FAYETTEVILLE — The top two seeds are the last ones remaining at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
Nebraska defeated NJIT 18-4 on Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium to advance to the regional championship against Arkansas. The Cornhuskers and the Razorbacks are scheduled to play Sunday at 8 p.m.
Arkansas, which defeated Nebraska 5-1 on Saturday, would win the regional with a victory Sunday night. The Huskers must win Sunday night to force a winner-take-all game Monday.
Nebraska (33-13) scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to break the game open after NJIT pulled within 2-1 on Matt Cocciadiffero’s leadoff home run in the top of the inning.