FAYETTEVILLE -- Tough-luck Kyle Wright flirted with a no hitter and his Vanderbilt teammates backed him with a couple of home runs as the Commodores defeated the No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks 6-2 on Saturday night.
Wright (3-5) gave up two hits over seven shutout innings and helped Vanderbilt (30-20, 13-12) even its series with the Razorbacks (36-14, 15-10) in front of an announced crowd of 8,021 at Baum Stadium.
The Razorbacks fell two games behind SEC West leader LSU and stayed a game and a half behind Mississippi State.
Will Toffey and Julian Infante hit home runs for the Commodores, who outhit the Hogs 12-4.