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Live Blog: Razorbacks walk off to advance to Regional final Sunday

Razorbacks look to stay in winner's bracket against Cowgirls and it comes down to very end

Kent Smith

Arkansas Razorbacks coach Courtney Deifel during Saturday's game with the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fayetteville Regional at Bogle Park.
Arkansas Razorbacks coach Courtney Deifel during Saturday's game with the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fayetteville Regional at Bogle Park. / Nilsen Roman-Hogs on SI Images
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks enter the second round of the Fayetteville Regional having not given up a hit following Friday evening's no-hitter by freshman Peyton Burnham.

Oklahoma State comes in after posting seven runs in the sixth after falling behind by four runs to Indiana. Arkansas will run its starter, Robyn Herron, out for the first time in regional play.

1st Inning (Top)

Arkansas comes out in white tops with black sleeves and a line art of a Razorback on the chest. Robyn Herron is in her usual form. She quickly cruises through the first three hitters, including a pair of strikeouts to quickly get the Razorbacks up to the plate looking to put pressure on Oklahoma State early in much the same way they did St. Louis yesterday.

ARKANSAS 0, OKLAHOMA STATE 0

1st Inning (Bottom)

Oklahoma State comes out in all black uniforms from neck all the way to the toes with orange pinstripes. Meylan gets up 0-2 on Reagan Johnson. However, Johnson works the count to full. The Cowgirls shift three infielders to the third base side, yet Johnson soft slaps it that way and no one can get to it in time to get her at first, so once again the Razorbacks have led off with a single.

Meylan gets Kramer on a rise ball, which brings up Bri Ellis and right away it looks like Meylan is going to try to challenge her. Ellis works another walk as she gets nothing else close. That brings up Day who grounds back to the mound for an out, moving runners to second and third with two outs.

That brings up Wyckoff who was especially dangerous yesterday with five RBIs. Meylan comes back with a rise ball up by the brim of the helmet for the strikeout and it looks like we've got a pitchers' duel today.

ARKANSAS 0, OKLAHOMA STATE 0

2nd Inning (Top)

Arkansas gets solid defensive plays both in infield and along the warning track in left-center to retire the first two Oklahoma State hitters. However, Talon Edwards draws a walk on a 3-2 pitch that skipped in over the plate to give the Cowgirls their first base runner of the game. Herron keeps the streak of no-hit innings going by forcing a grounder to second to end the inning.

Arkansas has now gone seven consecutive innings this regional without giving up a hit.

ARKANSAS 0, OKLAHOMA STATE 0

2nd Inning (Bottom)

Kennedy Miller extends her arms on a one-out drop ball and plants a line drive into left field for a single to get Arkansas going in the second. The Razorbacks have been able to get runners on base, they just haven't been able to get that key hit on Meylan.

Rijo drives a two-strike low pitch into the dirt for a high bouncer to first and she beats the first baseman to the bag for a single to give Arkansas runners at first and second. Unfortunately, the Razorbacks hit into a double play on the next pitch and we stay scoreless through two innings.

ARKANSAS 0, OKLAHOMA STATE 0

3rd Inning (Top)

Herron is able to get a couple of outs, but sandwiches a four-pitch walk to Delgadillo, one of the fastest players in the sport. She then takes second on a ball in the dirt to become the first Cowgirl in scoring position. Hasler then crushes a line drive off the wall and Delgadillo scores from second.

Oklahoma State does what Arkansas can't, which is make a team pay for letting runners get to second. That ends the streak of consecutive innings without giving up a run or a hit in this regional and the Razorbacks trail for the first time this weekend.

Herron rebounds with a called strike three to keep the damage to a single run and keep Arkansas within striking distaince.

OKLAHOMA STATE 1, ARKANSAS 0

3rd Inning (Bottom)

Kramer grounds out to start, but Johnson and Ellis work long counts to draw walks to put two on and give the Razorbacks a runner in scoring position with a very dangerous pair coming up in Day and Wyckoff.

Day hits a liner to center that is caught on the run and gunned to second. Kramer does a great job of turning on the jets to get back to avoid the double play. That was close.

That hustle by Kramer pays off. Wyckoff flairs one down the line in left that gets down and Kramer is able to speed around third and tie the game up, 1-1, before the inning ends soon after.

OKLAHOMA STATE 1, ARKANSAS 1

4th Inning (Top)

Herron gets the first two hitters to pop out to the shallow outfield. However, Edwards gets a single and then moves to second on a passed ball in the dirt to put Oklahoma State back in scoring position.

Warsop hits a triple to right over Wyckoff's head that one hops the wall and the Cowgirls take the lead again as Edwards scores.

Hathoot hits a hard shot to center and Johnson dives after it, has it in her glove and it pops out when she hits the ground. That lets Oklahoma State score another run to go up by a pair of runs now.

Bloodwort flies out to right and the inning is mercifully over, but not before significant damage is done.

OKLAHOMA STATE 3, ARKANSAS 1

4th Inning (Bottom)

Arkansas gets a single by Rijo followed by a walk to put a pair of runners on with one out. A fielder's choice moves them to second and third, but Kramer pops up to center to end the inning and the threat. The Razorbacks keep putting runners on and Meylan keeps sending them back to the dugout. It's killing Arkansas today.

5th Inning (Top)

Herron walks Delgadillo, who has been a problem all day, and Delgadillo almost immediately steals second. Hasler smokes one to the gap in opposite field and Delgadillo easily scores. This one is starting to get away from Arkansas as OSU goes up 4-1.

Herron is now done and Burnham comes in for Arkansas in a difficult situation. She immediately gives up a hit to center after throwing a no-hitter yesterday.

Godwin drives in another run on a fielder's choice grounder to third to make it a 4-run deficit for the Razorbacks.

Burnham gives up a walk and then a rocket to center field that looked like it might leave the yard, but Johnson makes a sprinting over-the-shoulder catch at the wall and quickly gets it in to freeze the runners.

Johnson hauls in another fly to center to stop the bleeding.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 1

5th Inning (Bottom)

Meylan's day is done. If Arkansas is going to make a comeback, it will be against Rylee Crandall, who bailed Oklahoma State out yesterday against Indiana. She strikes out Ellis on a 3-2 count up and away and she chases it. It's just been that kind of day for the Razorbacks.

Day flies out to right-center and it's a quick pair of outs. Crandall gets Wyckoff to fly out as she bulldozes through the toughest stretch of the Arkansas line-up.

The Razorbacks look well on their way to becoming only the fourth No. 4 seed in history to lose a game in a regional.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 1

6th Inning (Top)

Burnham finally settles in and takes down Oklahoma State in order with no drama. The question is whether she settled her entire team down enough to launch a big inning.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 1

6th Inning (Bottom)

Crandall sits down two more Razorbacks, but Rijo battles her for nine pitches. She fouls off four before turning on one and launching a home run to right field to cut the lead to 5-2.

Davison flies out to right and the inning is over.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 2

7th Inning (Top)

Hasler continues to put pressure on Arkansas. She gets her third consecutive hit on a blooper to center and then she is bunted over to second to put a runner in scoring position with one out.

The Razorbacks manage to avoid giving up a run to keep them only needing three runs to avoid playing in the losers' bracket tonight.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 2

7th Inning (Bottom)

Arkansas starts at the top of the order with Johnson at the plate. OSU brings an outfielder into the infield for this at-bat. Johnson flies out to the right fielder who was standing on the line in left field.

Kramer with a base hit up the middle and Ellis comes to the plate. Ellis walks and Day comes to the plate as the potential tying run.

Now Meylan is going to come back in to pitch for Oklahoma State.

Day hits one to the gap in right center that goes to the wall. Kramer scores. Ellis holds at third, but the throw gets away and she is able to score on the error to make it 5-4 as Day moves to third with one out.

Wyckoff is unable to drive in Day from third on a grounder up the middle. However, McDowell hits a double to the gap in right and the winning run is now at second with two outs.

Maylan strikes out Miller and we go to extra innings.

OKLAHOMA STATE 5, ARKANSAS 5

8th Inning (Top)

Burnham continues retiring Oklahoma State three up, three down. Three fly outs makes it six in a row for the freshman and Arkansas has a chance to win this.

8th Inning (Bottom)

Arkansas takes advantage of RIjo's fourth hit of the day and a pair of walks to load the bases before Courtney Day comes up big with a bases loaded hit up the middle to win the game. The Razorbacks avoid becoming the fourth No. 4 seed to lose with a massive comeback.

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Kent Smith
KENT SMITH

Kent Smith has been in the world of media and film for nearly 30 years. From Nolan Richardson's final seasons, former Razorback quarterback Clint Stoerner trying to throw to anyone and anything in the blazing heat of Cowboys training camp in Wichita Falls, the first high school and college games after 9/11, to Troy Aikman's retirement and Alex Rodriguez's signing of his quarter billion dollar contract, Smith has been there to report on some of the region's biggest moments. 

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