COLUMBIA, S.C. – After clinching the series win yesterday, No. 4 Arkansas (18-7, 4-2 SEC) could not complete the sweep against South Carolina (13-12, 1-5 SEC), falling 9-4 Sunday afternoon in the weekend series finale at Founders Park.
Multi-hit games by Ryder Helfrick (2-for-5, HR) and Nolan Souza (3-for-4, HR) were not enough to power the Razorbacks past the Gamecocks, who scored at least one run in six of their eight innings at the plate. South Carolina tagged Arkansas pitching for nine runs on 12 hits and four walks, knocking starter Colin Fisher (2.1 IP, 3 R, 2 SO) out of the game early.
The Razorback bullpen did not fare much better against the Gamecock offense as Steele Eaves (2.2 IP, 2 R, 3 SO), Jackson Kircher (0.1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER) and Ethan McElvain (1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 SO) combined to allow five runs in relief of Fisher. Tate McGuire was the lone Arkansas pitcher to go unscathed, firing a scoreless frame with a pair of strikeouts…