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Arkansas Beats Luke Heimlich, Oregon State in College World Series Finals Opener

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arkansas scored four fifth-inning runs against a faltering Luke Heimlich and moved a step closer to its first national championship in baseball with a 4-1 win over Oregon State in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Tuesday night.

The finals opener, delayed a day because of rain, seemed to have a little bit of everything — a fly ball lost in the sun that went for a ground-rule double, a runner interference call against Oregon State and an overturned foul call on a ball hit down the right-field line.

Then there was the sudden collapse of Heimlich, who looked so good, and then so bad.