Arkansas Razorbacks Rally Past Georgia Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference Opener

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Interstat) — The Arkansas Razorbacks erased an early three-run deficit to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 6-3 on Thursday in a Southeastern Conference matchup.

Georgia struck first, but Arkansas answered with three runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by Damian Ruiz’s RBI double. The Razorbacks took the lead for good in the fourth on an RBI single from Reese Robinett.

Hunter Dietz earned the win for Arkansas, allowing two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Georgia starter Joey Volchko struck out eight but walked seven, allowing four runs over five frames.

Ryan Wynn and Daniel Jackson hit solo home runs for the Bulldogs. Carter Rutenbar added a solo shot for Arkansas in the seventh.

With the win, Arkansas improved to 26-13 overall. Georgia fell to 30-9. The teams continue their series Friday.