FAYETTEVILLE — Patrick Wicklander took the loss in Game 1 of Arkansas' Cardinal and White Series on Tuesday at Baum Stadium, but the freshman showed plenty of promise in his start that was cut short because of a pitch count.
Wicklander, a left-hander from San Jose, Calif., struck out 8 batters, allowed 1 hit and walked 2 in 3 2/3 innings. His Cardinal team lost 9-1 in the opener of the best-of-three series that will continue Thursday at 4 p.m.
Wicklander threw 70 pitches, 43 of which were strikes. The only run he allowed came in his final inning when Casey Opitz singled to score Jacob Nesbit, who had walked and advanced to second base on a fielding error.