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SEC TOURNAMENT REPORT By Tom Murphy

Despite a one-out rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, #5 Arkansas lost to South Carolina, 6-5, Wednesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the SEC Tournament opener.

HOOVER, Ala. -- The first home run allowed by Gabe Gaeckle all season wound up being a postseason game-winner for South Carolina.

Hagen Smith became the University of Arkansas all-time strikeout leader with another gem of a performance at Texas A&M, but the Razorbacks lost one of his starts for the first time this season in walk-off fashion late Thursday.

The University of Arkansas No. 2-ranked baseball team got a strong start from junior right-hander Brady Tygart and timely hitting to beat No. 21 South Carolina 9-6 in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Founders Park in Columbia, S.C., and earn a Saturday split in the series finale.

FAYETTEVILLE — Dave Van Horn said he thinks the No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks have plenty left in the tank and lots of room to grow as the halfway point of the college baseball season has passed.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Dave Van Horn said he thinks the No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks have plenty left in the tank and lots of room to grow as the halfway point of the college baseball season has passed.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Dave Van Horn said he thinks the No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks have plenty left in the tank and lots of room to grow as the halfway point of the college baseball season has passed.

#1 Arkansas beat the rain and San Jose State, 8-2, Wednesday afternoon to finish off its double midweek series sweep and win its program-record 23rd consecutive game at Baum-Walker Stadium.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Peyton Stovall had a four-hit game and the No. 1 Arkansas baseball team put away San Jose State late in an 8-2 win Wednesday to post a midweek sweep and extend its school-record in-season home winning streak to 23 games.