University of Arkansas-Fort Smith baseball scores 24 runs in historic loss
PORTALES, N.M. (KNWA/KFTA) — The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions baseball team scored 24 runs in a game against Eastern New Mexico on Sunday and still fell short.
The Lions allowed 28 runs in a four-run loss to the Greyhounds, with the schools combining for 52 runs. The total number of runs combined for the sixth-most in Division II baseball history, according to UAFS Athletics’ Facebook.
The 24 runs scored by the Lions are the most in a game in school history, passing the 21 runs scored against UT Permian Basin in 2011, according to UAFS records.
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On the other side, the 28 runs allowed are also the most in a game in school history, passing 22 runs scored by St. Edwards in 2015.
The Lions won the first three games of the four game series, outscoring the Greyhounds 21-13 in those three games.
The National Collegiate Athletics Association says the most combined runs in a game in Division II history was a 71-1 win for St. Francis (IL) over Robert Morris (IL) in 1996. St. Francis scored 26 runs in one inning.
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