Auburn scored two runs in the eighth inning and rallied to beat Arkansas 5-3 on Saturday at Plainsman Park.
The No. 18 Tigers tied the series with the third-ranked Razorbacks at one game apiece. The teams are scheduled to play the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m.
With one out, Auburn pinch hitter Mason Land bunted toward Arkansas pitcher Brady Tygart, but Tygart overthrew home plate to allow pinch hitter Garrett Farquhar to score the go-ahead run. Cole Foster added a sacrifice fly to score Brody Moore to give Auburn a 5-3 lead.
Carson Swilling retired Arkansas’ 9, 1 and 2 hitters — Jalen Battles, Cayden Wallace and Michael Turner — in order in the ninth inning to preserve the victory.