FAYETTEVILLE -- Jake Reindl delivered a winning performance in long relief, and SEC Freshman of the Year Heston Kjerstad made key plays with his glove and bat to lead the No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks to a 4-3 victory over Dallas Baptist in the title game of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
Reindl (3-1) cooled off the hot-hitting Patriots (42-21) on Sunday night with seven strong innings before a crowd of 9,715 at Baum Stadium.
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (42-18) advances to host an NCAA super regional next weekend against the winner of the Greenville (N.C.) Regional.
The Razorbacks swept three games against Oral Roberts, Southern Miss and Dallas Baptist over the weekend, but the title game was the only one with significant drama after the Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two innings.