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OPENING DAY at Baum, BKB hosts Georgia tonight
Hogs start long, long homestand today against Grambling
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For the first time since 2003, the Razorbacks will play a midweek home opener at Baum-Walker Stadium.
No. 9 Arkansas kicks off an almost unprecedented 18-game homestand against Grambling on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
The Hogs have not played a midweek home opener since Dave Van Horn’s first season at the helm in 2003.
Arkansas hosted Creighton on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at what was formerly known as Baum Stadium and defeated the Bluejays, 9-5, in Van Horn’s first game as head coach.
Schedule
Grambling vs. No. 9 Arkansas at 3 p.m.
On the Mound
Grambling LHP Jacorey Boudreaux (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Ben Bybee (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Tune In
Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will have the call of tomorrow’s midweek home opener on SEC Network+. Fans can catch all the action through the ESPN app.
The game can also be heard at HitThatLine.com or ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home with Phil Elson and former Razorback Bubba Carpenter on the call.
In the Polls
Arkansas remained ranked by all six major college baseball polls following the opening week of the season:
Perfect Game – No. 3
USA Today Coaches – No. 6
Collegiate Baseball – No. 7
NCBWA – No. 7
D1Baseball – No. 9
Baseball America – No. 11
Road Warriors
It has been 282 days since Arkansas’ last home game. The last time the Hogs played inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium was in a 5-0 loss in seven innings to SEC East foe Vanderbilt on May 15, 2022.
The Razorbacks have played 19 consecutive games away from home since then, traveling to five different states in that span — Alabama, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Nebraska and Texas.
Home Sweet Home
Tuesday’s home opener against Grambling will mark the start of an 18-game homestand, the Hogs’ longest stretch of consecutive games at home since 1982.
That season, Arkansas played 22 straight games at George Cole Field to begin the year and finished the campaign with a 40-15-2 overall record.
1982 also marked head coach Dave Van Horn’s first — and only — season as a Razorback.
A standout infielder, Van Horn earned All-Southwest Conference honors, including Newcomer of the Year accolades, and was selected as the Hogs’ most valuable player that season.
Poppin’ Off
Arkansas outfielder Jared Wegner was named the SEC Player of the Week following a huge weekend in the College Baseball Showdown to begin his Razorback career.
Wegner slashed .545/.643/1.365 (6-for-11) with four extra-base hits, including two home runs, and eight RBI over three games at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Wegner had at least one hit, reached base at least twice and scored at least one run in all three games, leading the Hogs to wins over Texas and TCU.
In Friday’s season-opening win against Texas, the graduate transfer from Creighton went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored.
He followed up that performance with a 3-for-4 night against TCU on Saturday, recording a double, a home run and three RBI against the Horned Frogs.
His finish to the weekend was even louder. The Kearney, Neb., native went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a triple, a home run and a weekend-high five RBI in Arkansas’ run-rule win over Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Wegner began his Razorback career by slashing .545/.643/1.365 (6-for-11) with four extra-base hits, including two home runs, and eight RBI over three games in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field.
Wegner had at least one hit, reached base at least twice and scored at least one run in all three games, leading the Hogs to wins over Texas and TCU.
In Friday’s season-opening win against Texas, the graduate transfer from Creighton went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. He followed up that performance with a 3-for-4 night against TCU on Saturday, recording a double, a home run and three RBI against the Horned Frogs.
His finish to the weekend was even louder.
The Kearney, Neb., native went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a triple, a home run and a weekend-high five RBI in Arkansas’ run-rule win over Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon.
Wegner and Arkansas now turn their attention to Grambling. The Razorbacks will host the Tigers at 3 p.m. Tuesday in a rare midweek home opener at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Wacky schedule forces some changes for Hogs’ special events
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas is starting to add key dates for fans for football season set for this year.
Homecoming is set for Oct. 21 when the Razorbacks host Mississippi State and Family Weekend set for Sept. 9 when the Hogs play Kent State.
Arkansas’ homecoming matchup with the Bulldogs will come after the Razorbacks have played four consecutive road games.
The Hogs’ first-ever matchup with Kent State will be the team’s second game of the season but the first in Fayetteville after opening the season against Western Carolina at War Memorial Stadium.
The wackiness in that scheduling will see a delayed start for football in the home stadium and going for a month in the middle of the schedule without a home game. That’s thanks to the SEC schedule-makers.
The U of A Sports Hall of Honor will also take place that weekend to celebrate the careers of the 2023 inductees.
The Razorbacks begin spring practice under fourth-year coach Sam Pittman on March 9.
Arkansas will work through 15 practices, including the team’s spring game on Saturday, April 15 as part of Wooo Pig Weekend.
The Hogs will kick off the busy Saturday at noon with No. 4 softball meeting UAB at Bogle Park at 3 p.m. and the No. 7 baseball team squaring off against Tennessee at 6 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
