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Tadlock, players following Wednesday loss to Hogs
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Texas Tech coach Tim Tadlock and players met with the media following Arkansas’ explosive 7-4 win over the Red Raiders on Wednesday afternoon.
Bad weather delays Hogs-Red Raiders to Wednesday
Arkansas and Texas Tech will have to wait a few hours.
The bad weather in Omaha has caused the NCAA to move their game scheduled for Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
The game is now scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 as well as on ESPN Arkansas stations at 95.3 FM in the River Valley, 96.3 FM in Hot Springs and 104.3 FM in Harrison-Mountain Home.
The pregame will start at 10:30 a.m. with Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter setting the scene from the College World Series.
Burnside joining Razorbacks’ softball after two years at Mizzou
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Courtney Deifel has announced the addition of Braxton Burnside to the Razorbacks’ softball roster.
The Paragould native spent the first two season of her collegiate career at Missouri and joins the Hogs as a junior.
In two seasons with Missouri, Burnside registered 99 hits with 48 runs scored, 15 home runs, 80 RBI and 20 doubles. After a standout 2017 season, she earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team and was named a top-25 finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year.
Burnside also collected NFCA and USA Softball National Player of the Week (March 18, 2017) honors following a week with three home runs including two grand slams in one game.
Additionally, Burnside was part of two NCAA appearances with Missouri and, for her work in the classroom, was part of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Burnside is no stranger to the Natural State as a standout for Paragould High School. She hit 44 home runs during her prep career which ranks first all-time in Arkansas high school softball history.
She amassed 185 RBI with the Rams and carried a .551 batting average during her junior season. Burnside was also a three-time All-State performer.
The Razorbacks are coming off a season in which they posted a 42-17 record and advanced the program’s first-ever NCAA Super Regional.
Individually, Arkansas had a program-high four NFCA All-Region selections with Hannah McEwen, Mary Haff, Autumn Buczek and Katie Warrick. Haff was also a top-three finalist for National Freshman of the Year.
Everything you need to know for Hogs-Red Raiders
WHEN: Tuesday, 6 p.m.
WHERE: TD Ameritrade Park (24,000), Omaha, Neb.
RECORDS: Arkansas 45-19; Texas Tech 45-18.
COACHES: Arkansas: Dave Van Horn, 640-362 in 16th season at Arkansas and 960-521 in 24th season overall in Division I; Texas Tech: Tim Tadlock, 239-130 in sixth season at Texas Tech and overall in Division I.
SERIES: Arkansas leads 45-14.
LAST MEETING: Arkansas defeated Texas Tech 5-1 on April 24 in Fayetteville.
RADIO: ESPN Arkansas 95.3 FM in the River Valley, 96.3 FM in Hot Springs and western Arkansas and 104.3 FM in Harrison-Mountain Home.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised by ESPN and streamed on the ESPN app and ESPN3.com.
ANNOUNCERS: Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (commentary), Eduardo Perez (commentary) and Laura Rutledge (field).
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP: Arkansas, LHP Kacey Murphy (8-5, 3.12 ERA); Texas Tech, RHP Caleb Killian (9-2, 3.04 ERA).
WEATHER: According to the National Weather Service, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday in Omaha.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 3.57; Texas Tech 4.38.
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.10; Texas Tech 7.83.
Batting Average: Arkansas .302; Texas Tech .311.
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .237; Texas Tech .243.
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .972; Texas Tech .972.
NOTABLE:
• Neither team will be eliminated with a loss. The winner will play Friday night, needing one win to advance to the national championship series. The loser will play either Texas or Florida in an elimination game Thursday
• Texas Tech is 3-6 and Arkansas is 9-2 this season against common opponents – Texas, Florida, Dallas Baptist and Kentucky
• The Red Raiders and Razorbacks both enter Tuesday’s game with a 6-1 record in the NCAA postseason. Both teams swept their home regionals, then won two of three games in home super regionals. Texas Tech defeated Duke 6-2 last Monday to advance to the College World Series for the third time in five seasons
• Texas Tech ranks top 10 nationally in team batting average (.311), doubles (139), triples (24), walks (347), home runs (82), on-base percentage (.420), runs per game (8.2) and slugging percentage (.510)
• Texas Tech’s Gabe Holt enters Tuesday’s game on a 15-game hit streak. Holt was a Freshman All-America selection at second base, along with Arkansas third baseman Casey Martin and Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad.
Kim advances to weekend play at Walmart NWA Championship
ROGERS — Arkansas senior-to-be Dylan Kim fired a bogey-free 6-under 65 to advance through the Monday qualifier and into the weekend field at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G.
Kim’s 65 tied one other player, an LPGA Tour professional, for the top spot with both players moving on to play on Friday and Saturday.
She joins fellow senior-to-be Maria Fassi who earned a sponsor’s exemption and #ProHogs Stacy Lewis and Gabriela Lopez who are LPGA Tour members.
From Dylan Kim
I played well today. I hit a lot of greens and putted well and that always makes for a good round. This is one of the better rounds that I have had in a while and it feels great to do it at home. This is a really cool experience for me. I get to stay in my own apartment and I hope that one of my teammates will caddy for me this week.
From Arkansas coach Shauna Taylor
Dylan is just a tremendous player. She’s so prepared and works her tail off and is deserving of a good outcome today. It was fantastic to see her play well. Our players have the dream of playing on the next level and what a tremendous opportunity to come out here and do that on one of our home golf courses.
Kim opened her day on the back nine and turned 4-under after a great start. She picked up her first birdie on No. 12 after hitting a long tee shoot on the par 4, 394-yard hole. She hit her second shot close to the pin and drained the putt for the birdie.
She picked up her second and third birdies on consecutive holes on Nos. 15 and 16 and birdied No. 18 before making the turn. It was another good tee shot for Kim followed by a strong second shot to the uphill green in front of the grandstands.
Kim added birdies on Nos. 2 and 7 shooting 2-under on the front nine to advance to the weekend tournament.
Former Razorback Summar Roachell and recently graduated Razorback Alana Uriell tied for seventh overall with 2-under 69s. #ProHog Emily Tubert was tied for 12th with an even-par 71, followed by Razorback senior-to-be Kaylee Benton who carded a 74 to tie for 21st. Benton had fellow Razorback Mason Overstreet on the bag for her on Monday.
NOTES
• Dylan Kim’s 6-under 65 is the second-best score posted by a Razorback (current or former) during this event. It is second to Alana Uriell’s 64 in 2016.
• Dylan Kim is the seventh Razorback player to advance out of the Monday qualifier.
• Four current and/or former Razorbacks in the tournament field is the second-most in a single year. Arkansas had five players compete on the weekend in 2016 and 2017.
ESPN says Hogs have sixth toughest three-game stretch
With the start of the college football season a little over two months away, Arkansas has made one Top 10 list.
ESPN’s Chris Low put together teams with the 10 toughest three-game stretches in all of college football for 2018 and the Razorbacks made the list … at No. 6.
Sept. 22 at Auburn, Sept. 29 vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 6 vs. Alabama
Any stretch that includes both Alabama and Auburn in a span of three weeks is never for the faint of heart. Both the Crimson Tide and Tigers will again be loaded on defense this season, and with first-year coach Chad Morris taking on a major rebuilding job at Arkansas, finding a way to even get to 20 points against Alabama and Auburn will be a chore for the Hogs, who were 1-7 in the SEC last season. Sandwiched between the Auburn and Alabama games is a home date against No. 23 Texas A&M, which has won six in a row over Arkansas, with three of the past four being overtime games.
The good news for Hog fans is that’s the roughest three-game stretch in the entire season. It comes after opening with three non-conference opponents. Eastern Illinois, Colorado State and North Texas aren’t SEC teams, although the Mean Green was finally respectable last season.
Some think the game in the second week against the Rams is a trap game, but the reality is they lost their best offensive players and have as many question marks as anyone.
The Hogs’ final three-game stretch against LSU, Mississippi State and Missouri features all-new offensive coordinators. LSU could easily by 4-5 by then, a week after playing Alabama. Who knows about the Bulldogs and Missouri’s new offensive coordinator is learning the offense from the quarterback.
Ah, yes, the joys of summer college football talk.
