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Andrew Darr's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Arkansas to a 9-8 NCAA super regional win Saturday over Florida State and a berth in the College World Series.
Darr, who was hitting just .215 going into the game, had four of Arkansas' 10 hits, including his fourth homer of the year. Bo Bigham added three hits, including a two-run single that capped a five-run seventh when the Razorbacks took a 6-5 lead.
Arkansas (39-22) returns to the CWS in Omaha, Neb., for the first time since 2004, when it also eliminated Florida State in a super regional played in Fayetteville, Ark.
Florida State (45-18) had taken an 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth when Stephen Cardullo singled in two runs and then scored a short-lived go-ahead run on a Jason Stidham single.
Arkansas' relief ace Stephen Richards (6-1) got the win despite giving up three runs in the ninth. Jack Posey (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
T.J. Forest pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings in relief for Arkansas before giving way to Richards with one out in the eighth.
Florida State's bullpen and defense imploded for the second straight day.
A critical error by third baseman Stuart Tapley on a possible inning-ending double play ball preceded Bigham's go-ahead single in the seventh.
In just 2 1/3 innings, five Florida State relievers surrendered seven walks, spoiling a strong performance by freshman left starter Brian Busch, who gave up just two runs in six innings and struck out a career-high eight.
Mike McGee's two-run homer capped a four-run fifth inning as Florida State took a 5-1 lead that it couldn't hold. McGee also singled in a run in the fourth.
Tyler Holt had three hits and scored three times while also stealing his 34th base of the year for Florida State.
Darr, who was hitting just .215 going into the game, had four of Arkansas' 10 hits, including his fourth homer of the year. Bo Bigham added three hits, including a two-run single that capped a five-run seventh when the Razorbacks took a 6-5 lead.
Arkansas (39-22) returns to the CWS in Omaha, Neb., for the first time since 2004, when it also eliminated Florida State in a super regional played in Fayetteville, Ark.
Florida State (45-18) had taken an 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth when Stephen Cardullo singled in two runs and then scored a short-lived go-ahead run on a Jason Stidham single.
Arkansas' relief ace Stephen Richards (6-1) got the win despite giving up three runs in the ninth. Jack Posey (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
T.J. Forest pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings in relief for Arkansas before giving way to Richards with one out in the eighth.
Florida State's bullpen and defense imploded for the second straight day.
A critical error by third baseman Stuart Tapley on a possible inning-ending double play ball preceded Bigham's go-ahead single in the seventh.
In just 2 1/3 innings, five Florida State relievers surrendered seven walks, spoiling a strong performance by freshman left starter Brian Busch, who gave up just two runs in six innings and struck out a career-high eight.
Mike McGee's two-run homer capped a four-run fifth inning as Florida State took a 5-1 lead that it couldn't hold. McGee also singled in a run in the fourth.
Tyler Holt had three hits and scored three times while also stealing his 34th base of the year for Florida State.
