BEAUTIFUL DAY ALLOWS FOR BASEBALL TO CONTINUE AT A TOP 5 D-II PROGRAM AT OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Arkansas Baseball Academy continues fall season play at one of the top 5 NCAA D-II schools in America at Ouachita Baptist University. The academy played a 2 inning red/blue scrimmage at 11am before facing Arkansas Select in a doubleheader that began at noon. The 2 inning scrimmage was to allow for us to look at a few pitchers.
The first game the Arkansas Baseball Academy Red faced off against the Arkansas Select. Dylan Owen from Little Rock Catholic started the game going 4 innings and allowing only 1 earned run. The red strikes first and never relinquished the lead. Tyler Walker from Woodlawn got things started by drawing a lead-off walk, which allowed Drew McMahan from Little Rock Catholic to knock him in with a RBI single. After a pass ball and a wild pitch later, Mitchell Powers hit a deep fly ball to left field for sacrifice fly that would bring McMahan into score. Arkansas Baseball Academy Red went ahead after the first and never looked backed and eventually winning the game 6-3.
The second game was the Arkansas Baseball Academy Blue team against the Arkansas Select. The second game was the best pitching and defensive game for the Blue team so far this fall, but the offense didn't have the power like it has had. Josh Shelton from Little Rock Catholic started the game and had a good game going 3 innings and only giving 2 earned runs. Collin Wilkins from Pulaski Academy and Josh Klapp from Rosebud combined to shutout the Arkansas Select from the rest of the way, but it wasn't enough as the Arkansas Select beat the Arkansas Baseball Academy Blue 3-1.
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