Comeback wins, regional leads familiar territory for Arkansas baseball

STILLWATER, Okla. — When Arkansas baseball acquired down by 5 runs at two totally different factors in its NCAA Match regional towards Oklahoma State, the Razorbacks did not press. In any case, they’d been there earlier than.

Arkansas has gained 5 video games after trailing by three or extra runs this season. It took 4 hours and 53 minutes, however the 20-12 win over the Cowboys made six.

“We’re good hitters, and we consider in one another,” second baseman Robert Moore stated. “So long as now we have outs, we consider now we have sufficient firepower to get us again within the recreation and have an opportunity to win it.”

Now, the No. 2-seeded Razorbacks are 2-0 within the Stillwater Regional. That is acquainted territory, too.

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In coach Dave Van Horn’s 19 earlier seasons as Razorbacks coach, Arkansas has gained its regional as the 2 seed 3 times: 2009, 2012 and 2015.

It has swept its regional 5 instances: 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2019. In all 5 of these years, the Razorbacks made it to the Faculty World Sequence.

Notably absent from that record, nonetheless, is 2021, and Van Horn stated his gamers nonetheless really feel the sting of falling in supers final season.

“Clearly it’s the most effective place to be in of the three groups which are left, however we nonetheless have to complete it up,” he stated. “Our guys, they get it. They know that we haven’t achieved something. They nonetheless know some heartbreak from final 12 months. They know what it’s all about. You’ve acquired to complete.”

Arkansas will go for the regional sweep towards both Oklahoma State or Missouri State at 6 p.m. CT Sunday. In both case, the Razorbacks will play a staff they’ve met earlier than, as Arkansas misplaced to Missouri State 6-4 within the common season.

If Arkansas can win its sixth regional as a No. 2 seed underneath Van Horn, it’s going to both journey to Chapel Hill, N.C., or host a brilliant regional at Baum-Walker Stadium. That depends upon whether or not No. 10 nationwide seed North Carolina wins its regional, wherein it’s 1-1.

However the Razorbacks do not wish to get forward of themselves. The reminiscence of 2021 looms massive.

“Final 12 months, everybody had their baggage packed to go to Omaha, and in 48 hours we have been achieved,” Moore stated. “We’ve not achieved something but.”

Christina Lengthy covers the Arkansas Razorbacks. You’ll be able to electronic mail her at clong@swtimes.com or comply with her on Twitter @christinalong00.