Arkansas baseball handles scrappy Oral Roberts, fans and media react

After winning a dramatic SEC weekend series, the first SEC series of the season, against the then No. 13 and now No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels (15-5; 1-2 SEC) in Oxford, the No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks (19-2; 2-1 SEC) were happy to return home to Baum-Walker Stadium to face the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles (12-7; 1-2 Summit).

The Golden Eagles have historically proven to be challenging opponents, including this season. Therefore, no one should allow herself or himself to believe that the Razorbacks are not playing a worthy opponent in this midweek series.

Although Arkansas won the first game of this two-game series 4-1, much of the credit must go to the Hogs' pitching staff, primarily Ben Bybee, who, according to Oliver Grigg, associate communications director for baseball and football at the University of Arkansas, "...set the tone on the mound, tossing four shutout innings with a season-high five strikeouts."

Given that Arkansas's pitchers only allowed Oral Roberts to score one run, the four runs the Razorbacks scored were enough to secure the victory. Charles Davalan had the most notable offensive performance, delivering three hits, including the hit that produced the game's first run. Razorback Nation expressed its appreciation on social media for the No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks defeating Oral Roberts in the first game of the midweek series.

Social Media Reactions: Arkansas baseball vs. Oral Roberts

Daniel Shi, an Arkansas Razorbacks beat writer at Sports Illustrated, noted that the Hogs' excellent pitching led them to victory.

Ribby, the mascot of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball, appreciated the "electric" atmosphere in Baum-Walker Stadium.

Hogtrough, a passionate Arkansas Razorbacks fan, expressed an interesting wish for the natural environment at Baum-Walker Stadium: "Someone needs to ban the wind gusts from Baum."

Cory Stewart, a Razorback fan, captured the game's highlights.

Arkansas Baseball celebrated the 4-1 victory.

Also, Arkansas Baseball celebrated "17 straight midweek DUBS."

RazorbackHobbs, a passionate Arkansas Razorbacks fan, praised Ben Bybee for his excellent pitching.

Kendall Rogers, Co-Owner of D1Baseball, also praised Ben Bybee's stellar pitching.

RPI Update disclosed the vast gap in RPI between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

Rabid Razorback Fans wrote, "#3 Arkansas missed some opportunities to run away with this one but held strong regardless to take Game 1 of the Midweek Series over Oral Roberts!"

Andrew Ellis, an Arkansas Razorbacks beat writer at Inside Arkansas, posited that "Arkansas' bout tonight against Oral Roberts will not be a Game of the Year candidate, but it was an effective night at the office for the pitching staff."