FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Interstat) — Colin Fisher pitched four innings of two-hit relief and Carter Rutenbar drove in two runs as Arkansas defeated Northwestern State 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Baum Stadium. The Razorbacks improved to 30-16, the Demons fell to 25-20. Ethan Menard homered to left center in the first inning, giving Northwestern State a 2-0 lead. Arkansas answered with a sacrifice fly by Rutenbar in the second and tied the game on his RBI single in the fourth. The Razorbacks took the lead in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Charles Niu and an RBI single by Kuhio Aloy. Arkansas added an insurance run in the eighth on a single by Parker Helfrick. Fisher, who had struggled in his prior outing at Missouri, earned the win in relief. Caden Fiveash threw 2.1 scoreless innings for the Demons. Arkansas outhit Northwestern State 11-5 and made two sacrifice flies. Menard’s homer accounted for the Demons’ only extra-base hit.