UNC cools off Arkansas to force decisive Game 3
Key takeaways
- The Tar Heels (54-13-1), who haven't lost consecutive games since early March, bounced back from a 9-3 loss in Game 1 to force a winner-take-all game Monday night.
- The Sooners (42-23) scored twice in the first inning and then had two hits and a total of five baserunners the rest of the way.
- OU, which had been averaging 9.4 runs per game in the postseason and 8.25 in the MCWS, was held to its fewest runs since a May 19 loss to LSU.
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The Tar Heels (54-13-1), who haven't lost consecutive games since early March, bounced back from a 9-3 loss in Game 1 to force a winner-take-all game Monday night.
The Sooners (42-23) scored twice in the first inning and then had two hits and a total of five baserunners the rest of the way. Lynch injured his lower left side throwing a pitch in the fifth and gave way to Glauber (12-0), who struck out the side and fanned a total of eight over five innings. The Tar Heels improved to 29-0 when he pitches.
OU, which had been averaging 9.4 runs per game in the postseason and 8.25 in the MCWS, was held to its fewest runs since a May 19 loss to LSU. The Sooners hadn't been held scoreless over eight straight innings since a 3-0 loss to Southeastern Louisiana on March 17. Their four hits were their fewest since a March 19 loss to LSU.