FAYETTEVILLE -- Trevor Stephan threw 7u2153 shutout innings, and hot-hitting Chad Spanberger broke a scoreless tie with a fifth-inning double as the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks nipped Oral Roberts 3-0 in Game 2 of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional on Friday.
Stephan (6-3) struck out 12 batters on a career-high 116 pitches and left to a standing ovation with one out in the eighth inning at Baum Stadium before an estimated crowd of 11,088, the fifth largest in school history.
Spanberger's RBI double into the right-field corner broke up a pitchers duel between Stephan and Oral Roberts left-hander Miguel Ausua (11-3) and continued a torrid run-producing streak for Spanberger, who was named MVP of the SEC Tournament after hitting five home runs and driving in 10 runs last weekend.