The moment the ball came off Canyon McWilliams' bat in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday night, there was a collective "oooh" from the home crowd.
There was little doubt where the ball was headed. It was only a matter of where it would eventually land.
McWilliams' three-run home run was just the start for the senior as the University of Arkansas-Little Rock pulled away from the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff for an 11-4 win at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock. Although the Trojans mustered no runs and just one hit between the second and sixth innings, McWilliams kickstarted the hosts' late outburst with an RBI double in the seventh -- UALR's first baseman finished the night 3 for 3 with 2 runs, a walk and 5 RBI.