June 20, 2004

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By ERIC OLSON
Associated Press Writer

OMAHA, Neb. - Jordan Brown hit two of Arizona's four home runs, helping the Wildcats beat Arkansas 7-2 on Sunday and eliminate the Razorbacks from the College World Series.

Arizona (36-26-1) plays a Tuesday elimination game against the loser of Sunday night's Georgia-Texas matchup. Arkansas ended its season 45-24.

Dave Van Horn became the only coach to lose his first six games in the College World Series. Van Horn also went two-and-out in 2001 and '02 with Nebraska.

John Meloan and Mark Melancon combined to hold Arkansas to five hits. Meloan (10-0) stayed perfect, scattering five hits in 6 1-3 innings. He walked six and struck out five.

Melancon retired the last eight batters he faced for his third save.

Brown homered leading off the third inning to open the scoring off starter Clint Brannon (4-4).

The Wildcats went up 5-0 in the fourth when Moises Duran hit a two-run homer off Brannon, and Brown hit a two-run shot off reliever Jay Sawatski.

Jason Donald hit the Wildcats' fourth home run of the game leading off the ninth.

Arkansas got its first hit off Meloan in the fourth when Scott Hode sent a hard liner down the third-base line.

But the Hogs, who managed only two hits Friday in their 13-2 loss to Texas, couldn't generate any offensive momentum.

Hode got out in the fourth when he strayed too far from first on Haas Pratt's deep flyout. Donald, Arizona's shortstop, relayed center fielder Trevor Crowe's throw to first before Hode could get back, ending the inning.

The Hogs mustered only one run in the fifth after they loaded the bases with none out on back-to-back singles and a walk. Danny Hamblin scored on Scott Bridges' sacrifice.

After loading the bases again with two out, Meloan struck out Clay Goodwin.

The Hogs loaded the bases one more time in the seventh but could push across only one run, which was walked in by Melancon.