WholeHogSports · Jun 4, 2017
Umpire didn't 'see or hear' ball hit Bonfield
FAYETTEVILLE — A missed call hurt Arkansas' chance of a ninth-inning rally against Missouri State on Saturday at Baum Stadium.
Junior designated hitter Luke Bonfield insisted he was hit on an 0-2 pitch with no outs in the inning, but home plate umpire Brandon Cooper said Bonfield wasn't hit. TV replays appeared to show the pitch from Missouri State's Jake Fromson hit Bonfield in the back leg.
Had Bonfield been granted first, Arkansas would have had two runners on base with no outs in the inning. Bonfield struck out on a check swing on the next pitch.
"I think what you guys all saw was pretty self-explanatory," Bonfield said. "I thought it hit me; he obviously didn't."