Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Brent Rooker had an RBI double and Cody Brown drew a bases loaded walk to help Mississippi State produce a ninth-inning rally in a 4-3 victory over Arkansas Thursday in the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Riley Self pitched a scoreless ninth to complete the comeback and earn his sixth save.
The Bulldogs (36-22) face top-seeded Florida Friday in the winner's bracket. The Razorbacks (39-16) face an elimination game Thursday against Auburn.
The double by SEC player of the year Rooker scored Ryan Gridley, who led off with a single. Jake Mangum followed with a bunt single and Hunter Stovall was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Brown.
Peyton Plumlee (6-1) pitched four scoreless innings of relief for the Bulldogs.
For Arkansas, Luke Bonfield hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jack Kenley added an RBI double in the second.
The Razorbacks managed just five hits.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
