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Pregame Stuff
Arkansas is the designated road team against Auburn, which was determined via a coin flip.
For the first time this postseason, the Razorbacks switched up their starting lineup. They flipped Brady Slavens and Peyton Stovall straight up, moving Stovall to the 2-hole and Slavens to the 8-hole.
Full lineups are listed below.
T-1st: Arkansas 1, Auburn 0
Braydon Webb hit the first pitch of the game for a double and then Peyton Stovall followed with a single up the middle on a full count. It was an RBI to start the scoring.
Stovall ended up moving to second on a passed ball and third on a ground out by Michael Turner, who battled for 12 pitches, but was stranded there when Chris Lanzilli struck out.
It was a 33-pitch inning for Auburn starter Mason Barnett.
B-1st: Arkansas 1, Auburn 0
McEntire issued a one-out walk to Brody Moore, but Sonny DiChiara followed with a ground ball to shortstop. Jalen Battles fielded it, took it to second himself and fired to first for an inning-ending double play.
T-2nd: Arkansas 1, Auburn 0
Brady Slavens reached on a two-out error after Robert Moore and Jalen Battles looked at strike three in back-to-back at bats, but he was stranded there.
B-2nd: Arkansas 1, Auburn 0
McEntire struck out the side on 13 pitches in the second inning.
T-3rd: Arkansas 4, Auburn 0
Auburn left fielder Mike Bello lost a ball in the sun, allowing Stovall to reach with his second single of the game. Turner also drew a two-out walk, putting runners on first and second.
Lanzilli delivered with a two-out RBI single to double the Razorbacks' lead. Moore followed with a double down the left field line that drove in two, once again doubling the lead.
That chased Barnett.
B-3rd: Arkansas 4, Auburn 0
McEntire has struck out six straight after striking out the side again in the third. He's thrown 38 pitches so far tonight.
T-4th: Arkansas 8, Auburn 0
Webb reached on a bloop single and Stovall slapped a double down the third base line to put runners on second and third. With two outs, Michael Turner hit a double off the wall in right to drive in both.
Lanzilli followed with a 416-foot bomb to left. The two-run home run made it 8-0.
B-4th: Arkansas 8, Auburn 0
Sonny DiChiara broke up the no-hitter with a two-out single in the fourth, but that was it for the Tigers.
T-5th: Arkansas 8, Auburn 0
For the first time today, Arkansas went down 1-2-3 in the fifth.
B-5th: Arkansas 8, Auburn 0
McEntire gave up another two-out single, but ended the inning with his ninth strikeout of the game.
T-6th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 0
After Wallace ripped a double into left with a 112 mph exit velocity, Turner drove him in with a single that just got through the middle of the infield.
B-6th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 0
Auburn got a two-out base runner thanks to a fielding error by Wallace, but - once again - that was it.
T-7th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 0
Jalen Battles drew a leadoff walk, but was stranded when Chase Isbell struck out the next three Razorbacks.
B-7th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 1
Bobby Peirce ended the shutout with a line drive home run over the left field wall to start the seventh inning. After the homer, though, McEntire retired three straight to give him a career-high seven innings.
T-8th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 1
The Razorbacks got another couple of hits in the eighth, but didn't score thanks in part to Wallace getting thrown out trying to go first to third on Turner's single.
B-8th: Arkansas 9, Auburn 1
Zebulon Vermillion came out of the bullpen and needed just four pitches to retire the Tigers in order.
T-9th: Arkansas 11, Auburn 1
Stovall's fifth hit of the game was a two-out, two-run single.
B-9th: Arkansas 11, Auburn
Austin Ledbetter pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
FINAL - Arkansas 11, Auburn 1
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Arkansas (44-20, 18-12 SEC) vs. No. 14 Auburn (43-21, 16-13 SEC)
Location: Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, Neb.)
First pitch: 6 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2 (link)
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Pitching matchup
ARK: R-So. RHP Will McEntire (11 G/7 GS, 2.81 ERA, 40 K/22 BB, 41.2 IP)
AUB: Jr. RHP Mason Barnett (18 G/13 GS, 3.98 ERA, 79 K/31 BB, 61 IP)
**NOTE**
This is an elimination game at the College World Series. The loser goes home, while the winner advances to the semifinals, where it will have to win two straight games against Ole Miss to make the championship series.
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