SE Missouri State eliminates No. 5 national seed Arkansas at Fayetteville Regional with 6

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ty Stauss hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning and Southeast Missouri State never trailed in a 6-3 victory over No. 5 national seed Arkansas at the Fayetteville Regional on Sunday, eliminating the Razorbacks.

SE Missouri State (36-26) advanced to play Kansas State in the nightcap. If the Redhawks win, the regional championship will be decided on Monday with a berth in the super regionals on the line.

Stauss sent a a 0-1 pitch from Gage Wood over the fence in left field for the early lead.

Josh Cameron and Ian Riley had RBI singles in a three-run fourth inning to put the Redhawks up 4-0.

Arkansas (44-16) scored its first run in the top of the fifth on a two-out solo home run by Peyton Holt.

The Redhawks got the run back in their half of the inning when Brooks Kettering homered to lead off the inning. Riley singled and scored on a Kettering single to give SE Missouri State a five-run lead.