Razorbacks’ win over Oregon State in pictures
Free watch party at Baum Stadium on Wednesday night
Baum Stadium will host a free watch party Wednesday night for Game 2 of the College World Series finals as the Razorbacks take on Oregon State at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
Fans will enter through Gate B (on the third base side) at Baum Stadium beginning at 5 p.m. Seating throughout the stadium will be first-come, first-serve and parking will be free.
The Hog Pen will be closed for the event. Light concessions will be available via cash only, but fans will be allowed to bring in food and beverages but no coolers or alcohol will be allowed inside the stadium.
Morris, Anderson quick with congrats on social media
It didn’t take long for congratulations to start rolling in after Arkansas’ 4-1 win over Oregon State in the first game of the College World Series finals Tuesday night.
Hunter Yurachek on Twitter
Thank you Razorback Nation, what at atmosphere you created tonight in Omaha. #WPS https://t.co/yPDicxDD0j
Chad Morris on Twitter
Yes Sir @RazorbackBSB ONE MORE… finish empty! https://t.co/8vVE4wiqL4
Coach Mike Anderson on Twitter
BOOM!!! @RazorbackBSB #GoHogs
https://twitter.com/5NEWSTyler/status/1011809282646528001
Coach Barry Lunney, Jr on Twitter
What an incredible individual year!! So awesome to see a young man from our state come to the Hill and have such a large impact! #homegrown https://t.co/HfUIGtvKD3
Jeff Traylor on Twitter
That was fun. Best fans in the country and one win away from being the best team in the country as well. #WPS!!
Southeastern Conference on Twitter
IT’S LITTTTT https://t.co/3hNofAv4m7
World-Herald CWS on Twitter
Arkansas (@RazorbackBSB) defeats Oregon State, moves one game from first College World Series title https://t.co/BVycXdcsnE
Ronnie Brewer on Twitter
How about them OmaHogs. 1 win away from being National Champs. Let’s gooooooo. #WPS #CWSFinal
Gabe Richardson on Twitter
Woooo Damn Pig ???????????????????????? Congrats fellas #1more2go
NCAA Baseball on Twitter
When you’re one win away from your first-ever national title… #CWS | @RazorbackBSB https://t.co/EW9YZo1QUZ
Razorback Football on Twitter
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Chris Gragg on Twitter
Go Hogs…..
Kevin Richardson II on Twitter
Let’s go @RazorbackBSB! One win away! #OmaHogs ????⚾️
SEC Network on Twitter
@RazorbackBSB wins Game 1 of the #CWS Finals!!
Mike Woods on Twitter
LETS GOOOO #OMAHOGS
T.J. Hammonds on Twitter
That’s game. #WooPig ????
Henre’ Toliver on Twitter
Go Hogs! @RazorbackBSB
Taylor honored by NWA Business Journal as one of top women
FAYETTEVILLE — Recognition of the successful Arkansas women’s golf season continued as coach Shauna Taylor was honored by the NWA Business Journal as one of the top women in business.
Taylor is part of the fourth class of honorees and was selected by the editorial staff of the NWA Business Journal from a strong field of nominees.Associate athletics director Julie Cromer Peoples was selected in 2016 representing the Razorbacks.
Taylor guided Arkansas to a record-setting season that included the program’s first SEC and NCAA Regional titles. Arkansas won seven team events behind the play of junior Maria Fassi who won six individual titles.
Taylor and the Razorbacks opened the season tying the NCAA record with a 41-under par 823 at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
Four of the five players were under par paced by Fassi who posted a school record 16-under 200 (65-71-64) to win. Alana Uriell was 12-under, Dylan Kim was 10-under and Cara Gorlei finished 3-under at the event.
Arkansas went on to play the four-event fall schedule 92-under par winning three of the tournaments. The spring season was equally successful as Arkansas notched four team wins and had two runner-up finishes.
The team was ranked as high as No. 1 in the country and entered the NCAA Championship at No. 2.
The Razorbacks ended the year 10th in the nation with three players, Fassi, Uriell and Kim, earning WGCA All-America honors.
Taylor will join Fassi, Kim and Uriell at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Baines, France, July 6-8, for the Palmer Cup as the summer amateur schedule continues.
The Razorbacks
• School record 7 team titles
• Program’s first-ever SEC Championship
• Program’s first-ever NCAA Regional title
• NCAA record-tying 41-under par shooting 823 in win at the Mason Rudolph Championship
• Arkansas has played 11 tournaments a total of 42-under par
• Eleven of Arkansas’ 34 rounds rank in the program’s top-10 lowest scores
• NCAA Regional second round score of 271 is second lowest round in program history
• Arkansas’ 17-under 271 in the second round of the NCAA Regional is the second-best round versus par in program history
• Seven of Arkansas’ 11 team tournament totals rank in the top-10 in program history
• Arkansas’ 823 at the Mason Rudolph Championship is the lowest score in program history
• Ranked as high as No. 1 in the fall
• Scores of 289 in rounds 3 and 4 are program bests at the NCAA Championship
• Four-round total 1,186 is second-best in program history at NCAA Championship
• Three US Open Qualifiers
• Three Palmer Cup Selections
CWS finals opener delayed until Tuesday due to weather
OMAHA, Neb. — Due to severe weather in the Omaha area, the College World Series finals opener between Arkansas and Oregon State has been postponed and will now be played Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
Game one of the best-of-three series was originally scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m.
The Razorbacks are in the College World Series finals for the second time in program history and first time since the 1979 season.
Arkansas swept its way through its bracket, knocking off defending national champion Florida in the semifinal. The No. 5 national seed carries a 47-19 record into the championship series against Oregon State.
With Monday’s delay, three of the Razorbacks’ four games in Omaha have been affected by inclement conditions.
Arkansas’ opener against Texas (June 17) was delayed by 2 hours and 49 minutes in the sixth inning while the team’s game against Texas Tech (June 19) was first postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday and then delayed from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
College World Series Finals
Tuesday, June 26
Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas vs No. 3 Oregon State – 6 p.m. [ESPN]
Wednesday, June 27
Game 2: No. 5 Arkansas vs No. 3 Oregon State – 6 p.m. [ESPN]
Thursday, June 28
Game 3 (if necessary): No. 5 Arkansas vs No. 3 Oregon State – TBD [ESPN]
Cotton takes fifth place in 100 meters at USTA Championships
DES MOINES, Iowa — On the final day of the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Kenzo Cotton closed out his career at Arkansas in the USATF 200-meter final alongside former teammate and Arkansas alum, Marqueze Washington.
Cotton, a senior NCAA All-American, and Academic All-American advanced to the finals in the 200-meters, finishing third in his heat running 20.70. Cotton’s time was the ninth-fastest in the semifinal.
Pro Hog Marqueze Washington joined Cotton in the final with his fourth-place finish in the first heat running 20.47 to advance.
In the final, Cotton turned in a solid performance running 20.82 to snag a fifth-place finish in the event. Washington took seventh-place after pulling up with an injury during the final.
“I felt like it was a pretty good race,” said Cotton. ” I think I ran my curve really well, that’s what me and coach [Doug] Case have been talking about, making sure I execute that curve well. Overall I’m happy with my place and happy with my finish and how I executed my race.”
Cotton concludes his career after being a mainstay on the relays and sprint events for the past four seasons.
“I’m really happy with how my career went,” said Cotton. “I never expected to run the times I’m running, and as early as I did. I’ve really enjoyed my time here at Arkansas and the teammates that I’ve trained with and the friends that I’ve made.”
Also competing in Sunday’s finals was Razorback alum Stanley Kebenei who had a great day on the track as well. Kebenei finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase running 8:28.39, a season-best time.
Hogs, Beavers set for baseball national title
OMAHA, Neb. — The hunt for Arkansas’ first NCAA title begins Monday evening when the Razorbacks face Oregon State in game one of the College World Series finals.
First pitch of the best-of-three series is scheduled for 6 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park on ESPN.
The Razorbacks swept through their bracket, knocking off top-seeded and defending national champion Florida in the CWS semifinal.
Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Campbell tied a career-high eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings and freshman Casey Martin was 4-for-5 with three runs scored in the Arkansas’ 5-2 win over the Gators.
The program last played for an NCAA title 39 years ago during the 1979 College World Series.
Matchup: No. 5 Arkansas (47-19) vs No. 3 Oregon State (53-11-1)
TV: ESPN and WatchESPN
Talent: Karl Ravech (PXP), Kyle Peterson (Analyst), Eduardo Perez (Analyst) and Laura Rutledge (Reporter)
Radio: Razorback Sports Network from IMG
Probable Starters: (ARK) RHP Blaine Knight (13-0) vs (OSU) TBA
The CWS Championship Series will be a matchup of top-15 offenses in the country with both Arkansas and Oregon State hitting over .300 collectively and scoring more than seven runs per game this season.
The Razorbacks are hitting .330 over their first three games of the College World Series and are paced by Martin and sophomore Dominic Fletcher who are both hitting .571 (8-for-14) entering Monday’s game.
Arkansas’ 47 wins are its most under head coach Dave Van Horn and the highest total by the program since a 47-15 record during the 1990 season under Norm DeBriyn.
Monday’s Probable Starter – RHP Blaine Knight
Junior Blaine Knight is set to make his second start of the 2018 College World Series, eight days after his last outing in the Razorbacks’ CWS opener against Texas.
In that game, Knight pitched allowed two runs on just four hits with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work and improved to 13-0 this year.
Four-Hit Club
Entering this year, only one Razorbacks had ever collected four hits in a College World Series and that distinction belonged to Jeff King in 1985. Over the first three games in Omaha, that list has grown by two.
Fletcher was 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI against Texas Tech (June 20) and Martin followed that with a 4-for-5 performance with three runs scored in the semifinal against Florida (June 22).
Unfamiliar Foes
Arkansas and Oregon State have met just three times previously and not since the 1995 season.
Two of the three matchups have NCAA postseason ties with the teams splitting a pair of games during the 1986 NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla.
