Razorbacks add one-day event, playing in Git-R-Done Husker Invitational

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Razorbacks add one-day event, playing in Git-R-Done Husker Invitational

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ men’s golf program has added a one-day, 36-hole event to its schedule, playing in the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational on Saturday.

The event will be played at Firethorn Golf Club (7,025 yards, Par 71) in Lincoln, Neb., and the six-team field includes Arkansas, Creighton, Drake, host Nebraska, Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota State.

The first round will begin with a shotgun start at 9 am while round two will get underway at 12:30 p.m. The second round will be continuous play.

Arkansas’ lineup will include Tyson Reeder, Mason Overstreet, Julian Perico, William Buhl and Luis Garza. Freshman Wil Gibson will play as an individual.

Following Nebraska, Arkansas will compete for the 2019 SEC Championship (April 24-28) in St.Simons Island, Ga.

The NCAA Regionals will be May 13-15 before Arkansas hosts the 2019 NCAA Men’s Championships May 24-29 at The Blessings Golf Club.

Arkansas and The Blessings Golf Club will also host the 2019 NCAA Women’s Championships May 17-22.

Git-R-Done Husker Invitational
April 13 • 36 holes

• Round 1 – 9:00 am: Shotgun Start, 18 holes
• Round 2 – 12:30 pm: Continuous Play, 18 holes

Firethorn Golf Club • Lincoln, Neb.
Par 71 • 7,025 Yards

Razorback Lineup

(1) Tyson Reeder (Jr.)
(2) Mason Overstreet (Jr.)
(3) Julian Perico (Fr.)
(4) William Buhl (Jr.)
(5) Luis Garza (Jr.)
(Ind) Wil Gibson (Fr.)

The Field

No. 38 Arkansas
Creighton
Drake
Nebraska
Nebraska-Omaha
South Dakota State

Amer advances to semifinals at FINA Grand Prix; Schumer to compete at meet

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Amer advances to semifinals at FINA Grand Prix; Schumer to compete at meet

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Arkansas sophomore Maha Amer opened competition at the 2019 USA FINA Diving Grand Prix on Thursday afternoon, advancing to the semifinals in the 3-meter.

Amer represented her home country of Egypt, just one of two female divers to represent the country in the event.

In the preliminary round, Amer took third place with a score of 284.20. The Cairo, Egypt, native advanced to the Semifinal B round where she earned a fourth-place finish with a score of 267.20, just 6.45 points from advancing to the finals.

Amer will continue competition at the FINA Grand Prix on Sunday, competing in the 3-meter synchro and the 3-meter mixed synchro.

Fellow Razorback sophomore Brooke Schultz will also compete in the 3-meter synchro event.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

John & Tommy discuss Masters Day 1, the transfer problem, plus Mus on the Jim Rome show!

Razorbacks men’s team shut out against Alabama on Thursday night

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Arkansas’ men’s tennis team dropped a road match against No. 20 Alabama, 4-0, Thursday night. The Hogs are set to return home on Saturday, hosting Auburn in the regular season finale.

The Tide jumped out to a 1-0 lead after taking the doubles point. Arkansas dropped the first court, as Maxim Verboven and Enrique Paya took court two 6-3.

Court three reached the tiebreaker, as Sam Fischer and Zhe Zhou (Alabama) narrowly defeated Alex Reco and Jose Dominguez Alonso 7-6(0).

Arkansas would trail 2-0 as No. 52 Mazen Osama (Alabama) would top No. 65 Oscar Mesquida 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets.

Alabama would take a 3-0 lead as Adam Sanjurjo would fall in three sets to Edson Ortiz (Alabama) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The match would be clinched on court five as Zhe Zhou (Alabama) beat Jose Alonso 6-4, 6-4.

The Razorbacks are set to return home this Saturday to host Auburn at 1 p.m. The Hogs will be welcoming back more than 60 former players and coaches for a reunion, as well as recognizing four senior Razorbacks in Branch Terrell, Pedro Alonso, Adam Sanjurjo and Oscar Mesquida.

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,2,3)
1. No. 25 Mazen Osama/Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-1
2. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (ARK) def. Edson Ortiz/Riccardo Roberto (UA) 6-3
3. Sam Fischer/Zhe Zhou (UA) def. Jose Alonso/Alex Reco (ARK) 7-6 (7-0)

Singles Results – Order of Finish (1,2,5)
1. No. 52 Mazen Osama (UA) def. #65 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) 6-2, 6-4
2. Edson Ortiz (UA) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Patrick Kaukovalta (UA) vs. Alex Reco (ARK) 4-6, 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
4. Riccardo Roberto (UA) vs. Enrique Paya (ARK) 6-4, 6-6 (2-4), unfinished
5. Zhe Zhou (UA) def. Jose Alonso (ARK) 6-4, 6-4
6. Jeremy Gschwendtner (UA) vs. Maxim Verboven (ARK) 6-7 (1-7), 5-5, unfinished

No, Morris, Musselman won’t get until 2021 if they don’t win enough

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No, Morris, Musselman won’t get until 2021 if they don’t win enough

There was a column recently by a longtime friend in the media that Chad Morris and Eric Musselman would basically be judged by what the football and men’s basketball teams do in 2021.

Sorry to disagree, but they won’t get that long.

Face it, if Arkansas doesn’t win six football games in 2019, Morris is going to have problems in just his second season. Whether that’s right or not is not up for debate right now.

And, as always, there will be those more patient but the majority of fans are going to be slightly above restless with five wins or less.

Razorback fans aren’t patient in the best of circumstances. The lunatic fringe of the fan base is right up there with the most bipolar in all of college sports, basing the entire fate of the program on every little play.

Throw in the occasional psychotic internet trolls claiming to be fans of LSU and other schools who delight on social media in the negatives of things with the Hogs and, well, you end up with some dysfunctional folks.

It’s not really new, though. Old folks like me remember in 1967 when Frank Broyles had folks grumbling about him when Arkansas was 4-5-1. That was a decade when the Razorbacks had the third best winning percentage in all of college football. It was behind Alabama and Texas, which still rubs folks raw.

By 1975, they were screaming for Broyles the athletics director to fire Broyles the coach. He won the Southwest Conference, the Cotton Bowl and that subsided … until a collapse at the end of 1976 helped him fire himself and bring in Lou Holtz.

That set up a nice little 13-year run where the Hogs went 115-38-3. But even Ken Hatfield had some folks griping because he didn’t have a quarterback flinging the ball around enough and he took a job at Clemson without seeing the place in 1990.

Basketball was a little different, but you still had folks complaining about two Hall of Fame coaches in Nolan Richardson and Eddie Sutton except for one year when the Hogs won a national title (1994).

That title gave Richardson about three seasons before folks started complaining because he wasn’t getting close to another one.

There is a segment of the fans that just like to complain about something all the time.

Broyles the AD shrugged off all the negative stuff when it was the loudest.

“The worst thing of all is if they don’t care,” he was quoted as saying.

Fan apathy is the biggest problem for Morris and Musselman. Attendance at football and men’s basketball is dropped off dramatically. It looks worse because they are playing in environments designed for fan support of teams winning at extremely high levels.

Combine subpar records with every game in both sports now televised (well, except for usually one game in Little Rock in men’s basketball) and you have a problem getting bodies in seats.

Musselman might get one year. Maybe.

Morris had his last year.

Expectations are not off the charts right now for football. I don’t care what you say if the record is less than 6-6 this year it’s going to be a LOT of noise that Morris is going to have to deal with.

In basketball, I’m not sure Musselman can have a losing record. There hasn’t been one for the Hogs in so long you have to question how well this fan base could deal with one.

And I’m not talking about the SEC schedule. Since the league basically mandated improvement there it’s gotten tougher and this past season showed it.

But Musselman better pile up some wins, especially in some rent-a-wins at Bud Walton in November and December.

Get ready because it’s going to be an interesting year in both sports.

Wins immediately will matter for many fans.

That won’t be longer than a year, either.

Five of Musselman’s former Nevada players enter NCAA transfer portal

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Five of Musselman’s former Nevada players enter NCAA transfer portal

Nevada hired former UCLA coach Steve Alford to replace Eric Musselman just in time for him to discover five players have entered the NCAA transfer portal over the last 48 hours.

Yes, basically a complete lineup has at least given themselves the option to jump ship. All have said in reports by NevadaSportsNet.com they are still keeping the Wolf Pack in mind, but they are keeping their options open.

Jazz Johnson, a guard who could be looking at his third team in five years, started things by entering his name Wednesday evening.

Johnson was the fourth-leading scorer on the team last year with 11 points a game.

Johnson had shoulder surgery on his shooting shoulder earlier this month, was a 48.7% shooter from the field, including 45.2% on 157 3-point attempts and was that league’s top six man.

Johnson told Nevada Sports Net on Wednesday that it’s

“It’s only natural to see what my options are after a coaching change,” he told NevadaSportsNet.com on Wednesday. “It doesn’t mean I am leaving.”

The others who are leaving:

• Jordan Brown, the first McDonald’s All-American to play at Nevada (3 points, 2.1 rebounds as a freshman).

• Redshirt junior guard Jalen Harris (yes, a Nevada player with the same name as a Razorback) sat out last year after transferring from Louisiana Tech where he averaged 15.3 points as a sophomore.

“Nevada is still my priority and I fully intend to meet with the new coach before making any decisions,” according to NevadaSportsNet.com before Thursday afternoon’s announcement of Alford.

• K.J. Hymes, who redshirted last season as a freshman, entered the portal, according to ESPN.com.

• Nisre Zouzoua, who played sparingly in his one season at Nevada, will explore a graduate transfer, according to ESPN.

 

Sullins dominates field on first day of John McDonnell Invitational on Thursday

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Sullins dominates field on first day of John McDonnell Invitational on Thursday

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ men kicked off the John McDonnell Invitational Thursday afternoon with two athletes in action at John McDonnell Field.

Erich Sullins highlighted the day for Arkansas with a first-place finish in the hammer throw, closing competition with a best mark of 65.95m (216-4), winning by more than 15-feet over the second-place finisher.

The win for Sullins is his sixth on the year including the indoor season that yielded four individual victories.

Daniel Spejcher made his Arkansas debut Thursday afternoon in the men’s decathlon finishing day one with a five-event total of 3,439-points.

Spejcher opened up with an 11.25 in the 100-meters earning 806-points.

Event two of the day saw Spejcher jump to a mark of 6.57m (21-6.75) in the long jump for 713-points.

From the long jump, the competition moved to the shot put where Spejcher used a fourth-place finish in the event to earn 686-points with a best throw of 13.31m (43-8).

A clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75) in the high jump netted the freshman 585-points.

Spejcher finished the day with a run of 53.77 in the 400-meters to finish with a day one total of 3,439-points, currently sitting in sixth-place.

Arkansas will return to John McDonnell Field for day two of the John McDonnell Invitational with the combined events getting underway at 10:30 a.m.

Razorbacks go on road for Top 10 matchup with Vanderbilt this weekend

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas faces its fourth-ranked opponent of the year and second from the Top 10 starting tomorrow when it faces sixth-ranked Vanderbilt in a three-game series.

The series is set to start at 7 p.m. on Friday on the SEC Network, while Saturday’s game will be on ESPNU and first pitch is at 8 p.m.

Sunday’s series finale will be at 1 p.m. and be broadcast online via SEC Network+.

Follow Live

Mike Morgan (PxP) and Chris Burke (Analyst) will have the call on Friday and Saturday’s national broadcast.

All three games can be viewed online via the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com. Phil Elson will have the radio call all three days on the Razorback Sports Network.

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.

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

Important Links
Game 1 – WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 2 – WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 3 – WATCH | LIVE STATS

Probable Starters
FRI: (ARK) RHP Isaiah Campbell (6-0, 2.29 ERA, 59 K, 10 BB) vs. (VU) RHP Drake Fellows (6-0, 3.44 ERA, 58 K, 22 BB)

SAT: (ARK) RHP Connor Noland (0-1, 4.59 ERA, 22 K, 9 BB) vs. (VU) RHP Kumar Rocker (2-4, 5.90 ERA, 32 K, 8 BB)

SUN: (ARK) TBA vs. (VU) RHP Patrick Raby (5-1, 2.47 ERA, 38 K, 22 BB)

The Razorbacks (25-8, 8-4 SEC) have won three in a row after dispatching Oral Roberts on Tuesday, 15-8.

Heston Kjerstad had one of his best days, offensively, this season, hitting two home runs, one being a grand slam. It’s the third time in his career that he’s homered twice in a game and two of those times have been against the Golden Eagles.

Kjerstad is leading the team with nine home runs on the year and hitting .312 with 27 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

He ranks in the Top 10 in the SEC in home runs (9) and total bases (77) and has two or more RBIs in three of his last four games with a career-high five RBIs coming on Tuesday.

Razorback Prime Nine

• Arkansas goes to Vanderbilt for the first time since 2015 for a three-game series with the Commodores. The Hogs last won a three-game series in Nashville in 2010.

• 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.

• Friday night starter Isaiah Campbell was named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List on Wednesday. Campbell has a 6-0 record with a team-best 2.29 ERA and is the only pitcher in the SEC with three wins, a 1.80 or lower ERA and 25 or more strikeouts in conference games.

• Junior Dominic Fletcher added to his league-best doubles total last week, hitting two against Auburn. He added another against ORU and is tied for the SEC lead (17) with Jake Mangum.

• Heston Kjerstad hit two homers against Oral Roberts on Tuesday, his third multi-home run game of his career. One of his home runs was a grand slam, a career first.

• 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.

Matthews has career-best 68 on Thursday at ‘Liz Murphey’ on Thursday

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Matthews has career-best 68 on Thursday at ‘Liz Murphey’ on Thursday

ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas freshman Brooke Matthews fired a career-best 68 to finish tied for first at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the UGA Golf Course on Thursday.

It is the first collegiate victory for the redshirt from Rogers, Arkansas, as she led the No. 6 Razorbacks to a fourth-place tie in the only round of stroke play for the three-day event.

Teams move on into a match-play bracket for Friday and Saturday.

Matthews could not have been more steady in her round. Her 4-under 68 began on the 10th hole and included her first birdie of the day on No. 17 to turn 1-under.

Matthews’ strong finish saw her birdie her final three holes making her one of just five players to score under par on Thursday.

Freshman Ximena Gonzalez was one stroke off of her career-best with a 2-over 74 to finish tied for15th overall. Senior Cara Gorlei shot 77 and was tied for 39th and senior Dylan Kim finished tied for 45 with a 78. Sophomore Maria Hoyos rounded out the Razorback scores with an 81 to tie for 52 overall.

Arkansas takes on Louisville in the first-round match Friday beginning at 7 a.m. central. The winner of that match moves on to face the winner of Augusta/Florida tomorrow afternoon.

Razorback Lineup

T4 Arkansas 297 +9
T1 Brooke Matthews (5) 68 -4
T15 Ximena Gonzalez (3) 74 +2
T39 Cara Gorlei (2) 77 +5
T45 Dylan Kim (1) 78 +6
T52 Maria Hoyos (4) 81 +9

 

NCAA Championships

The University of Arkansas and Blessings Golf Club are the proud hosts of the 2019 NCAA Women’s and Men’s National Championships.

The women’s event begins May 17 and is immediately followed by the men’s championship beginning May 24.

For more information or to volunteer for the event, log on to www.NCAAGolf19.com.

???? Thursday Halftime Pod — featuring Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South

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???? Thursday Halftime Pod — featuring Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South

Phil Elson & Tye Richardson hit on if Arkansas football and basketball can succeed at the same time, plus Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South joins the pod!

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Thursday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Thursday

John Nabors & Tommy Craft discuss The Masters, next spring game concert, plus Richard Davenport!

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