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The Fayetteville Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament will see the Arkansas Razorbacks host two conference tournament winners at Baum-Walker Stadium.
This is in line with Baseball America’s most recent Field of 64 predictions for the competition, which were made public on Sunday morning. In Arkansas’ four-team, double-elimination regional, Baseball America will host the Razorbacks (43-14 overall) in opposition to Nicholls State (34-20) and Southeast Missouri (34-25).
In seven innings, Nicholls State defeated McNeese State 15-1 to secure the Southland Conference’s automatic bid. With a 9–6 victory over Morehead State, Southeast Missouri secured the Ohio Valley Conference’s automatic bid. Those two teams are joined in Baseball America’s Fayetteville Regional by Louisiana Tech (45-16).
The Diamond Hogs are scheduled to play Louisiana Tech, Kansas State (32–24), and Oral Roberts (27–30–1) at D1Baseball. After Oral Roberts won the Summit League Tournament, he was granted an automatic bid to the competition. Based on current forecasts from Baseball America and D1Baseball, Arkansas is still expected to seed fifth overall in the NCAA Tournament. The anticipated number one seed was Tennessee.
On Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CDT, the 16 regional host sites for the competition will be revealed. Monday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2, the NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be broadcast live.
Prepare for a procession and possibly some city keys.
On Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, a bunch of adolescent Bell High baseball players created history by defeating Birmingham, the defending champion, 4-1 to capture the school’s first City Section Open Division championship.
Jayden Rojas, a sophomore, pitched six scoreless innings while accepting the pressure and importance of playing on his dream field. In the sixth inning, after a hit batter, an error, and a bunt single, Birmingham loaded the bases with no outs, making it his most remarkable moment. Rojas got out of trouble with two fly-ball outs and a strikeout on a 3-and-2 pitch. Enthusiastic teammates and spectators swarmed him as he left the pitch, yelling, “M-V-P, M-V-P, M-V-P.”
“When I went to the dugout, I couldn’t believe it hearing the city of Bell saying, ‘MVP.’ It made me feel proud,” Rojas stated.
The coach of Birmingham, Matt Mowry, described them as “a good team that battles and doesn’t give in.” “When the pressure was on, they didn’t fold.” What a pitching matchup Rojas faced off against Birmingham’s Michael Figueroa. Five innings of scoreless play were played, and the Eagles had limited opportunities because of Figueroa’s command and ability to throw strikes.
When a pinch runner attempted to score from second on a ground ball off first baseman Trevor Sostman’s glove in the second inning, it was their best opportunity. Sostman managed to come up with the ball, pick it up, and throw it to catcher Nick Penaranda.
“When I went to the dugout, I couldn’t believe it hearing the city of Bell saying, ‘MVP.’ It made me feel proud,” Rojas recalled.
Coach Matt Mowry of Birmingham remarked, “They’re a good team that battles and doesn’t give in.” “When the pressure was on, they didn’t fold.” It was a pitching duel between Rojas and Birmingham’s Michael Figueroa. The Eagles had little opportunities over the first five innings of a scoreless game due to Figueroa’s command and ability to deliver strikes.
The finest opportunity they had came in the second inning when Trevor Sostman, the first baseman, gave up a ground ball to a pinch runner trying to score from second. Sostman successfully recovered, grabbed the ball, and threw it to Nick Penaranda, the catcher.
Then, in the sixth inning, Gustavo Ramirez reached on an infield single with two outs, narrowly missing Figueroa’s throw. A wild pitch advanced him to second base, and David Gonzalez’s single scored him the lone run Bell needed in a 1-0 semifinal victory over Granada Hills. In the seventh, Ramirez’s two-run single and a walk with two runners on base gave the Eagles an additional three runs.
Rojas, meanwhile, exuded elegance at every turn. To maintain his perfect record, he would wave his fist as he walked off the mound after getting a third out. The 15-year-old, who has a strong passion for the Dodgers, stated earlier this week that pitching at Dodger Stadium is his ambition.
He has already established himself as one of the top pitchers in the City Section because to his efficiency and execution. On Saturday, he also had two hits. After a leadoff walk, he left the mound in the seventh to a standing ovation from Bell fans. Rigoberto Baltazar, another sophomore, put the Patriots out of the game.
This week, Gonzalez, a sophomore, produced two crucial RBI singles.
