FAYETTEVILLE -- Kacey Murphy threw eight shutout innings and the No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks battered Southern Mississippi with 13 hits en route to a 10-2 victory to reach the championship round of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional on Saturday night.
Murphy (8-4) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning against the potent Southern Miss lineup and left to an ovation from the estimated crowd of 10,213 at Baum Stadium after throwing 100 pitches.
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (41-18) will play at 7 p.m. today against the winner of the 2 p.m. elimination game between Southern Miss (44-17) and Dallas Baptist (41-20).