FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 3 national seed Arkansas Razorbacks (44-13) look to advance to the final round of the Fayetteville Regional with a win over the Creighton Bluejays (42-14) Saturday at Baum-Walker Stadium with first pitch set for 8 p.m. CT.
The two teams last met in back in the 2016 regular season, but postseason wise it was nearly 18 years ago to the day when the Razorbacks ended Creighton’s season in the 1-1 elimination game of the 2007 Fayetteville Regional.
Junior lefty Zach Root (6-5, 4.07 ERA) will get the start for Arkansas, while Creighton has yet to name a starter.
The three-seeded Bluejays scored seven runs in the sixth inning to pull away from 2-seed Kansas in Friday night’s 11-4 rout. Nolan Sailors was a single shy of hitting for the cycle finishing 3-for-4 evening, while Tate Gillen and Matt Scherrman also went 3-for-4.
Arkansas defeated 4-seed North Dakota State 6-2 in the first round behind Cam Kozeal’s 3-for-4, four-RBI performance and 5.1 shutout innings from the bullpen. Kozeal was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
Parker Coil and Landon Beidelschies combined to post the 5.1 innings of four-hit ball with four strikeouts a piece and no walks after Aiden Jimenez was tagged for five hits and two earned runs while walking four batters and striking out three in his second start of the season.
Charles Davalan and Ryder Helfrick also each finished 2-for-4 for a Razorback offense that totaled nine hits.
Below are details on how to watch Saturday’s matchup between Arkansas and Creighton, plus the betting odds and player props via BetSaracen and starting pitchers.
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How to Watch/Listen
Who: 1-seed Arkansas Razorbacks (44-13) vs. Creighton Bluejays (42-14)
When: Saturday, May 31 at 8 p.m. CT
Where: Baum-Walker Stadium – Fayetteville, Arkansas
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio:Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter)
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Starting Pitchers
Arkansas – Zach Root (6-5, 4.07 ERA)
Creighton – TBA
BetSaracen Odds
*at the time of publication
Money Line
– Arkansas: (-550)
– Creighton: (+375)
Double R Props (More available in the BetSaracen app)
– Arkansas and Creighton combined over 3.5 doubles (-120)
– Arkansas over 3.5 base on balls and Creighton over 3.5 base on balls (-200)
– Arkansas to win and over 2.5 home runs (+150)
– Cam Kozeal over 0.5 hits and over 0.5 strikeouts (-120)
– Ryder Helfrick over 0.5 hits and over 0.5 strikeouts (-110)
(Alternate lines, spreads, team totals and player props are available on the BetSaracen mobile app.)
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