FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Malik Hornsby running plays at wide receiver was the biggest topic of conversation for players after Tuesday’s spring practice.
Arkansas resumed spring drills after a week off for spring break.
Watch the two press conferences with the players below:
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman previewed spring drills re-starting with Phil Elson, Drew Barrett and Matty T on ESPN Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A five-game week at Baum-Walker Stadium begins with a pair of games against an in-state opponent.
No. 2 Arkansas (18-4, 5-1 SEC) will kick off an action-packed stretch at home with a pair of midweek games against Little Rock (11-10, 1-5 Sun Belt).
Tuesday’s opener gets underway at 6:30 p.m., while first pitch in Wednesday’s finale between the Razorbacks and Trojans is set for 4 p.m.
The Hogs, who boast the SEC’s best fielding percentage (.986), continued to roll this past weekend, going on the road to Missouri and winning their 12th consecutive conference series.
Tuesday and Wednesday’s midweek games against Little Rock will set the table for Arkansas’ SEC weekend series at home against Mississippi State, the defending national champions.
Schedule
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
vs. Little Rock – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
4 p.m. Wednesday
vs. Little Rock – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Tune In
Both midweek games against Little Rock will stream on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
The midweek series can also be heard on HitThatLine.com and ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home with Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter.
Matchups
Game 1
Little Rock RHP Jacob Weatherley (1-0, 5.96 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Mark Adamiak (2-0, 2.08 ERA)
Game 2
Little Rock TBA vs. Arkansas TBA
Series History
Arkansas and Little Rock have met on the diamond just three times since 1960. The Razorbacks own a 2-1 series lead, with all three games having occurred at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The in-state opponents’ first clash came on April 2, 2019, when the Trojans shocked the Hogs in a 17-7 win. Last season’s pair of meetings went significantly better for the Razorbacks as Arkansas won both midweek showdowns.
Leading Off
• Arkansas moved up to No. 2 in D1Baseball’s latest top-25 poll, which was released on Monday morning. The Razorbacks were also ranked second nationally in the most recent NCBWA and USA Today Coaches polls.
• The Hogs went a perfect 6-0 against in-state opponents last season, including a pair of wins against both Little Rock and UAPB. Arkansas also defeated UCA and Arkansas State in midweek clashes during the 2021 campaign.
• Dave Van Horn earned his 300th SEC win on Sunday at Mizzou. Including his years at Nebraska, Northwestern State and Central Missouri State, the Head Hog has racked up 1,139 wins at four-year institutions, which is sixth most among all active DI head coaches.
• RHP Mark Adamiak will make his third career start for Arkansas on Tuesday, getting the ball in game one against Little Rock. The right-hander has a 2-0 record and a 2.08 ERA in 8 2/3 innings this season, striking out eight while allowing only two runs.
• Arkansas’ five-game week, beginning with Tuesday and Wednesday’s contests against Little Rock, is part of a six-game homestand. The Razorbacks host Mississippi State this weekend (April 1-3) in the third SEC series of the season before wrapping up their stay at home with a midweek battle against UCA on April 5.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Tye & Tommy on Anthony Black picking Arkansas, spring football back, and more!
Arkansas added another five-star recruiting class to the best in program history with five-star point guard Anthony Black decided to call the Hogs.
Black made the announcement Monday evening at the PowerAds Jamfest in Chicago.
As a result, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman put another star on a class that is loaded with them.
“Coach Musselman has a sense of my goals and I feel he is going to help me strive to meet them as quick as I can,” Black said about his decision. “I feel Arkansas is the best place I can go to get pushed and tested the most.”
Black (6-7, 198 pounds) chose Arkansas over Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, Memphis, TCU and other programs. He also considered the NBA G-League.
And now, less than a week after the Razorbacks beat Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament, the Hogs did it again, this time on the recruiting trail.
Black reached into a cooler and pulled out a red PowerAde with the Razorback logo taped to it.
“Just being able to trust the coaches and trust they have my best interest in mind while also winning a lot of game and having a lot of fun,” Walsh said. “The game plan thing really is to just come in and win and see how we can help each other get better and push each other to get better. They didn’t know, but they saw me and Nick and Jordan talking a bit, so they were kinda plotting.”
Black joins a talented group of recruits included Nick Smith, Jr., and Jordan Walsh for three of the Top 20 recruits in the country to gl along with Derrian Ford and Joseph Pinion.
Let the expectations start going up.
Eric Musselman best coach among really good ones for Hogs in all sports, says Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South.
Join Mason Choate and Robert Stewart as they recap the gross series at Missouri. The guys give their true opinions on Missouri’s stadium, the nasty field and the questionable umpires. Plus, they talk weekend MVP’s for Arkansas and take a look around at the conference standings.
HitThatLine.com is the website for ESPN Arkansas. Listen at 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 FM in Fort Smith and the River Valley, 96.3 FM in Hot Springs and 104.3 FM in Harrison.
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