Arakawa broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday with a single to center field, sending Allie P. Reynolds Stadium into a frenzy as the hometown Cowboys advanced in the Stillwater Regional with a 5-4 win over St. John's.
“That was a great college baseball game,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said. “What you’d expect to see from two very good teams playing for the spirit of what we’re about: trying to win a championship. … In the end, Timmy walks off a hero.
“Tim kept his pulse right where it’s supposed to be with the game on the line.