Southern Tier Sports ReportCorning graduate Atalyia Rijo had a 3-for-4 day to help lead the Arkansas softball team to the College World Series for the first time.
Arkansas, the No. 5 national seed, earned their fifth-straight run-rule victory by defeating No. 12 Duke 10-2 in five innings to clinch their first Women’s College World Series berth in program history.
The Razorbacks are now 5-0 in the NCAA Tournament with all five wins coming by the run-rule. Arkansas beams just the second team in NCAA history to accomplish the feat, with the other being 1995 National Champion Arizona.
Rijo was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the win.
In the opening game of the Super Regional the Razorback won 14-5 over Duke with Rijo getting a hit in the game.
Arkansas faces Nebraska in the College World Series on Thursday.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ARKANSAS ATHLETICS.
