Baseball NSW wishes Brent Iredale the best of luck, as he competes for the Razorbacks (University of Arkansas) in their quest to win a national championship at the College World Series.
The Razorbacks advanced to the national championship together with seven other teams and first played LSU in a double-elimination bracket where they lost. They then went on to play Murray State where his pitcher made history throwing the first no hitter in a Men’s College World Series since 1960. With the team fired up off the back of this win, Iredale and his team now progress to the next stage of the CWS.
Here’s how it played out – On Tuesday, Arkansas eliminated the 48-18 UCLA from the CWS with a resounding 7-3 victory. The Razorbacks moved on to face SEC rival LSU on Wednesday, which has been their hardest challenge yet.
The 50-14 Arkansas will have to beat the LSU Tigers twice in two days in order to advance to the College World Series finals, a best-of-three series.
Moreover, LSU has already beaten Arkansas two out of three games, first in the regular season and next a 4-1 affair in a MCWS opening match last Saturday.
As the Razorbacks look to advance to the big dance, Brent Iredale is looking comfortable amongst his teammates at Arkansas, after bouncing around different US colleges the past few years.
In 2021, the then-18-year-old Iredale, alongside former Blacktown Workers teammate Tyrone Fergie, committed to Howard College.
He has already shown himself to be a legit talent during his tenure in Blacktown, hitting the winning run in the Workers’ comeback 6-5 Game 3 win to secure the championship at the 2021 NSW State League.
He was also selected to Team Australia’s U15 World Cup Oceania Qualifier roster in 2018.
With the Razorbacks, Iredale was also named an NCAA Division I mid-season All-American thanks to his strong play in the first half of the season, where he hit .345 with a .515 OBP in 30 games, with nine homers and 43 RBI.
If Arkansas wins the World Series, Iredale would make history as the rare Australian to win the biggest prize in college baseball.
Photo courtesy of Brent Iredale on Instagram