Slavens walks it off to send Hogs to Omaha

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For the first time since 2009, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked off a postseason game, this time on a single by Brady Slavens to send the Hogs to Omaha for the 11th time.

The Hogs took game one of the Super Regional series with a 4-1 win on Saturday afternoon, and the come-from-behind 4-3 win on Sunday got the job done.

“This is awesome. This is special because of the way it went down last year,” Dave Van Horn said. “It was tough last year at this time.

“It never gets old, it’s hard. What never gets old is the satisfaction and smiles on the player’s faces. I mean, it’s something they’ll never forget.”

Slavens told the ESPN crews after the game that Jalen Battles told him…