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Ole Miss beats Arkansas 7-4 to win super regional, clinch program's first WCWS berth

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Lair Beautae and Lexie Brady each hit a home run and Aliyah Binford allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings to help Mississippi beat No. 4 seed Arkansas 7-4 to win the best-of-three Fayetteville Super Regional on Sunday.

Ole Miss (42-19) clinched a berth in the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history and will face No. 12 overall seed Texas Tech on Thursday. The Rebels won 9-7 on Friday before the Razorbacks (44-14) fought off elimination with a 4-0 win Saturday in Game 2.

Binford (11-3) came on in the second inning gave up two hits with two walks and four strikeouts.