Arkansas second baseman Rick Nomura (Punahou ’12) drove in one of 18 runs by the Razorbacks in an 18-4 victory over Missouri State on Friday in Game 1 of a Super Regional series at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Razorbacks (39-22)?pounded out 18 hits and scored in five consecutive innings to blow away the Bears (48-11).
Nomura was 1-for-6. Arkansas needs one win in the next two games to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 2012.
In other Super Regional games on Friday:
>> At Charlottesville, Va., Kevin Doherty’s three-run double capped a five-run eighth inning and Virginia beat Maryland 5-3.
Doherty’s hit came after the Terrapins walked Joe McCarthy intentionally. The blast was almost caught at the wall by Terps center fielder LaMonte Wade, but it went off his glove as the bases cleared.
>> At Gainesville, Fla., JJ Schwarz hit his 16th home run — one shy of tying Florida’s freshman record — and the Gators beat Florida State 13-5.
>> At Coral Gables, Fla., Jacob Heyward hit a
two-run single to highlight
a three-run second inning, and Miami topped Virginia Commonwealth 3-2.
NCAA Division I Super
Regionals Baseball Glance
All Hawaii Times
Best-of-3; x-if necessary
Host school is Game 1 home team; visiting school is Game 2 home team; coin flip determines Game 3 home team
At Davenport Field
Charlottesville, Va.
Friday: Virginia 5, Maryland 3
Saturday: Virginia (38-22) vs. Maryland (42-23), 9 a.m.
x-Sunday: Virginia vs. Maryland, 3 p.m.
At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
Friday: Florida 13, Florida State 3
Saturday: Florida (48-16) vs. Florida State (44-20), 11 a.m.
x-Sunday: Florida vs. Florida State, noon or 1 p.m.
At A-Rod Park at Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, Fla.
Friday: Miami 3, VCU 2
Saturday: Miami (48-15) vs. VCU (40-24), 6 a.m.
x-Sunday: VCU vs. Miami, 6 a.m.
At Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, Ky.
Saturday: Cal State Fullerton (37-22) at Louisville (46-16), 5 a.m.
Sunday: Louisville vs. Cal State Fullerton, 6 a.m.
x-Monday: Louisville vs. Cal State Fullerton, TBA
At Illinois Field
Champaign, Ill.
Saturday: Vanderbilt (45-19) at Illinois (50-8-1), 2 p.m.
Sunday: Illinois vs. Vanderbilt, 3 p.m.
x-Monday: Illinois vs. Vanderbilt, TBA
At Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
Saturday: Louisiana-Lafayette (42-21) at LSU (51-10), 2 p.m.
Sunday: LSU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, noon or 1 p.m.
x-Monday: LSU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA
At Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday: Arkansas 18, Missouri State 4
Saturday: Missouri State (48-11) vs. Arkansas (39-22), 8 a.m.
x-Sunday: Arkansas vs. Missouri State, 1 a.m.
At Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday: Texas A&M (49-12) at TCU (49-12), 9 a.m.
Sunday: TCU vs. Texas A&M, 8:15 a.m.
x-Monday: TCU vs. Texas A&M, TBA
