LEXINGTON, Ky. (Interstat) — Gabe Gaeckle struck out seven over 5.1 scoreless innings and Arkansas defeated Kentucky 5-4 on Friday afternoon at Kentucky Proud Park. The Razorbacks improved to 35-19, while the Wildcats fell to 31-19.

Gaeckle allowed two earned runs but no hits. Ethan McElvain followed with three shutout innings and seven strikeouts. Zack Stewart opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third, and Camden Kozeal added a solo shot in the fourth. Ryder Helfrick drove in a run on a fielder’s choice, and another run scored on a double in the seventh.

Kentucky’s Ben Cleaver struck out three but allowed three earned runs over 4.1 innings. Jackson Soucie worked 1.1 scoreless innings, and Nile Adcock tossed two shutout frames with four strikeouts. Hudson Brown went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Ira Austin recorded one strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. The Wildcats cut the lead to one in the seventh on a fielding error and a sacrifice bunt, but Arkansas answered with an RBI double in the eighth.