WICHITA, KANSAS - Arkansas advanced to the championship of the NCAA regional Saturday with a 7-6 win over Oral Roberts. <br>
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Nick Pitts went 3-for-3 with three RBIs for Arkansas. <br>
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The Razorbacks jumped out to an early lead, scoring four in the first inning. Nick Pitts' two-run blast over the centerfield wall in the second put the Razorbacks on top 6-1. Arkansas scored its final run in the fourth. <br>
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Oral Roberts scored two runs in the sixth and threatened again, scoring three in the eighth inning after Arkansas walked the bases loaded, but the Razorbacks were able to hold on for the win. <br>
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In an earlier game Saturday in the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament, Wichita State beat Oklahoma 8-4, eliminating the Sooners. The third game Saturday pitted Wichita State against Oral Roberts, and ORU emerged the winner, 15-8, eliminating Wichita State. <br>
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That means Arkansas will face ORU again at 3 p.m. Sunday in the championship round. Arkansas can claim the crown by winning that game. However, if ORU wins, the teams will meet in a second game, with the winner of that contest claiming the regional championship.
