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Burnham shuts down Ole Miss to force Game 3 in Fayetteville Super Regional

KyleSutherland

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The Arkansas Razorbacks (44-13) are one win away from their first ever Women's College World Series appearance after evening the series against the Ole Miss Rebels (41-19) at Bogle Park Saturday night in Game Two of the Fayetteville Super Regional before a raucous crowd of more than 3,100.

First pitch for Game Three on Sunday is set for 4 p.m. CT and will air on ESPN2.

After spending Friday's opener in bed with an illness, freshman righty Payton Burnham continued her NCAA Tournament dominance by posting a complete 4-0 shutout victory over the Rebels in which she retired the final 14 batters she faced. The Oregon native won her 16th game of the season, surrendering three hits while walking just one batter and striking out seven on only 77 pitches.

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