Arkansas’ 7-3 baseball victory over Oklahoma State on Monday was the most-watched game of the regional weekend at the NCAA Tournament.
An average of 531,000 viewers watched the game on ESPN2. The audience peaked with an average of 675,000 viewers between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. Central, which was during the sixth inning of the game.
It was the only game between the Razorbacks and the Cowboys that was available beyond ESPN’s streaming platforms. Arkansas won 20-12 on Saturday and Oklahoma State won 14-10 in 10 innings Sunday.
It concluded the Stillwater Regional, which set NCAA records for most runs (148) and home runs (41) at one regional site.
According to ESPN, Monday's game had the third-highest viewership for a regional game since 2006.
The Razorbacks have played in ESPN’s three regional games with the biggest audiences in the last 16 years. Arkansas’ regional-clinching victory over Nebraska last year averaged 753,000 viewers on ESPN2, and the Cornhuskers’ 5-3 victory the night before averaged 721,000.