FAYETTEVILLE -- Freshman Connor Noland provided the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks an efficient 5 1/3 innings and earned the win in the Hogs' 11-5 victory over Central Connecticut State in Friday's NCAA Fayetteville Regional opener.
The right-hander threw 58 pitches and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 2 hits and no walks to improve to 3-4. Noland's streak of 25 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run at Baum-Walker Stadium came to an end when the Blue Devils scored in the fourth inning to cut their deficit to 2-1.
Noland got tabbed for the start when Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn and pitching coach Matt Hobbs decided to have ace Isaiah Campbell (10-1, 2.