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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSONFAYETTEVILLE - Led by a quartet of starting pitchers filling up the strike zone during the weekend, Arkansas completed a four-game sweep of Washington State University 12-2 on Monday at Baum-Walker Stadium.Ohio State transfer left hander Landon Beidelschies fired five innings in the win while following fellow Razorback pitchers Gabe Gaeckle, Zach Root and Gage Wood in all going that distance in their opening starts of the 2025 campaign.

Monday’s sweep for Arkansas (4-0) came after 3-2 and 14-2 victories on Friday and a 5-2 win in Saturday’s single contest.“Just another good start,” Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn said. “Four in a row.

Five innings. I think Landon pitched outstanding. I think he got a little tired there in the fifth.

“I mean, between the early in the season and the temperatures, what more could we ask from our pitchers? I think we walked five on the weekend. Maybe hit a couple, so we didn’t give them much. Just a super job there.

”Arkansas plated 5 runs in the fourth inning, 6 in the fifth and one in the sixth to end the game via the run rule in the top of the seventh.Kuhio Aloy hit his second home run of the season on Monday while Carson Boles and Wehiwa Aloy both had two hits each as the Razorbacks outhit the Cougars 10-6.Brent Iredale, who hit .

467 during the weekend, got his team-leading ninth RBI when he got hit in the sixth.“Good job by the offense kicking into gear there in the middle of the game,” Van Horn said. �.