Florida completes historic sweep of No. 4 Arkansas in Fayetteville
By David Wasson
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The Florida baseball team completed a historic sweep of fourth-ranked Arkansas on Sunday, earning a 7-6 victory over the Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The victory, combined with Friday’s 9-4 win and Saturday’s 7-4 triumph, gave Florida (23-6 overall, 6-3 SEC) its first road sweep of a Top-5 team this century – as well as the Gators’ fourth straight win against a Top 10 team.
Arkansas (19-10, 4-5) endured just its seventh sweep at home of Arkansas in coach Dave Van Horn’s 26-year tenure. It was also Florida’s first sweep of the Hogs in Fayetteville since 2016.
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Brendan Lawson and Ethan Surowiec each hit two-run homers for Florida. Blake Cyr drove in three runs for the Gators, and Ashton Wilson and Cade Kurland each had RBI singles.
Ryder Helfrick and Kuhio Aloy each homered for Arkansas in the loss. Reese Robinett delivered an RBI double, Zack Stewart added an RBI single and the Hogs also scored a run on a double-play groundout.
Florida starter Russell Sandefer (2-1) scattered six hits in 5 2/3 innings to earn the victory. Arkansas starter Colin Fisher (2-3) lasted just 2 1/3 innings in absorbing the loss. Luke McNeillie threw 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn the save.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
