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PINE BLUFF – The Trojan soccer team earned its third consecutive win on Tuesday afternoon, defeating UAPB 6-2 at Pumphrey Stadium.

Caitlyn Eddy got the Trojans going with a goal in the 21st minute. With multiple players for both teams scrambling for the ball in the penalty area, Doro Greulich notched the ball back to Eddy who tucked it underneath the goalie for a 1-0 lead.

Jaclyn Purvine scored next for her first time this season, taking a pass on the right side from Quin Wilkes. Purvine looped the ball over the UAPB goalkeeper in the 37th minute to make it a 2-0 Trojan lead.

Fresh off the bench after halftime, Madison Bingham got the first goal of her college career. With Harrison Hayworth on the ball, a UAPB defender tackled it away from her. But the ball slid right to Bingham, who rocketed a low shot straight into the back of the net to make it a 3-0 Trojan lead.

Purvine got her second goal seven minutes later, this one on a penalty kick after a UAPB defender used her hands in the penalty box. And Purvine notched an assist on a Fali Garuba goal in the 60th minute, passing the ball to an open Garuba in the middle of the box.

Quin Wilkes capped the Trojan scoring with a shot from distance in the 72nd minute.

Little Rock stays on the road for its next game when it takes on Texas A&M on the SEC Network+. The game will be play Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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∗ Arkansas State Football is hosting its 2016 Fan Appreciation Day today.

The fans are invited to Centennial Bank Stadium as the Red Wolves hold their 14th practice of fall camp at 6 p.m., which will include a full-contact scrimmage.  Posters and schedule cards will be available on the concourse of the stadium.

Howl, Scarlet, The Sound of the Natural State and the A-State spirit squads will all be at the practice as well, and the Arkansas State cheer and dance teams will debut new routines. Pending weather, seats will be tagged in the stadium that are available as 2016 season tickets.  Fans can come out beginning at 4 p.m. to take a look at available seats and purchase on site.

∗ Little Rock head baseball coach Chris Curry has announced the team will hold walk-on tryouts on Friday, Aug. 26, at Gary Hogan Field. Tryouts are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Only full-time enrolled students at UALR are eligible for tryouts. Students must fill out the attached waiver form and return it, along with a signed physical form (no more than a year old) from a medical doctor, to the baseball coaching staff. Proof of health insurance will also be required to tryout.

∗ The field for the 17th annual Rachel Stewart Memorial Golf Tournament is complete with 81 teams, made up of approximately 240 players, scheduled to participate in the two-day tourney this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21, at Sage Meadows Country Club in Jonesboro.

The event is held each year in honor of the late Stewart, who was a four-year letter winner at Arkansas State from 1994-97.  She earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors all four years of her career and was named to the Sun Belt Conference 30-Year All-Time Team that was announced in 2006.

“We are very excited for the Rachel Stewart tournament this coming weekend,” said A-State head women’s golf coach M.J. Desbiens Shaw.  “We have a full field with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. Sunday at Sage Meadows Country Club.  We appreciate all the support from the community and the volunteers for their hard work to make this tournament a huge success.”

The tournament is a three-person scramble with the proceeds benefiting the Rachel Stewart Memorial Foundation, the A-State men’s and women’s golf programs, and the promotion of golf in the Northeast Arkansas area.

“We’re looking forward to this year’s Rachel Stewart Memorial Tournament” said A-State head men’s golf coach Mike Hagen.  “This is a first-class event that our community has embraced, and we appreciate the outstanding support from everyone involved, including our sponsors and Sage Meadows, to help make it possible.”

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LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock soccer team began its season with a 2-0 loss against Northwestern State at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex.

The Trojans outshot the visiting Demons 24-8 including a 13-5 edge in shots on goal, but they were unable to get a ball past Northwestern State goalkeeper Alex Latham.

The Demons got their goals from Brittany Caserma and April Trowbridge in the 62nd and 82nd minutes, both on passes through the defense that resulted in one-on-one breakaways against Trojan keeper Sara Small. Small had three saves in the loss.

Little Rock used 19 players in the game including newcomers Samantha Rolka, Doro Greulich and Jaylin Finney in starting roles. Harrison Hayworth got her first career minutes as well after missing all of last season with an injury. Arola Aparicio Gili and Shannon Shields were the Trojans’ leading shot takers with five each while Greulich and Caitlyn Eddy had three apiece.

The Trojans return to the pitch on Sunday evening when they travel to nearby Central Arkansas for an in-state rivalry game. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Ryan Scott from Little Rock was taken in the seventh round by the Boston Red Sox with Pick No. 208.

Scott, a left fielder from North Little Rock H.S., hit .435 this season, the best in Division I. He was also named a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American.

Conner Eller from Ouachita was taken in the 22nd round by the Toronto Blue Jays with Pick No. 672.

Eller, a right-handed pitcher from Sylvan Hills H.S., was 6-5 on the year with an ERA of 3.40. He was named the GAC Pitcher of the Year in 2015 and this season was named First Team All-GAC and was on the All Central Region Team.

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