Six-Run Eighth Dooms Razorbacks, 9-8

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nick Schmidt departed Wednesday night's first-round SEC Tournament game at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium with an 8-2 lead and what appeared to be his eighth win of the season.
But SEC Champion Florida had something to say about that. The Gators scored six runs in the eighth inning with the help of two Razorback errors and three hits to tie the score at eight. Jeff Corsaletti's two-run home run highlighted the inning for Florida.
Daryl Maday was tagged with four runs - three earned - on two hits in one-third of an inning. Brian McLelland came on and surrendered the home run to Corsaletti.
Charley Boyce (10-8) came on to get Arkansas out of the eighth inning, but gave up a RBI single in the ninth inning to Stephen Barton to give the Gators a 9-8 win.
Schmidt pitched seven innings in the no decision. He allowed two runs on seven hits while walking four and striking out seven. He threw a complete-game seven hitter against the Gators in Fayetteville on May 6.
Florida starting pitcher Stephen Locke pitched 5.1 innings and allowed five runs - four earned - on nine hits while walking one and striking out seven.
Corsaletti finished with two hits, while Barton, who pinch hit in the eighth inning finished 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Arkansas scored first for the first time in seven games as Danny Hamblin doubled home two runs in the top of the first inning. It was also the first time the Hogs have scored in the first inning since the Saturday game against Florida at Baum Stadium on May 7.
Brian Walker led the Razorback's 14-hit attack with three hits and a RBI. Criag Gentry also collected three hits and a RBI. Danny Hamblin went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
The Gators got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on Brian Jeroloman RBI single to center field that scored Matt LaPorta, who singled to left with two outs.
The Razorbacks got the run back in the second inning on Craig Gentry's RBI single to center field that scored a hustling Brian Walker from second base.
Chris Hollensworth singled home the Hogs fourth run in the fifth inning with a lined shot to center field. Arkansas plated another run in the inning on a throwing error by the Gator's third basemen to take a 5-1 lead.
Schmidt dodged a bullet in the fifth inning with one run already in and Gators on first and second base. The lefty induced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of SEC Player of the Year Matt LaPorta and then got Brandon McArthur to ground out to the pitcher to end the inning.
The Razorbacks will play Alabama at 1 p.m. on Thursday. 
 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Razorbacks vs #15 Florida May 25, 2005 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover-Met Stadim) Arkansas Razorbacks 8 (37-19) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Craig Gentry cf.......... 5 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 Clint Arnold lf.......... 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Stephen Robison lf/rf... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brock Bond 1b............ 4 3 2 0 0 1 8 0 3 Danny Hamblin dh......... 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 Chris Hollensworth rf.... 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Jake Dugger ph/lf....... 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Scott Hode ss............ 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 Brian Walker c........... 5 1 3 1 0 1 9 1 2 Clay Goodwin 3b.......... 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 John Henry Marquardt 2b.. 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Nick Schmidt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Daryl Maday p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian McLelland p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charley Boyce p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 8 14 7 2 8 25 10 11 Florida 9 (39-18) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Corsaletti cf....... 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 Adam Davis 2b............ 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 Matt LaPorta 1b.......... 4 1 2 0 1 1 11 0 0 Brian Jeroloman c........ 4 0 1 1 1 1 8 2 2 Brandon McArthur 3b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bryson Barber ph........ 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Matt Gaski 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Leclerc rf......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 Gavin Dickey lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chris Woods ph/lf....... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Tordi ss.......... 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 Jared Kubin dh........... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Stephen Barton ph/dh.... 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stephen Locke p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Connor Falkenbach p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Pete p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darren O'Day p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 9 13 6 6 9 27 11 11 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Arkansas Razorbacks. 210 020 210 - 8 14 2 Florida............. 100 010 061 - 9 13 5 ------------------------------------------- Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended. E - Marquardt 2(16); Corsaletti(3); Davis(17); McArthur 2(15); Leclerc(5). DP - ARKANSAS 1. LOB - ARKANSAS 11; UF 11. 2B - Bond(3); Hamblin(18); Walker(7); Barber(1); Dickey(8); Kubin(5). HR - Corsaletti(7). HBP - Bond; Hode; Marquardt; Woods. SH - Goodwin(3). SF - Hode(1); Goodwin(3). SB - Hollensworth(5); Dugger(14); LaPorta(3). CS - Gentry(2); Bond(1); Hamblin(4); LaPorta(4). Arkansas Razorbacks IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Nick Schmidt........ 7.0 7 2 2 4 7 27 31 126 Daryl Maday......... 0.1 2 4 4 0 0 4 5 18 Brian McLelland..... 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Charley Boyce....... 1.0 3 2 1 2 2 6 8 34 Florida IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Stephen Locke....... 5.1 9 5 4 1 7 25 27 93 Connor Falkenbach... 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 5 6 15 Mike Pete........... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 14 Darren O'Day........ 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 6 9 25 Win - O'Day (7-3). Loss - Boyce (10-8). Save - None. WP - Maday(3). HBP - by Falkenbach (Hode); by Pete (Marquardt); by O'Day (Bond); by Maday (Woods). BK - Falkenbach(4). Inherited runners/scored: McLelland 1/1; Pete 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Schmidt 126/79; Maday 18/12; McLelland 4/2; Boyce 34/17; Locke 93/63; Falkenbach 15/10; Pete 14/7; O'Day 25/15. Umpires - HP: Jack Cox 1B: Paul Guillie 2B: Ken Couch 3B: Randy Harvey Start: 5:36 pm Time: 3:32 Attendance: McLelland faced 1 batter in the 8th.