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Mistakes on mound make difference in season-ending loss

OMAHA, Neb. — Teary-eyed and searching for answers, Kevin Kopps removed his hat and ran his left hand through his hair as he sat in his locker on Monday.

The Arkansas reliever was not the pitcher of record in the Razorbacks' season-ending 5-4 loss to Texas Tech at TD Ameritrade Park, but he was on the mound for two of the Red Raiders' biggest swings of the day, one of which came from a familiar face.

With Arkansas leading 3-2 in the fifth inning, former Razorbacks infielder Easton Murrell, slotted in the leadoff spot for the first time despite a .