The No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks (43-12, 20-10 SEC) finished the regular season with a series win Saturday over the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (41-15, 16-14 SEC) with an 8-4 win at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
Starter Gage Wood struck out seven batters in three innings, but also allowed seven hits, two earned runs and a walk on 76 pitches thrown. With the outing, Wood's season ERA increased to 5.59.
Arkansas used a five-run third inning to take a 6-2 lead, generated by Ryder Helfrick's moonshot grand slam. As a whole, the Diamond Hogs finished 7-for-31 at the plate with 12 strikeouts and nine walks. Helfrick, Wehiwa Aloy and Logan Maxwell each recorded two hits against the Volunteers.
After a 2.1-inning, two-run bullpen outing by Landon Beidelschies, veteran Will McEntire closed the victory out with 3.2 innings of shutdown baseball. On 39 pitches, McEntire struck out four batters, walked none and didn't give up a hit.
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