The University of Arkansas at Little Rock broke up a no-hitter in the eighth inning then scored twice in the ninth to beat Georgia State 2-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Lafayette, La.
UALR (28-26) avoided elimination and advanced to the double-elimination portion of the Sun Belt bracket. The No. 7-seeded Trojans will play No. 2 Louisiana-Lafayette (33-23) today at 7:30 p.m at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.
UALR's victory over Georgia State was its first conference tournament victory since 2011, when the Trojans won the championship as a No. 8 seed and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.