Scoring Recap: Oklahoma St. 14, Arkansas 10, 10 inn. (Stillwater Regional)
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Pregame Stuff
Arkansas is sticking with the exact same starting lineup and order for the third straight game.
Full lineups are listed below.
B-1st: Arkansas 1, Oklahoma State 0
Two pitches in, Arkansas has its first lead. Braydon Webb hit Mitchell Stone’s first pitch for a leadoff double and then Brady Slavens drove him in with an RBI single on his second pitch.
T-2nd: Oklahoma State 3, Arkansas 1
The lead didn't last long, as David Mendham led off the second with a solo home run to tie it up.
Four of the next five Cowboys also reached, including RBI singles by Chase Adkison and Roc Riggio.
B-2nd: Oklahoma State 3, Arkansas 2
Back-to-back singles by Jalen Battles and Peyton Stovall started the inning and then Zack Gregory moved them to second and third on a sacrifice bunt. That set up Webb's RBI ground out.
T-4th: Oklahoma State 5, Arkansas 2
Roc Riggio blasts a two-run home run to center to push the Cowboys' lead to three.
T-5th: Oklahoma State 6, Arkansas 2
Griffin Doersching led off the fifth inning with a line drive that cleared the left field wall for a home run.
B-5th: Oklahoma State 6, Arkansas 3
Cayden Wallace answers with a leadoff home run of his own. It's his fourth long ball of the weekend.
B-6th: Oklahoma State 6, Arkansas 5
With two outs and the bases loaded, Cayden Wallace hit a single through the left side to drive in two and make it a one-run game.
T-8th: Oklahoma State 7, Arkansas 5
The Cowboys get an insurance run with the help of a couple of errors by Evan Taylor. They set up Chase Adkison's sacrifice fly.
B-8th: Arkansas 8, Oklahoma State 7
After back-to-back walks to start the inning, Cayden Wallace hit what appeared to be an easy double play ball, but the relay to first sailed over the first baseman's head. That allowed Webb - who reached on a leadoff walk - to score.
Michael Turner followed with a two-run home run to give the Razorbacks the lead.
T-9th: Oklahoma State 10, Arkansas 8
After back-to-back one-out walks, Connor Noland gave up a two-run double to David Mendham. Zack Gregory looked like he had a chance to catch it in left, but he slipped.
Facing Elijah Trest, Marcus Brown ripped an RBI single down the line for an insurance run.
B-9th: Arkansas 10, Oklahoma State 10
Down to their final out, the Razorbacks got a two-run single by Brady Slavens to tie it up.
T-10th: Oklahoma State 14, Arkansas 10
Aidan Meola - who entered the game as a defensive replacement - hit a ball up the middle that deflected off Brady Tygart for a two-run single.
With two outs, Nolan McLean added a two-run home run for insurance.
FINAL - Oklahoma State 14, Arkansas 10
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2-seed Arkansas (40-18, 18-12 SEC) vs. 1-seed Oklahoma State (41-21, 15-9 Big 12)
Location: O'Brate Stadium (Stillwater, Okla.)
First pitch: 6:16 p.m. CT
Stream: ESPN-Plus (link)
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Stillwater Regional: Taking a closer look at Oklahoma State
Pitching matchup
ARK: So. RHP Jaxon Wiggins (15 G/14 GS, 5.83 ERA, 77 K/38 BB, 63.1 IP)
OSU: Jr. LHP Mitchell Stone (14 G/7 GS, 5.91 ERA, 32 K/10 BB, 35 IP)
**NOTE**
This is the first regional final game. If Arkansas wins, it advances to the super regionals. If Oklahoma State wins, the two teams will play a winner-take-all game at 6 p.m. CT Monday.
Pitching situations for both teams
Key takeaways, box score from Arkansas' win over Grand Canyon
Key takeaways, box score from Arkansas' wild win over Oklahoma State
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Arkansas | Oklahoma State |
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1. Braydon Webb - CF |
1. Roc Riggio - 2B |
2. Brady Slavens - DH |
2. Zach Ehrhard - RF |
3. Cayden Wallace - 3B |
3. Jake Thompson - LF |
4. Michael Turner - C |
4. Griffin Doersching - DH |
5. Chris Lanzilli - RF |
5. David Mendham - 1B |
6. Robert Moore - 2B |
6. Nolan McLean - 3B |
7. Jalen Battles - SS |
7. Marcus Brown - SS |
8. Peyton Stovall - 1B |
8. Caeden Trenkle - CF |
9. Zack Gregory - LF |
9. Chase Adkison - C |
Pitching: RHP Jaxon Wiggins |
Pitching: LHP Mitchell Stone |