NORMAN, Okla. – Sophomore Haley Meinen hit a walk-off home run to the opposite field on the first pitch the saw in the bottom of the seventh inning on Friday as No. 23/23-ranked Tulsa defeated Arkansas 5-4 in the opening game of the NCAA Norman Regional. The Hurricane (40-15 Overall) twice responded to runs scored by the Razorbacks (31-23 Overall), answering with a pair in the bottom of the second after falling behind 3-0 and again in the seventh after the game was tied at 4-4.
Tulsa trailed 3-0 after Arkansas’ second plate appearance as a solo home run from Nicole Schroeder and a two-RBI triple from Autumn Russell gave the visitors an advantage.