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Arkansas Routs Creighton 12-1 to Reach Fayetteville Regional Final

Four home runs coupled with a six-inning shutout by Zach Root propelled Arkansas into the Fayetteville Regional final on Sunday.

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Overview

  • Wehiwa Aloy and Ryder Helfrick each went deep twice, pushing Arkansas’s home run total to a school-record 116 this season.
  • Zach Root struck out seven batters over six shutout innings, giving up only three hits in his fourth career six-plus inning scoreless start.
  • Cam Kozeal opened the scoring with his 15th homer and later added an RBI double to extend Arkansas’s early lead.
  • The Razorbacks limited Creighton to three hits after the third inning en route to their 12-1 victory before 10,115 fans at Baum-Walker Stadium.
  • Arkansas (45-13) will face the winner of Creighton vs. North Dakota State on Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Fayetteville Regional final.