LEXINGTON, Ky. (Interstat) — Ethan Hindle went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Kentucky past Arkansas 4-3 on Thursday afternoon at Kentucky Proud Park. The Wildcats improved to 31-18 overall; the Razorbacks fell to 34-19.

Hunter Dietz struck out nine over six innings for Arkansas, allowing no hits but three earned runs. Nate Harris fanned three in three scoreless innings for Kentucky, and Tommy Skelding gave up two hits in 2.1 innings. Parker Coil tossed 1.1 hitless innings for the Razorbacks.

Kentucky struck first in the bottom of the first on Hindle’s two-run homer. Arkansas tied it in the third when a wild pitch scored a runner. The Wildcats regained the lead in the fourth on a double play that scored Hindle and an error that brought home another run. Ryder Helfrick’s RBI single in the seventh pulled Arkansas within one, and Zack Stewart homered in the ninth, but Kentucky held on. Stewart finished 1-for-3 with the homer and an RBI. Helfrick also drove in a run.