Razorbacks have 98 home runs this year tied for 3rd nationally & 14 in 9 postseason games. 4 players hit double-digit dingers during the regular season
Oregon State has scored 42 runs in 4 games ~~ Luke Heimlich is their ace—who led the nation with a ridiculous 0.76 ERA in 2017 and is 16–2 this year with 154 strikeouts in 20 games—has failed to make it out of the 3rd inning in both of his CWS appearances
Arkansas pitching junior righty Blaine Knight is 13–0 with a 2.88 ERA in his 18 starts this season & redshirt sophmore righty Isaiah Campbell retired the first 14 hitters he faced & finished with 8 strikeouts to silence Florida’s explosive lineup on Friday night
Arkansas sophomore Matt Cronin 13 saves rebounded from a shaky appearance with a 5 run cushion against Texas Tech to turn in 2 scoreless closeout innings against Florida, & Oregon State’s Jake Mulholland 15 saves has allowed just 4 hits in 6 CWS innings
my prediction:
Arkansas wins in 2 ~~ Kwan’s availability is a huge question mark ~~ Oregon State’s best arms are shaky & will find it close to impossible to outscore them