Scoring Recap: Arkansas 3, Ole Miss 2 (College World Series semifinals)

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Arkansas is the designated road team against Ole Miss, which has been the "road" team in both of its games at the College World Series.

Offensively, the Razorbacks are sticking with the same lineup as they used Tuesday, with Peyton Stovall up in the 2-hole and Brady Slavens down in the 8-hole. On the mound, Hagen Smith got the starting nod.

Full lineups are listed below.

Braydon Webb led off the game with a double, making him 4 for 4 with three extra-base hits in Arkansas' first at bat in the College World Series, but John Gaddis retired the next three guys he faced.

Hagen Smith issued a two-out walk to Tim Elko, but that was it in the first inning.

Chris Lanzilli started the scoring with a leadoff home run in the second. It's his third long ball of the College World Series.

There was also a two-out walk by Brady Slavens, but that was it for the Razorbacks.

The lead didn't last long for Arkansas, as Kemp Alderman also hit a leadoff home run for the Rebels to tie it up. Smith also allowed a two-out walk, but struck out Calvin Harris to end the inning.

The Razorbacks got a two-out single by Cayden Wallace, but that was it in the third inning.

Smith walked leadoff man Justin Bench on four pitches to start the inning, but struck out the next three batters.

For the first time today, Arkansas went down in order in the fourth. It included a tremendous play by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez that just barely got Robert Moore at first.

Alderman, who homered earlier, led off the inning with a single, but Smith once again bounced back with three straight strikeouts.

Slavens crushed a leadoff home run to give Arkansas the lead again. It was a 436-foot blast.

Once again, Smith issued a two-out walk, but that was it in the fifth. He's at 90 pitches.

Robert Moore drew a two-out walk, but was stranded when the center fielder caught Battles line drive.

Left-hander Evan Taylor enters the game out of the bullpen to start the sixth.

Slavens led off the inning with a single, but Zack Gregory failed to move him over with a sacrifice bunt and the inning died after that.

Taylor needed just seven pitches to retire the Rebels in order in the seventh inning.

Cayden Wallace hit a rocket that deflected off the third baseman and he managed to stretch it into a double, just beating the throw at second. Michael Turner followed with an RBI single.

A bunt single by Lanzilli put a couple of runners on and Moore moved them over with a perfect sacrifice bunt. Ole Miss opted to intentionally walk Battles to set up the double play, but Slavens struck out.

Van Horn opted to pinch hit for Gregory by bringing in Diggs, who hit a walk-off home run against Jack Doughtery - the Rebels' reliever on the mound - during the regular season. This time, Doughtery won the battle with a strikeout to leave them loaded.

Taylor needed just 10 pitches for a perfect eighth inning. He's retired nine of the 10 batters he's faced and matched a career-high three innings on just 30 pitches.

The Razorbacks went down in order in the top of the ninth.

Taylor gave up a single to Alderman on the first pitch of the ninth inning, prompting Arkansas to bring in Brady Tygart. The tying run is at the plate.

He plunked the next two guys to load the bases, meaning the game-winning run is on base. That led to Zack Morris coming into the game.

He struck out pinch hitter Hayden Leatherwood for the first out. TJ McCants followed with pop up that Jace Bohrofen caught in left despite colliding with Battles. Bench hit an infield single that drove in a run to pull the Rebels within one.

That brought up Gonzalez, who lined out to left to end the game.

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Arkansas (45-20, 18-12 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (39-22, 14-16 SEC)

Location: Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, Neb.)

First pitch: 6 p.m. CT

TV: ESPN (link)

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Closer look at Ole Miss

Pitching matchup

ARK: Fr. LHP Hagen Smith (19 G/14 GS, 4.85 ERA, 82 K/42 BB, 72.1 IP)

MISS: S-Sr. LHP John Gaddis (15 G/6 GS, 4.40 ERA, 43 K/16 BB, 43 IP)

**NOTE**

This is the first College World Series semifinal game on this half of the bracket. Ole Miss would advance to the finals with a win, while Arkansas would need a win to force a winner-take-all game tomorrow.

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