Wicklander, Ezell lift Razorbacks to series win with 8-0 shutout over Auburn

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AUBURN, Ala. — Arkansas left no doubt Saturday afternoon, using a great starting performance by Patrick Wicklander and some key hits from Trevor Ezell and Heston Kjerstad to cruise to an 8-0 shutout over Auburn, earning the series victory.

The series clincher comes less than 24 hours after Arkansas (24-8, 8-4 SEC) battled Auburn (23-9, 7-5 SEC) through 15 innings before it was the Hogs that came away with the 9-6 victory.

Saturday’s win marked the Razorbacks third SEC series victory and eighth conference win this season. The series win is Arkansas’ second-straight over Auburn and second at Plainsman Park since 2011.

It was also Auburn’s first series loss at home this year.

It’s Arkansas’ fourth shutout of the year and second in SEC play. It’s also the third time the Razorbacks have scored eight or more runs and notched 10 or more hits in a shutout.

Eight of Arkansas’ nine starters recorded at least one hit in Saturday’s game. Kjerstad and Christian Franklin were the only hitters to have multi-hit performances.

Ezell, Kjerstad and Jacob Nesbit all drove in two or more runs, while it was Ezell who took home top honors with a three-run home run in the fifth.

Wicklander shines in first career SEC start

Wicklander hasn’t been a stranger to the starting role this year, but he was called on to take the hill Saturday in a must-win rubber match with Auburn.

After a long game the night before and a depleted bullpen, the freshman needed to give his team a good outing and he did so with five scoreless innings pitched and only three hits allowed.

It was his third outing of five innings this year, matching his season high and fifth outing with five or more strikeouts. Auburn only managed a lead-off single off Wicklander in the first inning and did not get another hit until the fourth inning.

Ezell plays hero for second straight day

For the second-straight game, redshirt senior Trevor Ezell provided the big stick as he smashed his fifth home run of the year to straightaway centerfield in the fifth inning.

The homer brought in three runs to add to the already 2-0 lead the Hogs built up in the third.

Ezell finished off a strong series against Auburn with just four hits, but six runs driven in, five off the long ball.

Bullpen steps up

The Razorback bullpen stepped up after Wicklander was relieved after the fifth inning. The combo of Cody Scroggins and Zebulon Vermillion gave up only three hits and one walk over the final four innings.

Vermillion had his best outing of the year, going the final three innings with three strikeouts and picking up his first save of the year.

Razorback quotables

“We did everything really well today. We pitched outstanding. (Patrick) Wicklander gave us five solid innings, threw a lot of strikes. He had a good fastball going and mixed in enough off-speed to keep them off-balanced. We put together three good innings where we put together a crooked number – a two-run, three and three, and got that good lead. (Cody) Scroggins gave us an inning and then Zeb (Vermillion) came in and gave us three innings. I couldn’t have asked for anything better from our pitching staff. Defensively, we made all the plays. I just thought we did a really good job altogether. In the last 24 hours I think this team grew up a lot, showed a lot of toughness and I’m really proud of them.” — Coach Dave Van Horn on the series-clinching win over Auburn

“That was what we wanted – five innings. If he could have given us four, that would be OK, but five was the magic number for us. We felt like if we could keep it close or maybe have a lead after five that we could piece it together. We had a lot of guys volunteering and stepping up, and they all did their job.” — Van Horn on what he wanted out of Patrick Wicklander today

“Both of them had a bunch of big hits, started innings and drove in runs. That was a big swing there in the fifth inning when we had two on and one out, and Ezell hit one out to dead center. At the time there was a light breeze blowing straight in and we didn’t think it was going out of the park. He kept it low and really drove it. That was a big swing.” — Van Horn on the clutch hits this weekend from Heston Kjerstad and Trevor Ezell

Up next

Arkansas returns home for a single midweek contest against Oral Roberts on Tuesday at Baum-Walker Stadium.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+.

The Hogs will hit the road again next weekend as it travels to Nashville to take on No. 3 Vanderbilt with a three-game series starting on Friday.

Moncrief elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with enshrinement in September

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Arkansas’ Sidney Moncrief was one of 12 honorees named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Class of 2019 will be inducted September 5-7 during this year’s enshrinement festivities in Springfield, Mass.

Moncrief earns his second Hall of Fame honor in as many years as he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame this past year.

Joining Moncrief in this year’s class are two-time NBA Coach of the Year Bill Fitch, eight-time NBA All-Defensive First Team member Bobby Jones, seven-time NBA All-Star Jack Sikma, five-time WNBA All-Star Teresa Weatherspoon, five-time NBA All-Star Paul Westphal and the first men’s collegiate team to win back-to-back-to-back championships, the Tennessee A&I teams of 1957-1959.

One of the Arkansas’ famed “Triplets”, Moncrief ended his career as Arkansas’s leader in scoring (he ranks second now behind Todd Day) with 2,066 points from 1976-79.

He helped lead Arkansas to two Elite Eight appearances and the 1978 Final Four. Moncrief received a total of 14 All-American honors over three seasons and his name is scattered all through Arkansas’ record book. He was named All-Southwest Conference his last three years.

Moncrief was drafted fifth overall in the 1979 NBA Draft to the Milwaukee Bucks. While in Milwaukee, Moncrief earned All-NBA first team honors once (1983) and second team honors four times (1982-85 and 1986).

In addition to being a five-time All-Star, Moncrief was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive first team four years (1983-86) and second team in 1982 while earning NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors two seasons (1982-83 and 1983-84).

Distinguished committees focused on preserving all areas from the game also selected five directly elected enshrinees.

They include Al Attles from the Contributor Committee, Charles “Chuck” Cooper from the Early African American Pioneers Committee, Vlade Divac from the International Committee, Carl Braun from the Veterans Committee and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens of 1948-1982 from the newly instated Women’s Veterans Committee.

“The globally celebrated game of basketball would not be what it is today without the many remarkable men and women who have broken barriers and paved the way for future generations,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “The Class of 2019 is brimming with those who have had a significant historical impact on the game we love. We thank them for their contributions to the game and look forward to honoring them during Enshrinement this fall.”

To be elected, North American and Women’s Committee finalists must receive 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Direct elect committees are incorporated into the election process to maintain a strong focus on keeping history on the forefront of the voting procedures and to preserve a balance between two eras of basketball.

The Class of 2019 will be enshrined on Friday, September 6 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Arkansas drops series at Florida with 8-0 shutout loss Saturday

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Arkansas dropped game two of a series with Florida on Saturday night, 8-0, in five innings.

The Gators hit three home runs over the first three innings to take an early lead. The final run crossed in the fifth inning as a bases loaded hit by Florida’s sophomore pinch hitter Jordan Matthews used a base hit to center field to score Gator Hannah Adams for the win.

Arkansas tallied three hits in the contest, one each from Hannah McEwen, Danielle Gibson, and Sydney Parr.

The Hogs reached base two other times, with back-to-back walks to Parr and Haydi Bugarin in the start of the fifth.

Three Razorbacks saw time in the circle today, sophomore Mary Haff, junior Lauren Graves, and senior Katie Warrick. Haff records the loss, as the Gators first took the lead during her three innings of work.

Arkansas will return to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium tomorrow (April 7) for game three of the series, first pitch is slated for noon (CT). The Razorbacks and Gators will be live on ESPN2.

Notables

• Hannah McEwen’s first-inning base hit has put her season total at 35 games in which she reached base safely.

• Sydney Parr is batting a team-best .345 on the road and .500 against the Florida defense.

Razorbacks drop series-opener on road to Florida on Friday

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Razorbacks drop series-opener on road to Florida on Friday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Arkansas gave up three runs on errors and dropped the first game of the series against Florida on Friday, 3-0.

Autumn Storms held the Gators’ offense to only three hits and recorded four strikeouts in the loss.

Three Razorbacks recorded hits against Florida’s Kelly Barnhill. Kayla Green, Sydney Parr and Haydi Bugarin. Green reached base multiple times during the contest, first with a single up the middle in the fifth and then when she was hit by a pitch in the seventh.

Arkansas will return to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium tomorrow (April 6) for game two of the series, first pitch is slated for 5 p.m.

The Razorbacks and Gators will be live on the SEC Network.

Razorbacks down Tennessee Tech, but drop match to Volunteers on Friday

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Razorbacks down Tennessee Tech, but drop match to Volunteers on Friday

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas posted a 4-0 victory over Tennessee Tech, but dropped a 4-0 decision to Tennessee in a Friday afternoon doubleheader at Barksdale Stadium.

The Razorbacks (13-12) fell to 2-7 in conference play after the loss to the Volunteers, while moving to 11-5 in non-conference matches after the win over the Golden Eagles.

In the first match of the day, the Volunteers took the doubles point behind a 6-2 finish from No. 15 Timo Stodder & Preston Touliatos over Oscar Mesquida & Adam Sanjurjo on court one and a 6-3 win by Andrew Rogers and Pat Harper over Alex Reco and Jose Dominguez Alonso on the third court.

Maxim Verboven and Enrique Paya held a 5-4 lead on court two went the doubles point went final.

Arkansas wrapped up the first match of the day with three losses on courts one, five and four. No. 37 Stodder defeated No. 60 Mesquida, 6-0, 6-2 on the first court to give Tennessee a quick 2-0 lead.

The final two decisions came shortly after as Josh Howard-Tripp fell 6-4, 6-3 on court four and Enrique Paya suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss on court five to push the Volunteers to a victory.

Later in the day, the Razorbacks and the Golden Eagles battled in Knoxville in a non-conference matchup.

Arkansas earned the doubles point thanks to a 6-0 clean sheet on court two by Paya and Verboven, while Mesquida and Sanjurjo also made quick work on court one with a 6-2 decision for a 1-0 lead.

Reco dominated court three to a tune of 6-0, 6-0 to earn the first singles point for the Razorbacks.

Paya was just as impressive on court four with a 6-1, 6-1 victory to push the Hogs up to a 3-0 advantage early in singles action.

Pedro Dominguez Alonso finished off the day on court six, putting up scores of 6-1, 6-2, to clinch the match for Arkansas with three singles courts still to be decided.

The Hogs led on the other three courts before the match was clinched.

The Razorbacks will be back in action on Sunday, April 7, at Georgia at noon.

No. 14 Tennessee 4, Arkansas 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3)
1. 15 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos (TENN) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-2
2. Adam Walton/Scott Jones (TENN) vs. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (ARK) 4-5 (unfinished)
3. Andrew Rogers/Pat Harper (TENN) def. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) 6-3

Singles Results – Order of Finish (1,5,4)
1. 37 Timo Stodder (TENN) def. No. 60 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) 6-0, 6-2
2. 72 Adam Walton (TENN) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-4, 3-2 (unfinished)
3. Scott Jones (TENN) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (ARK) 6-4, 6-3
4. Preston Touliatos (TENN) vs. Alex Reco (ARK) 6-7 (6-8), 1-3 (unfinished)
5. Martin Prata (TENN) def. Enrique Paya (ARK) 6-3, 6-1
6. Andrew Rogers (TENN) vs. Jose Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 4-4 (unfinished)

Arkansas 4, Tennessee Tech 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) def. Gonzalo Garcia/Carlos Vicente (TTU) 6-2
2. Enrique Paya/Maxim Verboven (ARK) def. Riku Kubota/Wenceslao Albin (TTU) 6-0
3. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) vs. Lucca Silva/Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 4-3 (unfinished)

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,4,5)
1. 60 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) vs. Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 7-5, 1-0 (unfinished)
2. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) vs. Carlos Vicente (TTU) 7-6 (7-4) (unfinished)
3. >Alex Reco (ARK) def. Gonzalo Garcia (TTU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Enrique Paya (ARK) def. Riku Kubota (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Pedro Alonso (ARK) vs. Wenceslao Albin (TTU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jose Alonso (ARK) vs. Lucca Silva (TTU) 6-4, 1-2 (unfinished)

Arkansas falls to top-ranked Georgia in Fayetteville on Friday

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Arkansas falls to top-ranked Georgia in Fayetteville on Friday

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ women’s tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 1 Georgia Friday afternoon in the first of three matches to close out home play.

The Hogs played close in doubles, nearly taking the point in the third set. Tatum Rice and Lauren Alter earned a 6-1 victory at the No. 1 position before Georgia split doubles play with a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 position.

After a back-and-forth set at the No. 2 position, the Bulldogs took the point with a 7-6(3) win.

Georgia quickly went up 2-0 as Thea Rice fell 6-1, 6-0, coming within one of the clinch with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Rijkers. The Bulldogs put the match away as Alter fell 6-3, 6-4.

The final three matches were suspended due to the clinch.

Arkansas will return to the court Sunday afternoon to host No. 17 Tennessee and Oral Roberts.

First serve against the Lady Vols is set for 12 p.m. while the match against Oral Roberts will begin at 5 p.m. following the conclusion of senior day activities.

For more information on Razorback women’s tennis, follow @RazorbackWTEN on Twitter.

No. 1 Georgia 4, No. 40 Arkansas 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3,2)
1. Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Katarina Jokic/Lourdes Carle (UGA) 6-1
2. No. 55 Elena Christofi/Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Martina Zerulo/Thea Rice (ARK) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Meg Kowalski/Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. Laura Rijkers/Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3

Singles Results – Order of Finish (6,4,3)
1. No. 104 Martina Zerulo (ARK) vs. No. 1 Katarina Jokic (UGA) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. No. 84 Tatum Rice (ARK) vs. No. 24 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
3. No. 89 Lourdes Carle (UGA) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
4. No. 46 Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-0, 6-3
5. Jackie Carr (ARK) vs. Elena Christofi (UGA) 0-6, 6-6, unfinished
6. No. 101 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Thea Rice (ARK) 6-1, 6-0

Razorbacks place third in Baton Rouge regional semifinal Friday

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Arkansas finished third at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Second Round Semifinal I, falling to second place finisher Minnesota by 0.125.

Individual qualifiers for the NCAA Championships will be announced following the conclusion of the Regional Final in Baton Rouge.

Semifinal I Team Standings
Utah: 196.800
Minnesota: 196.300
Arkansas: 196.175
BYU: 195.550

First Rotation: Arkansas Bars: 48.900
Arkansas sat in fourth place after the first rotation, with sophomores Hailey Garner and Sarah Shaffer posting scores of 9.800 and 9.825, respectively. Freshman Kennedy Hambrick sat just behind them with a 9.775 as junior Michaela Burton and sophomore Sydney Laird scored a 9.750 each to round out Arkansas’ scorers.

Second Rotation: Arkansas Beam: 49.050
Arkansas made up some ground in the second rotation with 49.050 on the beam for running score of 97.950. Junior Jessica Yamzon led the rotation off with a 9.750. After a fall in the second spot, Arkansas’ final four competitors held strong with little room for error. Freshman Amanda Elswick scored a 9.725 in the third spot that led to three consecutive solid scores from the Razorbacks.

Sophomore Sophia Carter and Burton posted a 9.825 and a 9.850, respectively, in the four and five spots. Garner, making her fifth appearance on the apparatus this season, scored a season high 9.900 as the team’s anchor to lead all Razorbacks on the event.

Third Rotation: Arkansas Floor: 49.175
Arkansas was again in second place after the third rotation with a running score of 147.125. The fifth scorer, Hambrick, tallied a 9.775 as the four other scorers all scored higher than 9.800.

Elswick recorded a 9.850 in the third spot that was followed by a 9.800 from senior Sydney McGlone. Shaffer posted a 9.850 before Carter anchored the rotation with a 9.900. The Regular Season All-American has now produced 10 floor routines of 9.900 or higher this season.

Fourth Rotation: Arkansas Vault: 49.050
Arkansas passed the 49 mark on vault wit four scores over 9.800 from its final four competitors in the rotation. Freshman Savannah Pennese recorded a 9.750 in the second spot as Arkansas’ first scorer in the event. Shaffer recorded a 9.825 that was followed by a 9.850 from Hambrick’s Yurchenko 1.5. McGlone tallied a 9.825 as Elswick anchored the rotation with a 9.800.

Minnesota narrowly beat Arkansas to finish second in the semifinal as Golden Gophers Lexy Ramler and Ivy Lu each posted 9.900’s as the team’s anchors. The scores paved way for Minnesota to drop a low score and beat Arkansas by 0.125 points and advance to tomorrow’s final.

If Marshall has turned down Hogs, well, what’s the next flavor of day?

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If Marshall has turned down Hogs, well, what’s the next flavor of day?

You’d have to be deaf or simply not paying attention to hear the rumblings this week concerning the next men’s basketball coach at Arkansas.

Assuming Hunter Yurachek is actually making the decision this thing is filled with as many wild rumors and as much speculation as anything in Washington, D.C., these days.

Some think a member of the UA’s esteemed Board of Trustees who actually thinks he knows something about basketball is holding veto power and pulling the strings on the entire deal.

Everybody has known somebody and this entire search has gone in so many directions it’s clear all of it’s just wild speculation or somebody sending everyone in a wild goose chase.

Which brings us to today’s flavor of the day with the Hogs reportedly near a deal with Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall before a radio show Friday afternoon said he turned down the Hogs.

That sorta throws things into chaos.

The speculation is Yurachek has been asked to wait until Texas Tech’s Chris Beard finishes a run at the Final Four to give him the opportunity to say no. Some have said a friend of Beard reached out to say he would be interested after the tournament ends.

It seems from this corner this an interesting way to end up worse than where you started.

Over the past two weeks now we’ve heard the names Kelvin Sampson (that was supposed to be a done deal before Yurachek came to Arkansas), Eric Musselman (that was allegedly going to happen earlier this week) and former UCLA coach Steve Alford.

Now Marshall was the hot name and if he’s indeed turned down the gig that means, well, who really knows?

From a positive standpoint you wonder that if he’s turned it down, how many have declined?

You never really get a bill of particulars on these things. Let’s face it, when’s the last time you heard an athletic director get up and say, “After we have been turned down on five candidates this is who we’re stuck with.”

But you do have to really start to wonder what’s going on.

There is some speculation that part of the problem is they don’t want to pay a basketball coach more than Chad Morris’ $3.5 million a year … which is a futures contract, based on a 2-10 season to start last year.

If that IS the case, it means they are appearing to at least try making Arkansas a football school. That will be entertaining to watch play out.

Right now it appears if they don’t pull the Beard rabbit out of the hat, well, fans may have to lower their sights because that takes Billy Donovan and Rick Pitino out of the mix (although I’m not remotely confident either would be interested in coming to Fayetteville).

Is the Hogs’ job not as big of a deal as some fans have hoped it is?

Hogs get 15th inning homer from Kjerstad to avoid sweep at Auburn

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Auburn thought it had a doubleheader sweep in the 10th inning against Arkansas on Friday night.

Then they didn’t.

The Razorbacks hung in, getting key hits when they needed them until Heston Kjerstad led off with a homer in the 15th inning, then Matt Goodheart had a two-RBI double for a 9-6 win in a game that lasted five hours, 40 minutes.

It could end up being a huge win down the road.

Auburn had rallied in the first game scoring six straight runs for a 6-3 win over Hogs’ starter and ace Isaiah Campbell.

And it looked in the 10th inning of the second game like they had a sweep.

Tigers catcher Matt Scheffler singled to bring Steven Williams home from second base. Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn appealed the play at the plate and replay showed Hogs catcher Casey Opitz tagged Williams and that sent things to the 11th inning.

Arkansas will try Saturday to get a series win, facing Auburn at 1 p.m.

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Hogs fans shouldn’t worry about baseball’s loss to Little Rock

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Arkansas fans were already on edge Tuesday night.

With a men’s basketball coaching search that appears to be going off the rails, the last thing Razorbacks fans needed was a baseball loss to Little Rock in the teams’ inaugural meeting.

Not just a loss but a 17-7 clubbing at Baum-Walker Stadium.

It didn’t take long and social media was buzzing with distraught fans who claimed the series was a bad idea from the get-go.

Last year, Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek gave the OK for Hogs programs to play University of Arkansas System programs. The announcement halted a decades-long moratorium.

The reaction was a mixed bag, but when the Trojans routed the Hogs, some were livid.

To those who are bent — I know you are already upset about the prospects of firing Mike Anderson to possibly hire a mid-major coach or re-tread, but you don’t need to worry about this baseball loss.

Forgive me, but I am going to lean on my Iowa roots again. I know you get sick of that sometimes, but trust me, it’s applicable here. Growing up, Iowa State and Iowa, the state’s Power Five programs, played mid-majors Drake and Northern Iowa in most all sports –even football.

Hapless Iowa State lost to Drake the year the Bulldogs announced they were transitioning to a non-scholarship program. The Cyclones have also lost to UNI in football a handful of times.

Drake and UNI have beaten both Iowa and Iowa State in basketball over the years.

In a recent meeting, Iowa blocked to field goals on back-to-back possessions (because of penalties) to preserve a win in the final seconds.

And guess what?

The Cyclones and Hawkeyes haven’t lost revenue or recruits to those lesser programs. They still run the state, even though the Panthers and Bulldogs pull the occasional upset.

Obviously, this is a foreign concept in Arkansas since it’s brand-new. No one really knows how to react because these games have been taboo.

But this loss will show that in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn’t mean much.

Little Rock will have a great highlight video to show recruits and photos to include in the media guide. It’s a feather in their cap, but it won’t allow them to host an NCAA Regional, or even make one, let alone make a College World Series Run.

It won’t build them a new stadium they need or sway the top recruits from Arkansas to go there.

It also must be pointed out that in these nonconference midweek games, bigger schools don’t pitch their weekend starters. Could Little Rock beat Hogs No. 1 starter Isaiah Campbell? I wouldn’t bet on it.

Also this week, the University of Central Arkansas won at No. 24 Oklahoma State and No.18 Ole Miss, who only beat Little Rock 11-8 earlier this month, lost 10-6 to North Alabama.

These losses to mid-majors happen without much consequence and most know that the big boys aren’t wasting their top pitching.

The Hogs are still right where they want to be to make a deep postseason run. The Auburn series, which begins Friday, with a doubleheader is much more important.

Arkansas needs to bounce back after dropping two of three to SEC West rival Ole Miss last weekend at home. A couple of wins on The Plains and the Little Rock loss will be well in the rearview mirror if it isn’t already.

So, don’t fret over this. Your concern over the coaching search is a valid one. A baseball loss to an instate school? Nah.

Trust me, I know.

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