FAYETTEVILLE — By the end of the fourth inning Saturday, Arkansas had batted around three times and led Bucknell by 21 runs.
The No. 6 Razorbacks sent eight batters to the plate in two other innings.
It was that kind of day at Baum Stadium as Arkansas hammered its Patriot League foe by a final score of 32-4. It was the second-most lopsided win in program history, trailing only a 33-4 win over Southwest Baptist in 1984, which also set the school record for runs in a game.
Twelve of Arkansas' 16 batters recorded a hit. Eight players had multi-hit games, led by freshman Casey Martin's 4-for-6 outing that included 5 RBI.
Six different players - Martin, Luke Bonfield, Dominic Fletcher, Jared Gates, Grant Koch and Carson Shaddy - hit a home run.
Arkansas play-by-play man Phil Elson pointed out the Razorbacks nearly had more runs than Bucknell had at-bats (34).
"We were obviously having fun in the dugout," said Shaddy, who also had a three-run double and finished with 4 RBI for the second consecutive game. "We were hearing one of the super fans up there...saying you need one more (run). It was a lot of fun. We were really happy with what we did today. It was a good day."
The Razorbacks out-hit the Bison 22-7, but Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn was most impressed after the game with how patient his team had been. The Razorbacks drew 15 walks for the second consecutive game and struck out only seven times in 61 plate appearances.
"We didn't go out of the zone a whole lot," Van Horn said. "We made their pitchers throw a lot of pitches. We waited until we got a good pitch to hit or two strikes until we really got after things. We just did a great job of taking the walks."
Bucknell's six pitchers combined to throw 240 pitches - five threw 224 Friday - and the Bison starter failed to make it past the second inning for the second consecutive day. Bucknell junior left-hander Jack Grabeck was chased from the game with two outs in the second after he allowed nine runs on nine hits, including four home runs.
Arkansas has outscored Bucknell 46-6 through two games - a surprising result by any measure against an opponent predicted to win its league and make the NCAA Tournament.
"I think it just really showed the work we put in and our approaches were really solid today," Shaddy said. "Nothing against their pitchers. You feel bad for them because they came out and had those long innings.
"I think we were just really locked in and mentally prepared to get a win today."