Smart press conference Friday afternoon on joining Muss’ staff
New Arkansas assistant coach Keith Smart met with the media to talk about being a part of Eric Musselman’s program with the Razorbacks.
Previewing Arkansas’ weekend series on road against Tennessee
Former Razorbacks pitcher Scott Tabor on The Morning Rush with Tye Richardson and Tommy Craft looking at big weekend against Vols.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast – Hogs/Vols this weekend and National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
The guys preview this weekend’s huge baseball series vs. Tennessee, plus Scott Tabor gives his thoughts on the matchup of the SEC’s top teams. Also, its National Buttermilk Biscuit Day; what do you like on your biscuit?
Baum-Walker will be open for full capacity for Florida series
Shortly after the national updated guidelines regarding masks and other covid stuff, Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek wasted little time opening up next weekends final series against Florida.
It’s time for the #1 fan base to join the #1 team at Baum-Walker Stadium. This is Baseball! #OneRazorback pic.twitter.com/QL6bbfdq9i
— Hunter Yurachek (@HunterYurachek) May 13, 2021
The Razorbacks’ final regular-season series will be against Florida next weekend and tickets go on sale Friday morning at 9 a.m.
The CDC revised guidelines Thursday and said fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks outdoors or indoors. The complete vaccination cycle includes all required shots and the two-week waiting period.
Exactly how it’s determined whether someone is fully vaccinated or not isn’t known, yet.
But the guess is probably pretty good there will be a large crowd with the last series of the year being the first one fully open in Fayetteville.
Other schools have either officially or unofficially open for several series for over a month. Masks have been required to get in, but pretty much ignored once fans got in at many schools across the league.
Tennessee will be fully open for the Razorbacks’ visit this weekend, but compared to Baum-Walker Stadium that will seem like a small, intimate, gathering of just over 4,700 fans.
The listed capacity for Baum-Walker is 10,737, but the record attendance is when 13,472 crowded in for a game against Southern California back on March 3, 2018.
Hogs can’t get bats working in 1-0 loss to Lady Vols
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tennessee’s solo home run in the fifth inning was all the Lady Vols needed to eliminate Arkansas in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
Razorbacks (40-9) pitcher Mary Haff allowed just two hits and struck out five in the tough-luck loss.
How it happened
Both pitchers sailed through the first three innings as Haff did not allow a baserunner, while Tennessee’s Ashley Rogers surrendered just two walks to outfielders Sam Torres and Hannah McEwen in the third.
Haff retired 12 batters in a row to begin the game, but in the top of the fifth, Ally Shipman yanked a solo home run to left for the contest’s first hit, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Outfielder Aly Manzo broke up Rogers’ no-hit bid by singling to right leading off the fifth inning. After an unsuccessful sacrifice bunt attempt, infielder Keely Huffine’s hit by pitch put runners on first and second with one out.
Back-to-back strikeouts ended Arkansas’ best scoring threat.
The Lady Vols collected a harmless double in the top of the seventh for their only other hit. Catcher Kayla Green drew a walk to leadoff the bottom of the seventh, but a popped-up sacrifice bunt, a flyout and a groundout ended the game.
Haff (23-6) did not walk a batter and threw just 79 pitches. Tennessee’s Ashley Rogers (25-8) allowed just one hit, walked three and fanned 12 hitters.
Arkansas dropped to 2-2 all-time in the SEC Tournament against the Lady Vols, with every game decided by one run.
The Razorbacks will find out their NCAA Tournament assignment at 8 p.m. on Sunday as part of the selection show on ESPN2.
Holt on Vitello’s press conference; Muss using NBA model
Bob Holt on press conference earlier Thursday with Vols coach Tony Vitello ahead of big series plus Eric Musselman adding another NBA presence.
TRUSTING THE PROCESS: Taylor McGregor, Watch Marquee, ESPN
Tye and Taylor on what led her to Arkansas, working with Jon Sciambi, getting started with the SEC Network early and more!
Craft thinks Hogs ‘want to finish what they started’ at tournament
KTHV’s Dorian Craft is not expecting Arkansas to back off at SEC Tournament waiting for NCAA to finish successful season.
Adding Smart gives Hogs pair of recruiters with NBA experience
Eric Musselman adding Keith Smart to coaching staff gives Arkansas two coaches that know how to help recruits get to the league, says Curtis Wilkerson of HawgSports.
