FAYETTEVILLE - Timely hitting and near-flawless fielding, both Arkansas deficient on Saturday, carried the Razorbacks to a 9-3 victory in Sunday’s rubber game of their 3-game season-opening series with Ball State at Baum Stadium.

So from a cold, rainy Sunday braved by 918 fans, coach Dave Van Horn’s Razorbacks are 2-1 into next weekend’s 3-game series versus Troy University here.

Arkansas had everything going in Friday’s 10-2 victory then stranded 12 runners and committed four errors in Saturday’s 5-2 loss.

Catcher James McCann’s 3-run home run in Sunday’s 4...