ARLINGTON, Texas — Arkansas baseball pulled off a great escape Sunday evening at Globe Life Field.
After the fifth-ranked Razorbacks blew a 4-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning, they tied the game on Camden Kozeal’s 1-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth and won 6-5 when Damian Ruiz scored on Maika Niu’s sacrifice fly in the 11th.
Arkansas (2-1) finished with a winning record at the College Showdown. The Razorbacks will remain in Arlington on Monday to play Tarleton State at 2 p.m.
The Red Raiders (0-3) scored 4 runs on 3 walks, 2 hits and 1 hit batsman against Arkansas’ top closer candidates, Cooper Dossett and Steele Eaves, in the ninth inning to go ahead 5-4.