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Hogs’ Jared Wegner picks up first SEC weekly player award
Hogs’ outfielder Jared Wegner has been named the SEC Player of the Week.
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.
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Razorbacks stomp Oklahoma State in shortened game
ARLINGTON, Texas — No. 8 Arkansas (2-1) bullied No. 9 Oklahoma State (1-2) from start to finish in an 18-1 run-rule win on Sunday afternoon to close out the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field.
The Hogs scored five runs in the second, third and fifth innings, taking control early and never looking back.
The game was called after seven innings as Arkansas and Oklahoma State agreed to a 10-run rule on the final day in Arlington.
Arkansas was all over Oklahoma State starter Bayden Root, tagging the right-hander for five runs on four hits and two walks over 1.2 innings.
Jared Wegner was responsible for much of the damage against the Cowboy right-hander, picking up pair of two-out extra-base hits to cap the five-run second and third innings.
Wegner’s three-run triple to right center in the top half of the second extended the Razorbacks’ early lead to 5-0. His two-run home run down the left field line in the third put Arkansas up by 10, effectively silencing the Cowboys for good.
The Creighton transfer finished 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and a season-high five RBI. For the weekend, Wegner slashed .545/.643/1.364 (6-for-11) with four extra-base hits, including two home runs, and eight runs batted in over three games in the College Baseball Showdown.
Wegner’s explosive bat gave Hunter Hollan, who was making his first start on the mound as a Razorback, a big cushion to work with. The left-hander made the most of it, twirling four innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts before he was lifted due to pitch count. The San Jacinto College transfer was credited with the win.
Arkansas padded its lead with a five-run fifth and three-run seventh. All five runs in the fifth inning came with two outs, started by Tavian Josenberger’s solo shot to right center. In total, 13 of the Razorbacks’ 18 runs came with two outs.
Right-handers Koty Frank, Cody Adcock and Gage Wood worked in relief of Hollan, combining for five strikeouts and three scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
Wood, a true freshman, struck out the side in the bottom of the seventh to close out the game and seal the Hogs’ dominant 18-1 win.
With the season-opening weekend in the books, Arkansas now turns its attention to Grambling. The Razorbacks will host the Tigers at 3 p.m. Tuesday in a rare midweek home opener at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Fourth-quarter collapse results in Hogs’ huge loss at Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas (19-10, 6-8 SEC) melted down in the fourth quarter to drop a road game to Georgia, 71-48.
Going into the final quarter of play, it was an eight-point game, but the Razorbacks did not score for over five minutes and were out-scored 23-8.
Chrissy Carr led the team with 21 points and matching a career-high five 3-pointers, while Erynn Barnum reached 1,000 career points with 16 on the afternoon.
Georgia got on the board first, but Barnum responded by converting a 3-point play. After Barnum’s and-1, the Hogs were held in a scoring drought for over two minutes until Carr knocked down a triple to tie the score at 6-6.
At the media timeout, the Razorbacks were down by a basket, 8-6, with 4:52 remaining in the first quarter. Georgia scored a 3-pointer and a second-chance layup out of the timeout to continue on a 7-0 run, but Saylor Poffenbarger answered on the other end with a jumper.
Arkansas was 1-of-8 from the field until Makayla Daniels came up with a layup and got fouled in the process to be rewarded with the 3-point play. Arkansas trailed 15-11 after one quarter.
The Razorbacks continued a run with a Poffenbarger jumper and a Barnum basket, tying the game at 15-15 with 7:49 left in the quarter.
Georgia took a timeout after that 7-0 run and came out of the break with one of their own, 4-0, until Carr drained her second triple of the contest. The Razorbacks held the Lady Bulldogs to no field goals for over four minutes until a cut to the basket set up for a Lady Bulldog layup to lead the Razorbacks, 23-18.
Carr knocked down her third 3-pointer of the game and then made two free throws to earn her way to double digits in scoring early. Georgia responded after both of those Arkansas possessions to lead the Razorbacks, 27-23 with under two minutes left in the quarter.
At halftime, Georgia led 31-27.
Carr knocked down her fourth 3-pointer of the game to cut the Georgia lead to three, 34-31, under two minutes into the second half.
Whenever Arkansas seemed to get going offensively, Georgia would respond, until both teams were held in scoring drought for over two minutes. At the media timeout taken a 4:55,
Arkansas trailed 38-33. Georgia scored off a second-chance opportunity to extend their lead to seven, but Carr answered with a 3-pointer and after a Barnum layup, the Hogs were down by four. Georgia then went on a 4-0 run to force the Hogs to take a timeout, down 46-38 with 1:36 remaining in the quarter.
Poffenbarger knocked down a jumper out of the timeout, but Georgia scored on another second-chance layup to take a 48-40 lead over Arkansas going into the fourth quarter.
Barnum delivered a layup for the first score of the fourth quarter, but Georgia came around on the other end with a 3-pointer to lead by nine. A turnaround jumper by Barnum pulled the lead down to seven, but the Lady Bulldogs rolled on a 4-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 11, with 6:14 left in the game.
Barnum pulled the Razorbacks back within nine, but Georgia came back with a jumper, and following two technical fouls charged to Arkansas’ bench, Georgia made three of the four free throws.
That is when things started to crumble for Arkansas and Georgia went on a 16-0 run in just three minutes and Arkansas did not score for over five minutes halfway through the fourth quarter.
Hogs Highlights
• Carr led the way with 21 points, while matching a career-high five 3-pointers
• Barnum logged 16 points, while shooting 6-of-12 from the field and adding seven rebounds and a block
• Poffenbarger delivered six points and seven rebounds, all defensive, as well as three assists. She became the 32nd member of the 1,000-point club in the fourth quarter of the game
• Daniels registered six assists
Next Game
Arkansas stays on the road to face Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi on Thursday, Feb. 23 for an 8 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network.
