Hogs top Vols, one win from CWS

FAYETTEVILLE — Zach Root lost both his perfect game and no-hitter on back-to-back batters, which he had carried through the opening four innings Saturday.

An error by first baseman Reese Robinett followed by Dean Curley’s 393-foot home run put No. 14 seed Tennessee up 2-1 in the top of the fifth inning against third-seeded University of Arkansas.

But that would be the only hit Root allowed as the Razorbacks (47-13) rallied to win 4-3 in Game 1 of the Fayetteville Super Regional. As a result, the Hogs are now only one win away from earning a spot in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Tempers in the rematch of SEC opponents capsized in the middle of the sixth inning, after Root induced an inning-ending double play and pointed at Tennessee’s Andrew Fischer while walking off the moun