OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas left-hander Kacey Murphy, scheduled to start Game 2 of the College World Series finals on Wednesday, walked up to Blaine Knight’s locker late Tuesday night with a sub sandwich in hand.
“Blaine, you’re perfect,” Murphy shouted, drawing a smile and a laugh from Knight, who started his final collegiate game and improved to a program-best 14-0 in 2018. Knight scattered seven hits over six solid innings against No. 3 national seed Oregon State, pacing Arkansas to a 4-1 win in the best-of-three series.
None of the seven hits came from Beavers star second baseman Nick Madrigal.