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Pregame Stuff
As expected, Dave Van Horn is using the exact same lineup as he used for the entire Stillwater Regional.
Full lineups are listed below.
B-1st: North Carolina 0, Arkansas 0
The Tar Heels used a single, double and four-pitch walk to load the bases with just one out. Connor Noland responded by striking out Alberto Osuna and then fielding a ball hit off of him by Mikey Madej to still get the out. That left the bases loaded.
T-5th: Arkansas 3, North Carolina 0
Peyton Stovall gives the Razorbacks the lead with a leadoff home run in the fifth.
That swing seemed to jump start the offense, as Zack Gregory followed with a walk and then Braydon Webb and Brady Slavens hit back-to-back singles, with the latter resulting in an RBI.
Slavens' hit also put runners on the corners and set up a sacrifice fly by Cayden Wallace.
T-7th: Arkansas 4, North Carolina 0
After back-to-back walks to start the inning, Slavens hit a ground ball up the middle for an RBI single, but Webb was thrown out trying to go first-to-third on the play.
B-8th: Arkansas 4, North Carolina 1
The shutout is erased by a two-out solo home run by Vance Honeycutt.
FINAL - Arkansas 4, North Carolina 1
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Arkansas (41-19, 18-12 SEC) at No. 10 seed North Carolina (42-20, 15-15 ACC)
Location: Boshamer Stadium (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
First pitch: 10 a.m. CT
TV: ESPN (link)
Listen: Click here (FREE)
Closer look at North Carolina ahead of Chapel Hill Super Regional
Pitching matchup
ARK: Sr. RHP Connor Noland (17 G/16 GS, 4.13 ERA, 99 K/32 BB, 93.2 IP)
UNC: So. RHP Max Carlson (17 G/17 GS, 3.61 ERA, 84 K/36 BB, 72.1 IP)
**NOTE**
This is the first game in a best-of-three series in which the winner advances to the College World Series.
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