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Arkansas returns home to host John McDonnell Invitational on Thursday

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Arkansas returns home to host John McDonnell Invitational on Thursday

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ men’s track and field team return home for their second home meet of the outdoor season as they host the John McDonnell Invitational, starting Thursday at John McDonnell Field.

Arkansas was idle last week following a very productive weekend split between the Stanford Invitational and the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Teams attending the John McDonnell include Arkansas, Arkansas Baptist, Central Missouri, Drake, Missouri, Missouri State, Oklahoma, Baptist, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Southwest Baptist, Tulsa, UMKC, Wichita State.

Arkansas is currently ranked No. 21 in the Week 2 USTFCCCA Coaches Poll.

The Razorbacks currently boasts five performances in the top-25 on the TFFFS Descending list, including two marks in the men’s 10K.

A parking map that will be in effect for both Thursday and Friday can be found here.  Lots highlighted in red will NOT be ticketed prior to 5 p.m. both days.  After 5 p.m., all lots are open excluding the resident reserved lots

Arkansas in the top-25 NCAA Rankings

No. 3 – Gabe Moore – Decathlon (7,661-pts)
No. 6 – Gilbert Boit – 10,000-meters (28:25.15) – No. 6 in program history
No. 14 – Erich Sullins – hammer throw (67.85m/222-7) – School Record
No. 20 –Laquan Nairn – triple jump (15.57m/51-1)
No. 24 –Matt Young – 10,000-meters (28:56.71)

ARKANSAS’ ENTRIES – John McDonnell Invitational
100-meters
Rashad Boyd
Roy Ejiakuekwu
Kris Hari
Josh Oglesby

200-meters
Rashad Boyd
Roy Ejiakuekwu
Kris Hari
Josh Oglesby

400-meters
Jalen Brown
James Milholen
Rhayko Schwartz
John Winn
Hunter Woodhall

800-meters
Eugene Grayson III
Cameron Griffith
Kyle Levermore
Ethan Moehn
Chase Pareti
Kieran Taylor
Reese Walters
Kevin Wilkinson

1,500-meters
Gilbert Boit
Heyden Dressel
Colin O’Mara
Kyle Levermore
Sam Schillinger
Matt Young

3,000-meters
Preston Cates
Heyden Dressel
Sam Schillinger

110-meter hurdles
Shakiel Chattoo
Carl Elliot III
Tre’Bien Gilbert
Gabe Moore

400-meter hurdles
Travean Caldwell
Tre’Bien Gilbert

Pole Vault
Gabe Moore

Long Jump
Laquan Nairn

Shot Put
Sam Kempka
Jeff Rogers

Discus
Gabe Moore
Jeff Rogers
Erich Sullins

Hammer Throw
Erich Sullins

Decathlon
Cameron Case
Daniel Spejcher

Campbell on mid-season watch list for top college baseball honor

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DURHAM, N.C. — Arkansas redshirt-junior right-hander Isaiah Campbell is one of 40 amateur players named by USA Baseball to the midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List on Wednesday.

The 42nd Golden Spikes Award recognizes the top amateur baseball player in the country for the 2019 season and will be presented on June 14 in Los Angeles.

Campbell was not named to the Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List prior to the start of the 2019 season, but after making eight starts and compiling a 6-0 record with a team-best 2.29 ERA, the Olathe, Kansas, native has emerged as one of the top arms in the Southeastern Conference and the nation.

This is the third-straight year a Razorback pitcher has been named to the prestigious award’s watch list.

Blaine Knight, was named to the same midseason watch list in 2017 and 2018 and finished his Arkansas career with 24 wins and 244 strikeouts, which rank sixth and fifth, respectively, in the Arkansas all-time records.

Just four years ago, former Razorback Andrew Benintendi won the 38th Golden Spikes Award, joining Philip Stidham as the second Razorback to ever be named a finalist for the prestigious award.

Since then, Zach Jackson and Knight have made it five straight years that a Razorback has been named to at least the midseason watch list.

Campbell has, seemingly, followed in the footsteps of top Arkansas arms and become one of the Friday night aces of the SEC.

His six wins ties for the most in the league and his 5.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio is seventh in the conference. He’s the only pitcher in the SEC with three victories, a 1.80 or lower ERA and 25 or more strikeouts in conference games.

In his last six starts, Campbell has worked six or more innings and allowed three or less runs. In three of those six outings, he has struck out 10 or more with a career-high of 13 coming against Stony Brook on March 1.

Since 1978, USA Baseball has honored the top amateur baseball player in the country with the Golden Spikes Award.

Following the first-ever presentation of the Award to Bob Horner of Arizona State, the Golden Spikes Award has been presented each year to the player who exhibits exceptional athletic ability and exemplary sportsmanship.

Campbell and the Razorbacks go back on the road for the weekend as it travels to sixth-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Commodores will be the Razorbacks’ fourth ranked opponent of the year and third on the road. The series begins on Friday at 7 p.m. and runs through Sunday.

The 2019 Golden Spikes Award timeline:

• May 15: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists announced, voting begins

• May 26: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalists voting ends

• May 29: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists announced, voting begins

• June 10: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalists voting ends

• June 14: USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award trophy presentation 

A complete list of the 40-player Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list is as follows:
Jake Agnos, Jr., ECU, American Athletic Conference
Logan Allen, So., FIU, Conference USA
Patrick Bailey, So., NC State, Atlantic Coast Conference
Brett Baty, Sr., Lake Travis High School
Hunter Bishop, Jr., Arizona State, Pac-12 Conference
J.J. Bleday, Jr., Vanderbilt, Southeastern Conference
Josh Burgmann, RS So., Washington, Pac-12 Conference
Tanner Burns, So., Auburn, Southeastern Conference
Isaiah Campbell, RS Jr., Arkansas, Southeastern Conference
Matt Canterino, Jr., Rice, Conference USA
Logan Davidson, Jr., Clemson, Atlantic Coast Conference
Reid Detmers, So., Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference
Brandon Eisert, Jr., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference
Nick Gonzales, So., New Mexico State, Western Athletic Conference
Emerson Hancock, So., Georgia, Southeastern Conference
Tommy Henry, Jr., Michigan, Big Ten Conference
Connor Hinchliffe, Sr., La Salle, Atlantic 10 Conference
Nick Kahle, Jr., Washington, Pac-12 Conference
George Kirby, Jr., Elon, Colonial Athletic Association
Asa Lacy, So., Texas A&M, Southeastern Conference
Brandon Lewis, Jr., UC Irvine, Big West Conference
Nick Lodolo, Jr., TCU, Big 12 Conference
Jake Mangum, Sr., Mississippi State, Southeastern Conference
Alek Manoah, Jr., West Virginia, Big 12 Conference
Alec Marsh, Jr., Arizona State, Pac-12 Conference
Austin Martin, So., Vanderbilt, Southeastern Conference
Kyle McCann, Jr., Georgia Tech, Atlantic Coast Conference
Max Meyer, So., Minnesota, Big 10 Conference
Adley Rutschman, Jr., Oregon State, Pac-12 Conference
Jake Sanford, Jr., Western Kentucky, Conference USA
Braden Shewmake, Jr., Texas A&M, Southeastern Conference
Ethan Small, RS Jr., Mississippi State, Southeastern Conference
Austin Sojka, Jr., Oklahoma Wesleyan (NAIA), Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Noah Song, Sr., Navy, Patriot League
Bryson Stott, Jr., UNLV, Mountain West Conference
Zack Thompson, Jr., Kentucky, Southeastern Conference
Spencer Torkelson, So., Arizona State, Pac-12 Conference
Andrew Vaughn, Jr., California, Pac-12 Conference
Will Wilson, Jr., NC State, Atlantic Coast Conference
Bobby Witt Jr., Sr., Colleyville Heritage High School, District 8-5A

???? Wednesday Halftime Pod — featuring Kevin McPherson of Pig Trail Nation

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???? Wednesday Halftime Pod — featuring Kevin McPherson of Pig Trail Nation

Phil Elson & Tye Richardson hit on Fayetteville as the best SEC town to live in, interview Kevin McPherson, plus Change My Mind!

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Wednesday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Wednesday

John & Tommy discuss Vegas, Arkansas BKB and FB circumstances, new era in Arkansas athletics, and more!

Van Horn: Good to get win on Tuesday; expecting tough Vanderbilt team

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Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn was glad to get the 15-8 win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night and previewed the weekend series against the Commodores.

Kjerstad, Martin, Campbell recap win over ORU, preview Vandy

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Razorbacks Heston Kjerstad, Casey Martin talked about their nights against the Golden Eagles in the win Tuesday and Isaiah Campbell previewed the weekend series.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Tuesday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Tuesday

John & Tommy discuss the Mus press conference, Hunter Yurachek’s comments and more!

???? Tuesday Halftime Pod — featuring Jimmy Dykes

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???? Tuesday Halftime Pod — featuring Jimmy Dykes

Phil & Tye discuss early thoughts on Eric Musselman and interviews Jimmy Dykes!

Things might be a little different with Razorback basketball’s new coach

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Things might be a little different with Razorback basketball’s new coach

Maybe more than any other potential candidate, Eric Musselman made it clear to Hunter Yurachek he WANTED the job, had a passion for basketball details and had plenty of energy.

“Watch out Chad Morris,” Yurachek said during his introduction to the football coach sitting in the second row, who hardly ever appears to be still.

When he finally offered the job to Musselman on Friday, the positive answer probably caused Yurachek to move the phone directly off his hear. Apparently it was that loud, accompanied by an enthusiastic response from the family.

“That’s what you want when you offer somebody a job,” Yurachek said. “He was about ready to jump through the phone if he could have.”

Apparently he was that way the first time talked to Yurachek several days before that.

“After I hung up the phone I told my wife I was going on a five-mile run and sprinted out the door,” Musselman told the fans at his introduction.

Somehow it’s hard to imagine any previous Razorback basketball coach doing that. Maybe a mile or two, but not five miles starting with a sprint.

That enthusiasm is something that tends to be infectious.

Morris was a math major and studies the numbers in football. So does Musselman in basketball. Some coaches don’t talk about that much, but not him.

“NBA players are motivated by numbers,” he said. “Certain numbers, yes, we’ll try to motivate our guys with.”

He’s right about that. The pro players can quote their stats faster than they can what they had for breakfast that morning.

“For example, ‘you’re one rebound away from a double-double … go get it,” he said.

Musselman did his homework as soon as he talked to Yurachek.

“As soon as Hunter called, I started watching film of the guys,” he said in the media press conference. “I locked myself in the room to see the talent level. When Hunter and Jon came, I thought it was important they knew what I thought about the team. I wanted them to know I was invested. I continued to watch as much tape as possible between the first call and when we met.”

It’s probably a safe assumption that made an impression on the guy making the final decision.

“He embraced the history of the program and wanted to be a part of that and take the program to the next level,” Yurachek said.

In a way it’s recruiting. When a coach can recruit his way into a job it’s a pretty good bet he’ll do okay talking good players into coming to Arkansas.

Musselman also started recruiting in his first press conference … with the players currently on the roster.

“As of right now, I’m shocked and excited about the guys,” he said. “I got to spend time with the team and ate with them. Right now they’re excited and happy and ready to start on the court maybe later this week. I don’t anticipate anyone leaving.”

A lot of coaches send messages through the media and there may have been a little bit of that going on.

Just like the time the other night he finished talking to former Razorback player Corey Beck, whom he knew from their CBA days.

“You’ll find out I do a lot of odd things,” Musselman said. “I think it was around 1:15 a.m. when we finished talking.”

For Hog fans, that could be an indicator of things to come. No, that’s not any sort of guess at the wins and losses.

It’s a guess this won’t be boring.

Razorbacks host Oral Roberts in midweek matchup at Baum-Walker

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Razorbacks host Oral Roberts in midweek matchup at Baum-Walker

FAYETTEVILLE — After winning a third road series  last week, Arkansas looks to continue its winning stretch Tuesday when they return home for a single midweek game against Oral Roberts at Baum-Walker Stadium.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and you can hear the game on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home. It will will be broadcast online via SEC Network+ and the Watch ESPN app.

The Razorbacks (24-8, 8-4 SEC) are riding high after taking two-of-three on the road against then-No 15 Auburn last weekend.

Arkansas battled back from a 6-3 series-opening loss to win game two, 9-6, in 15 innings. The Hogs followed up the marathon game with an 8-0 shutout of the Tigers the next day to win their second conference series on the road this year and in a tie for first in the SEC Western Division.

Looking to build on its two-game winning stretch, Arkansas will take on an Oral Roberts team that it hasn’t seen in the regular season since 2012.

The Hogs and Golden Eagles have faced off four-consecutive times in the postseason as they have been matched up in the same regional in three of the past four years.

In last year’s NCAA Fayetteville Regional, Arkansas won its opening game with ORU, 10-2, behind a two-home run performance by Heston Kjerstad.

Kjerstad is one of Arkansas’ hottest hitters going into this week as he hit two homers against Auburn, one being in the top of the 15th inning of game two that was the final tally Arkansas needed for the victory.

Kjerstad is batting .309 for the year with a team-leading seven homers, as well as 22 RBIs. His seven home runs ranks in a tie for eighth in the SEC.

Follow live

Tuesday’s game with the Golden Eagles will be available via SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. Brett Dolan (PxP) and Troy Eklund (Analyst) will have the call.

Fans can listen to the radio call on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home and via the Razorback Gameday app as Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter will have the call from Baum-Walker Stadium.

Pregame coverage begins 30 minutes prior to first pitch. There will also be a live radio link available on ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

Important Links
Live Video – WATCH
Live Stats – VIEW
Live Audio – LISTEN

Probable Starters
(ARK) RHP Marshall Denton (1-0, 2.84 ERA, 10 K, 1 BB) vs. (ORU) TBA

Razorback Prime Nine
• After a road series win at No. 15 Auburn last week, Arkansas returns home for a single midweek game with Oral Roberts. This is the first regular-season matchup between the two programs since 2012.

• Arkansas won its second road series in conference play last week when it took 2-of-3 from Auburn. It’s the Hogs’ third road series win overall this year, matching their most since 2015.

• The Razorbacks won a marathon 15-inning game on the backend of a doubleheader with Auburn on Friday. It was the longest game in terms of innings since 2004 (16 innings vs. SE Missouri St.).

• Freshman Patrick Wicklander has made 13 appearances this year, seven as a starter. In those games as a starter, the San Jose native has a 1.98 ERA, six earned runs allowed and 39 strikeouts.

• Patrick Wicklander has held opponents to a .186 batting average this season, which is the second-lowest among all freshman pitchers in the SEC.

• Arkansas and Oral Roberts have faced off four-consecutive times in the postseason before Tuesday’s game. The Hogs and Golden Eagles have been matched up in the same regional in three of the last four years.

• Junior Dominic Fletcher added to his league-best doubles total last week, hitting two against Auburn giving him 16 for the season. He’s tied with Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum for the SEC’s best mark.

• Right-hander Marshall Denton will be making his third start of the year on Tuesday against Oral Roberts. In each of his last starts, he went two-plus scoreless innings with only one walk allowed.

• Redshirt senior Trevor Ezell batted in the leadoff spot for the first time this year last week and he responded with a .389 average, including two multi-hit games, two home runs and a team-best seven RBIs.

Up next

Arkansas goes back on the road for the weekend as it travels to sixth-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Commodores will be the Razorbacks’ fourth ranked opponent of the year and third on the road.

The series begins on Friday at 7 p.m. and runs through Sunday.

Musselman introduced as new coach of Razorbacks on Monday

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Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek introduced Eric Musselman to the media after his introduction to the fans as the new coach, replacing Mike Anderson.

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