FAYETTEVILLE - Without question, the cosmetic surgery Arkansas did to its lineup, looked pretty good in its season opener against Wright State in Baum Stadium on Friday.

In reviewing Arkansas' 9-4 win against Wright State, it was the newcomers who provided the most impact in the new-look lineup.

Junior college transfer Chase Leavitt and true freshman Andy Wilkins combined for 5 RBIs, or just enough to get the job done.

Leavitt's two-out, two-run triple in the second produced the first Arkansas runs of the season. Then, in the fourth, Wilkins hit a monster three-run homer to right off a curveball, also with two outs, to give the Razorbacks their first lead.

"Oh, it feels really good to be able to come out here and help the team out," Leavitt said. "It was a little cold out there. Didn't have the sun, the clouds were hiding it, a little chilly, but you just had to move around."

His triple came on a 2-2 pitch and Arkansas trailing 4-0.

"It was fastball inside, he (Wright State starter Michael Woytek) tried to come in on me, but he left it up," Leavitt said. "His pitches were up all day, the ump was calling it. So, I knew I had to battle.

"We weren't worried. I know what kind of team we have, good coaches. I knew we would come back and take it. I knew we were going to score, we're good offensively. Defensively, whatever it is."

Wilkins, a sturdy 6-foot-2, 230-pounder, smashed the first pitch he saw in the fourth inning for his homer.

"They'd been throwing me off-speed pitches the whole time, first two at-bats were off-speed pitches," Wilkins said. "I didn't do too hot those first two at-bats, but I was looking off-speed pitch.

"I just kind of reacted a little bit.

"I mean there's definitely better feelings, but it's a good one. It's a good first game, we got the win.

"That's what's important."

Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn wasn't surprised Wilkins was able to deliver in the clutch.

"I didn't think they would get Andy three times in a row," Van Horn said. "He's a pretty tough-minded kid, and he's a very good hitter and you saw that ball just jump off his bat. They had gotten him with a change-up his second at bat, but that time he was sitting on something off speed. He got a curveball, it was down and in, and he just went down and hammered it.

"And naturally that was the big hit as far as getting us the lead."