Root tossed six scoreless innings of three-hit baseball as the top-seeded Razorbacks hammered third-seeded Creighton 12-1 in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Fayetteville Regional winners bracket game.

Arkansas baseball opened its NCAA Tournament run with a win over North Dakota State, riding strong pitching and four RBIs from Cam Kozeal.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Razorback baseball will be facing off against Creighton on Saturday, but a bit sooner than expected. The anticipated game in the winner’s bracket of the Fayetteville Regional was previously scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday, but has now been moved up an hour to 7 p.m.