If you consider the turbulence of the NCAA Regional round, Arkansas had a particularly routine weekend and shook off two seasons of disappointment at Baum-Walker Stadium.

By flushing North Dakota State and then Creighton twice, the Razorbacks emerged unscathed and motivated for Tennessee in this weekend’s Super Regional in Fayetteville. The Vols — three weeks removed from a season finale series loss there — return this weekend with Tony Vitello having designs on improving his 2-11 record against former boss Dave Van Horn.

Tennessee, the No. 14 national seed, had to take two of three games from Wake Forest to forge its path ahead. Volunteer fans relished the chance to respond to the Deacons after they forced a do-or-die Monday night.

And ultimately, the Vols slipped out of Knoxville with

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