College World Series extended when Arkansas drops championship-winning pop-up and Oregon State mounts huge comeback
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- Arkansas had a nightmare blooper at the worst possible moment to blow a chance at winning the College World Series.
- With a 3-2 lead and two outs in the ninth inning, three Arkansas fielders watched as the game-winning out dropped safely in foul territory.
- Oregon State took full advantage of the miscue, tying the game two pitches later and taking the lead with the next batter to force a decisive Game 3 on Thursday.
For a few brief seconds on Wednesday night, Arkansas had won the 2018 College World Series.
The Razorbacks had already won the opener of the best-of-three series and carried a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning of Game 2 against Oregon State. Arkansas closer Matt Cronin was on the mound hoping to secure one more out so his team could start celebrating, and after forcing Cadyn Grenier to pop up into foul territory, the outcome seemed all but settled.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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