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College World Series 2022: Arkansas uses offensive explosion, dominant pitching to eliminate Auburn
By Sydney Hunte
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It was all Arkansas during a College World Series elimination game at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Tuesday, as the Razorbacks routed Auburn 11-1 to extend their season and send the Tigers home packing.
The Razorbacks jumped ahead 1-0 on a Peyton Stovall single that brought in Brayden Webb. They went on to tack on 3 more in the 3rd before blowing it open on a pair of 2-out hits in the 4th, starting with a 2-RBI double from Michael Turner that scored Webb and Stovall to make it 6-0.
Who else but @MBTurner5 pic.twitter.com/xlX967D5u3
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) June 22, 2022
One pitch later, Chris Lanzilli clobbered one into the left-field stands—a 416-footer, tied for the longest home run of the 2022 CWS thus far—to make it an 8-0 contest.
😱 Chris Lanzilli…that ball had a family! 😱
📺 ESPN#MCWS x @RazorbackBSB pic.twitter.com/kEmSUpdkZs
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 22, 2022
Turner added a run-scoring single in the 5th to make it 9-0. But that was more than enough to support an electric performance on the mound by Will McEntire, as the redshirt sophomore right-hander allowed just 1 run (a home run by Bobby Peirce in the 7th) and 3 hits through 7 innings while striking out 9 and walking just 1.
The Hogs added 2 more in the top of the 9th to extend the lead to 11-1.
The Razorbacks now move on to face Ole Miss on Wednesday. The Rebels are 2-0 in Omaha and already defeated the Razorbacks 13-5 on Monday, meaning the Rebels are 1 win away from the best-of-3 championship series against either Oklahoma or Texas A&M. Meanwhile, an Arkansas win on Wednesday forces a deciding contest on Thursday.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
