out when Jacob House fails to take the bat off his shoulders.  Grimm strikes out the entire side, the last one on a check swing. Grimm responds to the 6th inning runs with 3 quick strikeouts in the 7th inning.  Now get up and stretch.  Time for the 7th inning stretch. Ark 2 UGA 0

Bottom 6th, Ark 2, UGA 0:  The Bulldogs are going to look to even the score this inning hopefully with the start of the top of the lineup. However, Cerione starts the inning with a ground out to short.  Colby May goes down swinging for Eibner’s 8th strikeout.  Poythress faces a 3-2 count and gets call out strikes looking on a outside pitch.  Ark 2 UGA 0

Top 6th, Ark 0, UGA 0: With the start of the 6th inning, the game has only complied 2 hits total, 2 men left on base and 10 total strikeouts (7 for Arkansas and 3 for Georgia).  Cox leads off with a hard grounder to short that is fielded in the outfield but the throw is not in time.  It is counted as a base hit.  A hard ground ball is fielded by the shortstop but he can’t hold on to it so the runners are safe at 2nd and 1st.  Head Coach David Perno goes out to the mound to meet with the infield and pitcher, but no change is made. A sacrifice bunt is made by McCann to advance the runners to 3rd and 2nd and McCann is tossed out at first.  The is the only time Arkansas has had runners in scoring position, let’s see if they can capitalize.  Leavitt cracks a ball into the left-center gap for a stand up double, scoring both runners on 2nd and 3rd. Lyons hits a deep fly to right field which is caught, but allows the runner on 2nd to tag to 3rd base safely.  Tschepikow grounds out to 2nd stranding the runner at 3rd. Ark 2 UGA 0

Bottom 5th, Ark 0, UGA0: The game as been a pitcher’s duel today with only 1 hit record by each team.  Hyams starts the bottom half of the fifth with a high chopper to the pitcher, he almost beats out the play but the first baseman is able to cover the bag just in time. Demperio strikes out on a foul tip and Taylor hits a chopper to short but is thrown out at first to end the 5th.  Ark o UGA 0

Top 5th, Ark 0, UGA 0: Grimm starts off the inning by walking first baseman Andy Wilkins.  Jacob House hits a shallow fly to center and the shortstop makes an amazing catch to get under it and make the out.  Kuhn grounds out to the shortstop for a 6-3 double play to end the inning. Ark 0 UGA 0

Bottom 4th, Ark 0, UGA 0: Massanari steps up to the plate and takes a ball way inside.  The ump approaches and warns Eibner about throwing inside.  Massanari responds with a deep fly ball to right field but it is caught on the warning track.  Lyle Allen also flys out to deep center and Joey Lewis ends the inning with another fly ball.

Top 4th, Ark 0, UGA 0: Chase Leavitt drills the ball to deep center but Matt Cerione is able to get under it and make the catch.  Lyons gets in a quick 0-2 hole and hits into a weak line drive to first.  Tschepikow grounds out to second to end the inning.  Ark 0 UGA 0

Bottom 3rd, Ark 0, UGA 0: Taylor leads off the inning for the Bulldogs with a strike out swinging,  Eibner’s fifth K of the game so far.  Cerione ropes a ball down the 3rd baseline  for a double.  The 3rd baseman made a diving effort but the ball was hit just too hard.  Colby May lines the ball off the pitchers glove but the second baseman fields it and throws May out at first while Cerione advances to third.  Poythress looks at a 0-2 count and then goes down looking to leave a man on at third. Ark 0 UGA 0

Top 3rd, Ark 0, UGA 0: Grimm strikes out Zack Cox to lead off the third inning. A high chopper to Colby May at third, but May throws out McKinney at first in no time. With two outs James McCann steps to the late and forces a long at bat against Grimm but grounds out to short to end the inning. Ark 0 UGA 0

Bottom 2nd, Ark 0, UGA 0: Lyle Allen sets up to the plate to lead off and forces Eibner’s second walk of the game. Lyle Allen takes off stealing on the 1-2 count and is there safe at 2nd.  Joey Lewis takes a pitch inside,  Eibner’s third pitch inside that has almost hit a batter, and the fans are booing and heckling him for it.  Eibner responds to the fans and Joey Lewis goes down looking on strikes. The catcher calls a quick meeting with the pitcher and Levi Hyams swings and misses on the 3-2 count, but he is thrown out trying to steal first after the catcher dropped the ball.  Demperio hits a shallow fly to right field stranding one man on in scoring position.  Ark 0 UGA 0

Top 2nd, Ark 0, UGA 0: Wilkins leads off the inning with a single to right field. After giving up the first hit of the game, Justin Grimm comes right back with a strikeout against DH Jacob House.  Grimm forces  Collin Kuhn to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.  A nice scoop by the first baseman got the runner just in time. Ark 0 UGA 0

Bottom 1st, Ark 0, UGA 0: Matt Cerione leads off for the Bulldogs but gets called out on strikes after a high strike forces him to check swing.  Cerione looks quite upset with the ump after a poor third call strike.  Colby May takes a ball real close inside, but forces a walk on four straight pitches.  Poythress takes the first pitch way inside for a ball, just barely missing him and the catcher calls a quick meeting with the pitcher to calm him down. Colby May takes off stealing in a hit-and-run.  May makes it to 2nd before the shortstop can field the ball.  Poythress is thrown out at first.  Massanari digs himself a whole with a 0-2 count and goes down swinging. Ark 0 UGA 0

Top 1st, Ark 0, UGA 0:  To start the game, pitcher Justin Grimm forces to quick outs.  Both Leavitt and Lyons fly out to deep center.  Tschepikow then goes down on a quick three strikes for a three up three down inning. Ark 0 UGA 0