Virginia 5, Arkansas 3
Virginia 010 020 011 – 5 10 1
Arkansas 002 010 000 – 3 7 0
Jones, Sborz (7) and Thaiss. Killian, Jackson (8) and Pennell. HR – McCarthy (2); Benintendi (20). W – Sborz (5-2). L – Killian (3-5).
OMAHA, Nebraska – Apparently Brian O’Connor is a risk-taking sort of guy. Forget the 61 games that came before. That was all poker-face.
How else could it be explained the Virginia coach allowing his sophomore shortstop to steal third without giving advanced notice in an eighth-inning tie game in the College World Series.