Sixes are wild.
A day after sending Oregon to the elimination bracket in the Fayetteville Regional with a six-run inning, Arkansas just eliminated directly the Ducks with a six-run inning on Sunday, 9-3.
The Razorbacks advance to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament which they will play again at Bogle Park next weekend against an opponent to be determined. With the game tied at three, Arkansas dropped six in the sixth inning to break open the game.
Arkansas hit four home runs in the win and a three-run double from pinch-hitter Rylin Hedgecock plated runs number two, three and four in the sixth. KB Sides, Danielle Gibson, Linnie Malkin and Kacie Hoffman went yard.
Courtney Deifel’s team led 3-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth. But an Ari Carlson double turned into a de facto inside-the-park home run after errors allowed her to come home on the same play, clearing the bases of two other Ducks in the process.
It was about the only mistake Arkansas pitcher Mary Haff made. The other five hits she allowed were all singles and she struck out four while walking just one.
The opponent and pitch times for the Super Regional round will be determined later Sunday.