University of Arkansas starting pitcher Lael Lockhart was better than he has been all season on Wednesday night against Georgia.
Almost perfect.
Lockhart, a senior left-hander who transferred from Houston, was one strike away from throwing a perfect, seven-inning game in the SEC Tournament.
Instead, Lockhart and the No. 1 Razorbacks settled for an 11-2 victory over the Bulldogs in nine innings at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala., to advance to play tonight against the Vanderbilt-Ole Miss winner.
Arkansas (43-10) led Georgia 10-0 with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and was on the verge of winning by run-rule when Josh McAllister hit a 2-2 pitch from Lockhart for an infield single.