OMAHA, Neb. – The fifth-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks open their 10th College World Series in program history on Saturday when it takes on ACC-rival Florida State at 6 p.m. CT in TD Ameritrade Park.
ESPN will carry the game and the winner will face either Michigan or eight-seed Texas Tech on Monday.
After locking up the top-eight seed for the NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks were able to stay home through the regionals and super regionals, winning five of six games by a combined score of 50-22. Having the home field advantage was also a major key to the Hogs’ success as more than 10,000 fans filled up Baum Stadium during each of Arkansas’ postseason games, including 11,000 or more during the Super Regionals.
For the second consecutive year, Arkansas faced off with a conference foe during Super Regional action, taking on Ole Miss at Baum-Walker Stadium. Last year, the Razorbacks hosted South Carolina, bringing their season total to seven, the most meetings with a team in one season in program history. By the end of the 2019 NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional, that record was broken, as the Hogs and Rebels reached eight games against each other in this year.
In the opener, the Razorbacks commanded a dominating 11-2 win, but fell, 13-5, in game two to force a winner-take-all Super Regional finale. On Monday, the Razorbacks put up crooked numbers in the second & third innings and never looked back, closing the book on the series with an emphatic 14-1 victory to punch the programs 10th trip to the College World Series.
Trevor Ezell, who will be playing in his first CWS as a senior, has set the tone for the Arkansas hitters in the leadoff spot, putting together a .328 average at the plate. He’s racked up a .573 slugging percentage to go with 79 hits, including 25 doubles, two triples and 10 homers, along with 71 runs scored and 47 RBI. During the Super Regional, Ezell went 7-for-14 with four RBIs and five runs.
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