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Arkansas routs Washington State to finish doubleheader sweep

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Head coach Dave Van Horn and the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-0) won Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader in seven innings against Washington State, 14-2, at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

The Diamond Hogs won Game 1 of the DH, 3-2, via walkoff in the 10th inning earlier Friday. Van Horn switched the lineup around in the second game, as the Hogs started Kuhio Aloy at designated hitter in place of Logan Maxwell, Michael Anderson at first base in place of Rocco Peppi and Cam Kozeal at second base in place of Nolan Souza. Peppi still started in Game 2, but played in right field instead.

Starting the game on the mound for the Razorbacks was left-hander Zach Root, who tossed 5.0 innings with eight strikeouts, two hits, one walk and one earned run.

Unlike Game 1, Arkansas got the scoring started early and went up 2-0 in the bottom of the first following a Wehiwa Aloy hit-by-pitch, Peppi double and Brent Iredale RBI groundout. Kuhio Aloy added a double of his own, but a Ryder Helfrick strikeout ended the early hot start.

Washington State finally got on the board in the fourth, when Root put the first two Cougars on via single and hit-by-pitch. A fielder's choice moved the lead runner over to third, where he eventually scored from following another fielder's choice RBI groundout. Root escaped the frame with a fly out.

They say good teams score when scored upon, and Arkansas answered the call in the latter half of the fourth in a big way. Anderson started the frame with a ground out to third base, but Kozeal picked him up with a double to right center. After a Justin Thomas Jr. first-pitch ground out, leadoff man Charles Davalan scored Kozeal from second thanks to a center field single.

The fun didn't stop there, as Wehiwa Aloy walked on four pitches to bring up Peppi, who walked on six pitches. With the bases loaded, Iredale delivered a two-RBI single to center to increase Arkansas' lead to 5-1. After another walk to Kuhio Aloy, Helfrick tripled down the right field line to clear the bases. An Anderson pop up ended the frame with the Razorbacks leading 8-1.

Arkansas went on to load the bases again in the bottom of the fifth, where Iredale secured an RBI walk to drive the score up to 9-1. The Razorbacks turned to right-handed reliever Aiden Jimenez in the sixth, and after a shaky start that included an allowed double and RBI single, the former Oregon State transfer ended the damage with a double play ground ball.

The game finally came to an end in the seventh, when Kuhio Aloy sent a three-RBI blast over the left field wall to mercy-rule the Cougars.

Van Horn's team finished the game 13-of-30 at the plate with six doubles, one triple, one home run and eight walks to five punchouts.

Below are stats and highlights from Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader:

STATS​


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HIGHLIGHTS​


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Arkansas vs. Washington State (Game 1)

FAYETTEVILLE — Opening Day for the 2025 Arkansas baseball team is finally here, and we're lucky enough to get two games in one day when the Razorbacks take on the Washington State Cougars for a doubleheader Friday at Baum-Walker Stadium.

WATCH: Dave Van Horn, players preview Opening Weekend

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Gabe Gaeckle will get the start in Game 1, which was pushed up from a 3 p.m. CT first pitch to a noon first pitch. The second game will begin 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of the first game, and East Carolina transfer left-hander Zach Root will get the start for the Hogs. Both games will stream live on SEC Network+.

The schedule change was due to anticipated freezing temperatures for Sunday's game, which resulted in two nine-inning games being scheduled for Friday.

Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn is entering his 23rd season at the helm of the Diamond Hogs' program, which he has coached to at least 40 wins in each of the last seven full seasons.

"I think like pretty much everybody in our clubhouse, just excited to get this season underway and see what this team can do," Van Horn said Wednesday. "I think the schedule is extremely challenging. There’s really not too many games on there where you’re just going, ‘yeah, we’ll win that one’. We’re going to have to earn them all. I think the guys know that and are excited about that.

"You know, when you start a new season, you push the one from the year before behind you. You know, it was a great year last year. It just didn’t finish the way we wanted it. Another opportunity. A lot of new players. Probably a little bit of a period where we have to continue to bond, but I feel good about where we’re at as a team. I guess in modern-day, Division I baseball at this level, there’s always going to be so many roster changes. You just never know how it’s going to go."

ALSO READ: Arkansas starting rotation set for Washington State series

Nine Division I transfers joined the Razorbacks over the offseason, as did a slew of junior college products and freshmen. Returning names such as Wehiwa Aloy, Kendall Diggs, Nolan Souza, Ryder Helfrick, Will McEntire and others are also back to provide much-needed veteran leadership.

As for Washington State, the Cougars moved from the Pac 12 to the Mountain West Conference for head coach Nathan Choate's second season. According to D1Baseball, the Cougars returned just one starter in the batting order and two relievers from last year's team.

"Our scouting report is brief," Van Horn said. "To the point where if we wanted to do some shifting in the infield, so to speak, we really can’t do it yet. We don’t have enough info. There’s not enough on these guys because there’s so few at bats to go by. I mean, their starting pitcher, we have three pitches and that’s him throwing in a fall scrimmage I think, or maybe it was in junior college. This is what we’re dealing with. We don’t have a bunch of swings against him to go off of.

"So what you do is you just play baseball and kind of set them up straight up out there and you watch swings and see what they’re doing, you make notes and maybe Game 2 you do a little more or maybe the third at bat you do something different. I don’t think they have any overpowering-type arms. They’re going to have guys who throw in the low-90s like everybody, but we know they’re going to go right the first game, then left the second game and right the third game and TBA for No. 4. That’s about all we have, honestly."

Below are details on how to watch, BetSaracen betting lines, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game...

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How to Watch/Listen​

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Washington State Cougars (0-0, 0-0 MWC)

When: Friday, February 14 at 12 p.m. CT; Game 2 to start approx. 30-45 minutes after Game 1

Where: Baum-Walker Stadium — Fayetteville, Arkansas

TV/Stream: SEC Network+ / Watch ESPN (Brett Dolan and Troy Eklund)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network(Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter)
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Starting Pitchers​

Friday, Feb. 14 [DH-1]

Washington State – RHP Griffin Smith (2024 at Rock Valley CC: 11-0, 1.99 ERA)

Arkansas – RHP Gabe Gaeckle (2024 at Arkansas: 3-3, 2.32 ERA)

Friday, Feb. 14 [DH-2]

Washington State – LHP Nick Lewis (2024 at Washington State: Redshirt season)

Arkansas – LHP Zach Root (2024 at ECU: 6-2, 3.56 ERA)
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BetSaracen Odds (Game 1 only)​

Below are details on the betting odds for the game and Double R Prop bets. To get in on the action, visit BetSaracen.com and click on the Arkansas Specials tab.
(Lines and odds are subject to change at any point after the publishing of this story. HawgBeat does not guarantee any bet as a winner or loser. You must be at least 21 years of age to use BetSaracen. If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net)
*All odds accurate as of the publishing of this story. They are subject to change.*


Moneyline

- Arkansas: -650
- Washington State: +450

Double R Props (More available in the BetSaracen app)

- Arkansas team over 1.5 doubles and Washington State under 1.5 doubles (-120)

- Rocco Peppi over 0.5 hit and over 0.5 RBI (-120)

- Gabe Gaeckle over 4.5 innings pitched and over 4.5 strikeouts (+135)

- Ryder Helfrick over 0.5 hit and over 0.5 RBI (+125)

- Wehiwa Aloy over 1.5 hits and over 0.5 home run (+230)

- Brent Iredale over 0.5 home run (+300)

Hoops Let's talk bracketology...

Hogs won a can't-lose game last night. Absolutely had to have it. What does it do for the resume and chances of making the tournament? Not a whole lot other than avoiding a bad loss. A Q3 home win won't move the needle much in most circumstances, with the exceptions being major blowouts. Arkansas ended up winning by double digits and covering the spread, but metrics only improved a slight bit.

So where do the metrics stand right now?

Arkansas metrics, 2-13-25:

NET: 41
KenPom: 41 (⬆️ 1)
BPI: 43 (⬆️ 2)
WAB: 44
SOR: 46
T-Rank: 47
KPI: 54 ( ⬆️ 3)

Q1A: 3-5
Q1: 3-7
Q2: 1-2
Q3: 4-0
Q4: 7-0

Remaining games:

Q1A: @ TAMU, @ AU
Q1: @ TAMU, @ AU, MIZ, @ VANDY, MSU
Q2: Texas, @ SCAR

That is up-to-date as of this morning. No more Q3 games on the schedule for now, and a lot of Q1 opportunities. The metrics themselves aren't bad, either. They're steadily rising and could use another couple bumps to get into the lower 40s to high 30s range.

So, this is kind of a crash course in bracketology for those who are interested:

There are two types of metrics: predictive and resume metrics.

Resume metrics are KPI (Kevin Pauga Index), WAB (Wins Above Bubble), and SOR (Strength of Record). Predictive metrics are KP (KenPom), BPI (Basketball Power Index), and TRK (T-Rank/Barttorvik).

These two types of metric are averaged and then weighted by the selection committee. We don't know the exact weight, and it can vary each year, but it's somewhat close to 50-50 with some years giving more credence to resume and other years focusing slightly more on predictive. We won't know until the initial 16 seeds drop on Saturday.

A lot of people focus on the NET, which is important to have a solid NET ranking, but it is not a selection committee seeding criteria or even a selection criteria. It is used to sort teams. The better the NET, the better your team will be sorted, and it also helps quantify and sort specific wins in the quadrants: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4.

Taking that into account, the committee will also look at records away from home, Q1A wins (the best possible type of win a team can have on a resume), and some other factors like Q3/Q4 losses.

Right now, Arkansas' resume average is at 48 and the predictive average is 43.7. Evenly weighted, that's 45.9. Now, let's look at some other teams Arkansas is competing against on the bubble:

Texas: Resume 53.7, Predictive 33.3 = 43.5 (1)
Georgia: 45, 40.3 = 42.7 (2)
Vanderbilt: 39.3, 47.3 = 43.3 (2)
Wake Forest: 40.7, 67 = 53.9 (1)
BYU: 51, 30.7 = 40.9 (0)
Indiana: 44, 56.3 = 50.2 (2)
North Carolina: 52.3, 45.3 = 48.8 (1)
Oklahoma: 37, 48.7 = 42.9 (2)
San Diego State: 43, 56.3 = 49.7 (1)
Pittsburgh: 59.7, 54.3 = 57 (1)
Xavier: 58, 50 = 54 (1)

Of those 11 teams, plus Arkansas, the Razorbacks' average of 43.7 checks in at sixth, right at middle of the pack. So they aren't in the field, right? Wrong. Have to look at other factors, too, like quality of wins, types of losses, away from home, etc.

The main metric that is pushing Arkansas into the field right now is the Q1A record. A neutral floor victory over Michigan, a win at Kentucky, and a win at Texas have the Razorbacks with THREE Q1A wins. That's more than any of the other teams listed above (each of their Q1A wins is in parentheses).

Add to that that Arkansas has ZERO Q3/Q4 losses. North Carolina, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, and Wake Forest all have one.

There's more to it than what I've listed above, but I hope this helps y'all understand what to look for and what matters. Also, the list of bubble teams I mentioned isn't exhaustive. There are others still in the mix, as well, I just didn't include them all.

Arkansas just needs to win a few more games, which given the fact that they're all Q1/Q2 matchups, should help improve metrics at least a little bit. I still think the magic number is 18-13 (7-11).

Razorbacks walk-off Cougars in season-opener

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Head coach Dave Van Horn and the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0) won Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader in extra innings against Washington State, 3-2, at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

Led by a five-inning, seven-strikeout, one-walk, one-hit pitching performance by Arkansas right-handed ace Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas was able to walk away with the win despite only scratching across six total hits in 32 at-bats.

The Razorbacks' new-look offense didn't start the season particularly strong, as it went 2-for-11 with runners on base and 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. In fact, the first hit recorded was a drag bunt by catcher Ryder Helfrick in the third inning.

Sixth-year right-handed senior pitcher Will McEntire came in for relief after Gaeckle exited the game, and he went 2.2 innings with one earned run, three strikeouts, zero walks, and two allowed hits.

Washington State's Logan Johnstone took McEntire deep in the sixth to start the game's scoring, but a sacrifice fly by Arkansas designated hitter Logan Maxwell tied things up in the latter half of the same frame.

After some rather unexciting innings, the Razorbacks made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth. Maxwell and cleanup man Brent Iredale grounded out and flied out, respectively, to start the frame, but a Nolan Souza smashed single kept things interesting. The inning was seemingly over when six-hole Rocco Peppi hit a groundball to third, but an error gave the Hogs runners on the corners with two outs.

Unfortunately for Van Horn's club, a Diggs swinging strikeout in a 1-2 count ended any hopes for a walkoff in the ninth, and onto extras both teams went.

Disaster struck in the 10th, as Foutch returned to the mound and was delivered an error by his defense on the potential first out of the inning to give the Cougars a leadoff man on. A sacrifice bunt advanced the runner, and another throwing error scored him to give Washington State a 2-1 lead.

An immaculate basket catch in the outfield for an out and subsequent throw home by Wehiwa Aloy and tag by Helfrick got the Razorbacks out of harm's way and gave the offense a chance to tie or win the game.

Three straight walks by Helfrick, Thomas and Charles Davalan loaded the bases for the Razorbacks in the bottom of the 10th, and following an Aloy strikeout, a wild pitch scored Helfrick to tie the game.

Following an intentional walk to Maxwell, Iredale walked off the game with a sacrifice fly to left field to score Thomas from third base.

HawgBeat has an inning-by-inning recap for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader below with highlights, stats and more:

FINAL: Arkansas 3, Washington State 2​


- First Inning - Arkansas 0, Washington State 0

The first pitch of Arkansas' 2025 season was a strike via Gaeckle on a failed leadoff bunt attempt by Cougar leadoff man Max Hartman, who struck out swinging on a fastball four pitches later.

Despite the frigid temperatures, Gaeckle set Washington State shortstop Gavin Roy down 0-2 with back-to-back fastballs before drawing another swing and miss on the curveball. Finally, a 1-0 fly out by right fielder Logan Johnston gave Gaeckle his first 1-2-3 frame of the season.

Leading off for the Razorbacks was center fielder Charles Davalan, who put a solid swing on Washington State RHP Griffin Smith, but it resulted in a deep fly out to left field. Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy's new stance was evident in the batter's box, but he poked one off the end of the bat for a groundout to second base.

To cap off the first, designated hitter Logan Maxwell popped up to second base on a 1-2 pitch.

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- Second Inning - Arkansas 0, Washington State 0

Gaeckle shook off a couple of pitches from Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick before delivering a first-pitch ball on a close curveball to Cougar batter Ricco Longo to start the second. He eventually worked a full-count, but Gaeckle got Longo looking on the ninth pitch of the at-bat.

First baseman Ryan Skjonsby skied a pitch in the air, and despite Aloy not seeing it, Hog third baseman Brent Iredale came over to secure the catch. Then, Ollie Obenour punched a fly ball into left center, where Arkansas left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. ranged over to make the final out.

Power bat Iredale went down swinging on a buried slider down and away to start Arkansas' half of the inning, and second baseman Nolan Souza followed up with a strikeout of his own on a changeup.

Grad senior first baseman Rocco Peppi made the best contact up to that point for the Razorbacks, but it resulted in a lineout to left field to shut the door on the inning.

- Third Inning - Arkansas 0, Washington State 0

Gaeckle's perfect game was erased in the top of the third, when he walked Cougar catcher Will Cresswell in a full-count for the first baserunner of the game. Some pretty offspeed pitches from Gaeckle earned him a looking strikeout in the next at-bat against Washington State third baseman Kyler Northrop.

With the next at-bat in a 2-1 count, Cresswell successfully stole second base to put added pressure on Gaeckle. Then a wild pitch by Gaeckle moved Cresswell to third base, but Arkansas' ace punched nine-hole Cole Watterson on a curveball.

The excitement didn't stop there, as a hit-by-pitch on Hartman gave the Cougars runners on the corners with two outs. Gaeckle finally drew a groundball to Aloy, who tossed it over to Souza at second base for the final out.

Arkansas right fielder Kendall Diggs nearly smashed a storybook home run to right field to leadoff the bottom of the third, but it hooked just foul. He ended his at-bat with a beautiful oppo-lineout to left field.

As everyone predicted, the first base hit of Arkansas' season was via Helfrick on a drag bunt. In a 2-2 count against nine-hole Thomas, Washington State threw out Helfrick on an attempted steal at second base. Thomas then followed up with a walk and stole second on a 3-1 strike, before Davalan smacked a lineout to left field to cease the danger.

- Fourth Inning - Arkansas 0, Washington State 0

It was nearly a quiet frame for Gaeckle in the top of the fourth after two fly ball outs, but a rocket groundball to Peppi at first base booted away for the Cougars' first hit of the game. It didn't amount to much, though, as Obenour flied out to Diggs in right field for the full-count final out.

Now back for his fourth inning of work, Washington State ace Smith's slider away forced a swing and a miss from Aloy, but a seeing-eye single by Maxwell in the next at-bat gave Arkansas a one-out baserunner.

Iredale got the first hit of his Razorback career to follow suit and the Hogs had two men on with only one out. However, back-to-back flyouts by Souza and Peppi ended any potential scoring for the Razorbacks.

- Fifth Inning - Arkansas 0, Washington State 0

With senior right-handed pitcher Will McEntire warming up in the bullpen, it was clear that Gaeckle's day was nearing a close to start the fifth. Gaeckle wasn't quite ready to exit the game, though, as he went 1-2-3 through the Courgars' order with a fly ball and two strikeouts to end his day.

Speaking of strikeouts, Diggs swung hard through an offspeed pitch to kickstart the Hogs' fifth frame with an out. Following a Helfrick walk, Thomas grounded into an inning-ending double play.

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- Sixth Inning - Arkansas 1, Washington State 1

Making his season debut in the sixth was McEntire, who struck out his first batter on a fastball. A first-pitch flyout gave the Cougars two outs, but then danger struck when Johnstone ripped a 102 MPH 2-2 pitch off the building in right field for a home run. A groundout to Aloy got Arkansas out of the inning without any more damage.

Finally, some reprieve hit for Arkansas, as leadoff man Davalan sliced a single into left field to gets things going for the Hogs. He was aided by a poor throw-over to first base, which allowed Davalan to advance to second base easily.

In a full-count, Aloy punished an offspeed pitch 107 MPH for a left-field single to give Arkansas runners on the corners with zero outs. A Maxwell crushed ball to left center field was miraculously caught, but it was good enough to score Davalan and tie the game on a sac-fly.

With Aloy on first, Iredale struck out swinging on a perfectly placed fastball. Aloy stole second, but he was stranded after Souza struck out swinging in a full-count to end the inning.

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Arkansas NIL/Raffle Bill

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RJ Hawk wrote and filed a bill pertaining to raffles for fundraising NIL in the state of Arkansas. Provided some Cliffs, but can also read the bill in its entirety.

Cliffs:

- Universities and affiliated nonprofits can use raffles for NIL plus other purposes
- Affiliated nonprofit is a 501(c)(3) created with the purpose of raising money for that university's athletics (NIL collective)
- Raffle can be online, website, or app, on the grounds of the University or Collective, and based on official sporting event between the University and another University
- Funds raised can go to athletes, construction of athletic facilities, scholarships, general athletics support, etc.
- Casinos can't be an operator or administer the raffle on behalf of the University

Nick Smith Jr. makes first NBA start

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Another former Razorback made his first career NBA start over the weekend.

Former Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr. logged his first career start for the Charlotte Hornets on Friday evening and he made the most of it with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field in a win over the Chicago Bulls. The No. 27 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Smith also added five rebounds, one assist and one steal.

"It means a lot," Smith said during an in-game interview. "I've been dreaming all my life for this moment and I'm truly blessed to be in this position."

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A product of North Little Rock High School, Smith has averaged 9.8 points per game over his last five games with Charlotte. He scored a season-high 18 points with four made 3-pointers and five rebounds during a Jan. 5 loss to Cleveland.

"I put in a lot of work," Smith said in an interview Jan. 17. "I feel like it ain't going to do nothing but translate, especially when I get out here in the game. So just continue to put in the work and play my role."

Smith has spent most of the season as a bench player for the Hornets, plus he's averaged 24.3 points per game across three starts with the team's G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. Smith has appeared in 20 games for the Hornets so far this year and he's averaging 11.6 minutes per game.

NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that "rival teams have revealed Charlotte's willingness to discuss the availability of Nick Smith Jr." as a trade candidate. The league's trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 6.

One of three one-and-done player for the Hoop Hogs during the 2022-23 season, Smith was rated as the No. 2 overall recruit in the country for the 2022 class. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound guard appeared in 17 games and averaged 12.5 points per game during an injury-hampered season that ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn.

HawgBeat's week-by-week picks for Diamond Hogs' 2025 season

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The Diamond Hogs will begin their 2025 season Friday with Washington State coming to Fayetteville for a four-game series, and it is time for HawgBeat's week-by-week predictions for the Razorbacks' schedule.

With 56 regular season games on the docket, HawgBeat's Riley McFerran went through each week and gave notes on each opponent, plus the record he thinks Arkansas will have that week. He finished things off with a postseason projection as well.

Enjoy...

2024 predictions - Riley: (38-17, 19-11 SEC)

2024 result - 44-16 (20-10 SEC)

2025 PREDICTIONS​


Week 1 - vs. Washington State (Feb. 14-17)

A four-game opening series is needed for the Razorbacks, who boast an almost entirely new supporting cast offensively and in the pitching staff.

Washington State isn't a complete pushover — the Cougars won early-season matchups against then-No. 24 Kentucky and Kansas, and nearly upset then-No. 3 TCU last year — but its 21-32 overall 2024 record, one returning starter in the batting order and two returning relievers doesn't inspire confidence that it can pull off the upset. The Cougars are now also an associate member of the Mountain West Conference.

The Razorbacks will face Rock Valley College implant Griffin Smith on Friday, a right-handed pitcher who was named a NJCAA Division II All-American last season. Facing an SEC lineup is a significant jump, even for the most talented JUCO players.

I like Arkansas to win the series, but not to sweep. Each of the last two seasons, Arkansas has dropped one game to open things up at Baum-Walker Stadium, and the Cougars are solid enough to steal one away.

Record - 3-1
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Week 2 - vs. Kansas State (Feb. 21), vs. TCU (Feb. 22), vs. Michigan (Feb. 23)

Notice anything about Arkansas' first two opponents this weekend? Besides their purple team color, both TCU and Kansas State defeated the Hogs in the Fayetteville Regional in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Michigan is also a familiar face, as Arkansas won, 4-3, against the Wolverines in the College Baseball Series in Arlington a year ago.

TCU is preseason ranked No. 23 by D1Baseball and is expected to contend for the Big 12 Championship, while Kansas State will be without stars like Kaelen Culpepper, Brady Day, Brendan Jones and others.

I think Arkansas enacts revenge against the Horned Frogs and Wildcats, but the Wolverines get the last laugh of the weekend after the close game last year.

Record - 5-2

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Week 3 - vs. Grambling (Feb. 25), vs. Charlotte (Feb. 28-March 2)

Grambling is nothing more than a tune-up game for the Razorbacks, who will then face a Charlotte program that finished below .500 last year.

4-0 weeks don't happen often, but Arkansas secures one here with its talent gap.

Record - 9-2

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Arkansas starting rotation set for Washington State series

Will add thoughts from DVH when his press conference is over.

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Arkansas baseball head coach Dave Van Horn announced the team’s first starting weekend rotation of the 2025 season Wednesday ahead of the Opening Weekend series against Washington State in Fayetteville.

Sophomore phenom Gabe Gaeckle, the Baseball America preseason SEC Pitcher of the Year, will get the nod Friday against Cougars. East Carolina transfer left-hander Zach Root will start Saturday, while junior right-hander Gage Wood will start Game 3. Ohio State transfer left Landon Beidelschies is set to start the fourth game Monday.

It should be noted that weather will play a big factor this weekend and Van Horn alluded to an incoming announcement at 1:30 p.m. CT Wednesday regarding scheduling.

Gaeckle was a unanimous preseason All-American and he was also named preseason First Team All-SEC by the league's coaches. The 6-foot-0, 190-pound right-hander was a D1Baseball Freshman All-American last year, when he logged a 2.32 ERA with 19 walks and 57 strikeouts across 22 total relief appearances.

ALSO READ: Arkansas returns intriguing group of second-year pitchers

"I think he knows he’s there, he’s a guy," Van Horn said Jan. 15. "I mean, he’s just confident. His stuff’s always been good. Location seems to be better than ever."

Gaeckle did not start a game last season, but it's worth noting that Van Horn has since alluded to the fact that Gaeckle would've been a starting pitcher in the Super Regional if the Razorbacks were not eliminated in the Fayetteville Regional.

A 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Fort Myers, Florida, Root made 12 starts and 13 total appearances as a sophomore for East Carolina last year. Though he dealt with an arm injury through the year, Root finished with a 3.56 ERA, 76 strikeouts and 21 walks in 68.1 innings pitched.

RELATED: Transfer pitcher Zach Root has big shoes to fill

Root was named a preseason Third Team All-American by D1Baseball and NCBWA, while Perfect Game listed him as a Second Team All-American.

Wood appeared 22 times as a sophomore last season and started three games for the Razorbacks — all of which came late in the season after April 30. He finished with a 4.46 ERA and 56 strikeouts compared to eight walks in 40.1 innings pitched.

A 6-foot-0, 205-pound native out of Batesville (Ark.), Wood has changed his jersey number from No. 45 to No. 14 for this season.

Last season at Ohio State, Beidelschies served as the Buckeye's Friday night starter. Across 15 starts and 84.2 innings pitched, he totaled a 4.15 ERA with 91 strikeouts and 31 walks.

"He can spot it up, quick to the plate with his short arm action, a little different," Van Horn said Sept. 3. "Got a good slider and good changeup. He can be a starter, I think he was a starter at Ohio State. I think he might have been their Friday starter. I know he was, I don’t even know why I’m talking about it. He can help us all kinds of ways. He can come out of the pen, he can start. I like those kinds of guys, they work quick, quick to the plate. He’s not scared."

ALSO READ: Diamond Hogs to lean on Ohio State transfer pitcher

The Razorbacks and Washington State are set for a four-game series, which will begin Friday at 3 p.m. CT at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville. The games can be streamed on SEC Network+.
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NEW: Arkansas makes Opening Weekend schedule change

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FAYETTEVILLE – Due to impending weather conditions, Opening Day at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville will feature a doubleheader between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Washington State Cougars, the program announced Wednesday.

As a result of the doubleheader, there will no longer be a game Sunday, due to expected freezing temperatures. Both games of the doubleheader will be a full nine innings.

Update: The team announced Thursday that first pitch for Saturday's game will also be moved up an hour to 1 p.m. due to forecasted inclement weather.

ALSO READ: Arkansas starting rotation set for Washington State series

Opening Day was previously scheduled to have a 3 p.m. CT first pitch for the lone game, but now Game 1 of the doubleheader is set to start at noon CT with the second game expected to begin 30-45 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.

According to the Weather Channel, temperatures are expected to be roughy 44 degrees with 15 mile per hour winds in Fayetteville for first pitch Friday.

According to the National Weather Service, Saturday’s forecast includes the possibility of scattered showers, wind gusts as high as 25 mph and colder temperatures later in the day.

Sunday’s forecasted high is 30 degrees with wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Monday features a forecast with a high of 42 degrees, low of 30 degrees and partly cloudy skies with a 1% chance of rain.

WATCH: Van Horn, players preview Opening Weekend

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Updated Opening Weekend Schedule​

All games to be streamed on SEC Network+
Game 1 (Friday) – noon p.m.
Game 2 (Friday) — 30-45 minutes following first game
Game 3 (Saturday) – 1 p.m.
Game 4 (Monday) – Noon
Click here for details on changes to tickets
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- Diamond Hogs to have 9 games nationally televised
- Van Horn talks 2025 Diamond Hogs: 'They're on a mission'
- Diamond Hogs picked to finish 3rd in SEC by coaches
- McEntire 'throwing it harder than ever' for Razorbacks
- Diamond Hogs to lean on Ohio State transfer pitcher
- Dylan Carter hoping for strong super senior season
- Arkansas ranked No. 5 in D1Baseball preseason poll
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Jimenez remains ahead of schedule for Diamond Hogs

5 Razorbacks invited to 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

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The NFL released its list of players invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday, and the Arkansas Razorbacks had five players invited.

A total of 329 prospects were invited to attend this year's event, which will take place in Indianapolis from February 24 through March 3. The Arkansas players to receive invites were running back Ja'Quinden Jackson, wide receiver Andrew Armstrong, wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa, defensive end Landon Jackson and defensive tackle Eric Gregory.

Ja'Quinden Jackson spent one season at Arkansas as a transfer from Utah, and he totaled 790 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on 149 carries across 10 games. A native of Dallas, Jackson also caught 13 passes for 139 yards during the 2024 season.

Armstrong spent two seasons with the Razorbacks and he led the SEC with 78 receptions for 1,140 receiving yards and one touchdown during the regular season. Armstrong put up those numbers despite missing the season-opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A former transfer from Texas A&M-Commerce, Armstrong caught 56 passes for 764 yards and five scores for the Hogs in 2023.

A native of Hudsonville, Michigan, TeSlaa transferred in prior to the 2023 season as a Division II product of Hillsdale College. He caught 62 passes for 896 yards and five touchdowns across his two seasons in Fayetteville.

Landon Jackson started 24 games over the last two seasons for the Razorbacks. A former transfer from LSU, Jackson logged 6.5 sacks in both 2023 and 2024, plus he combined for 23 tackles for loss during that span. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound edge rusher was recently projected to go 62nd overall to the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the NFL Draft by ESPN.

Gregory is the only one of the five invitees that spent his entire college football career in Fayetteville. The Memphis native racked up 135 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks over his six seasons with the Hogs. Gregory had a career-best season in 2024 with 42 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks.

Live coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will begin Feb. 27 on NFL Network and NFL+.

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Scouting Report: Analyzing the Washington State Cougars

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The No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks are preparing for their four-game opening series against the Washington State Cougars this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

Led by second-year head coach Nathan Choate, the Cougars are coming off a 21-32 (9-21 PAC-12) overall season that saw them win early-season non-conference games against Kentucky and Kansas. Washington State also won series against Utah Tech, Rhode Island and Arizona State.

Interestingly, the Cougars return just one everyday starter in their lineup (outfielder Max Hartman) and only two relievers in the pitching staff (RHPs Kaden Wickersham and Rylan Halder). It sets up what should be a piecemeal plan adjustment-wise for Arkansas this weekend.

"Our scouting report is brief," coach Dave Van Horn said Wednesday. "To the point where if we wanted to do some shifting in the infield, so to speak, we really can’t do it yet. We don’t have enough info. There’s not enough on these guys because there’s so few at bats to go by.

"I mean, their starting pitcher, we have three pitches and that’s him throwing in a fall scrimmage I think, or maybe it was in junior college. This is what we’re dealing with. We don’t have a bunch of swings against him to go off of. So what you do is you just play baseball and kind of set them up straight up out there and you watch swings and see what they’re doing, you make notes and maybe Game 2 you do a little more or maybe the third at bat you do something different.

"I don’t think they have any overpowering-type arms. They’re going to have guys who throw in the low-90s like everybody, but we know they’re going to go right the first game, then left the second game and right the third game and TBA for No. 4. That’s about all we have, honestly."

Arkansas is coming off another stellar regular season that ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks went 44-16 (20-10 SEC) and finished atop the SEC West standings as a result.

The Hogs have faced Washington State 10 times before Friday's matchups and lead the all-time record, 7-3. The two programs last met in the 2010 Fayetteville Regional, in which both teams faced off three times with Arkansas taking two. The Razorbacks and Cougars also opened the 2009 season against each other in Fayetteville, with Arkansas sweeping a doubleheader on Opening Day and finishing the series with a sweep.

2025's series opener will also feature a Friday doubleheader between the Razorbacks and Cougars, who will run out RHP Griffin Smith to face Arkansas RHP Gabe Gaeckle in an ace-on-ace battle. Gaeckle earned multiple All-American nominations as a freshman a year ago and Smith was a NJCAA Division II All-American at Rock Valley Community College in 2024.

Here's a closer comparison of Arkansas' and Washington State's stats from a year ago, along with projected starters, key players, HawgBeat's prediction and more ahead of Friday's game, which is set to start at noon CT and will stream on SEC Network+.


Statistical comparison​

Statistical Comparison
2024 StatsArkansasWashington State
Batting average.271.270
OPS.834.765
Runs per game6.75.7
Home runs8743
Stolen bases (success rate)44 (80%)43 (68%)
ERA3.876.16
Opponent batting average.217.291
Fielding percentage.981.976
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Arkansas Starting Rotation:​


Friday: Sophomore RHP Gabe Gaeckle
6'0", 190 pounds / Aptos, California / Aptos HS

2024 stats: 3-3, 2.32 ERA, 22 GP, 42.2 IP, 26 H, 11 ER, 19 BB, 57 K

Saturday: Junior LHP Zach Root
6'2", 210 pounds / Fort Myers, Florida / East Carolina

2024 stats: 6-2, 3.56 ERA, 13 GP, 68.1 IP, 56 H, 27 ER, 21 BB, 76 K

Sunday: Junior RHP Gage Wood
6'0", 205 pounds / Batesville, Arkansas / Batesville HS

2024 stats: 3-2, 4.46 ERA, 22 GP, 40.1 IP, 42 H, 20 ER, 8 BB, 56 K

Monday: Junior LHP Landon Beidelschies
6'3", 230 pounds / Canfield, Ohio / Ohio State

2024 stats: 6-7, 4.15 ERA, 15 GP, 84.2 IP, 71 H, 39 ER, 31 BB, 91 K
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Arkansas Projected Starting Lineup:​


1. #24 - Charles Davalan - CF
2. #9 - Wehiwa Aloy - SS
3. #22 - Logan Maxwell - RF
4. #10 - Brent Iredale - 3B
5. #5 - Kendall Diggs - DH
6. #1 - Rocco Peppi - 1B
7. #3 - Nolan Souza - 2B
8. #27 - Ryder Helfrick - C
9. #4 - Justin Thomas Jr. - LF
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Washington State Projected Starting Rotation:​


Friday: Junior RHP Griffin Smith
6'2", 194 pounds / Appleton, Wisconsin / Rock Valley C.C.

2024 stats: 11-0, 1.99 ERA, 13 GP, 77.0 IP, 52 H, 17 ER, 13 BB, 113 K

Saturday: Redshirt Freshman LHP Nick Lewis
6'1", 183 pounds / Corona, California / Santiago HS

2024 stats: N/A

Sunday: Junior RHP Luke Meyers
6'1", 179 pounds / Denver, Colorado / Central Arizona College

2024 stats: 7-4, 2.20 ERA, 14 GP, 77.2 IP, 53 H, 19 ER, 29 BB, 82 K

Monday: TBA
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Washington State Projected Starters:​


- C: Will Cresswell
2024 stats (Washington State): 29 GP, .242 BA, 91 AB, 22 H, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, 11 BB, 22 K

- 1B: Ryan Skjonsby
2024 stats (Cypress College): 42 GP, .349 BA,152 AB, 53 H, 11 2B, 9 HR, 51 RBIs, 25 BB, 29 K

- 2B: Ollie Obenour
2024 stats (High School): 29 GP, .407 BA, 91 AB, 37 H, 10 2B, 2 HR, 23 RBIs, 14 BB, 2 K

- SS: Gavin Roy
2024 stats (Cloud County CC): 59 GP, .317 BA, 208 AB, 66 H, 13 2B, 3B, HR, 28 RBIs, 28 BB, 33 K

- 3B: Kyler Northrop
2024 stats (High School): .380 BA, 3 HR, 61 RBIs

- LF: Ely Kennel
2024 stats (Washington State): 27 GP, .194 BA, 36 AB, 7 H, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 14 K

- CF: Max Hartman
2024 stats (Washington State): 49 GP, .286 BA, 55 H, 11 2B, 3 HR, 41 RBIs, 18 BB, 49 K

- RF: Logan Johnstone
2024 stats (Washington State): 27 GP, .250 BA, 17 H, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 10 RBIs, 7 BB, 9 K
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Washington State Fast Facts:​


- The Cougars finished second in the Pac-12 in 2024 with 50 double plays turned and third with a .976 fielding percentage.

- Washington State has added 24 newcomers to its 34-player roster and was picked to finish third in the Mountain West Conference. Head coach Nathan Choate begins his second season at WSU after five seasons at Loyola Marymount.

- Junior outfielder Max Hartman was named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Conference Team and the Cougars were picked to finish third. Last season, Hartman hit .286 with 55 hits, 11 doubles, three home runs and 41 RBI to go along with 32 runs scored and 10 stolen bases as the Cougars leadoff hitter.

The junior from St. Albert, Alberta, tallied 17 multiple-hit games and tied for the team lead with 10 multiple-RBI games. Hartman was also a CSC Academic All-District and conference honor roll selection after posting a 3.56 GPA while majoring in civil engineering.

- Washington State's roster features four players who were named JUCO All-Americans last season.

- The Cougars have won their last two matchups against SEC opponents (Kentucky 6-4 in 2024 Round Rock Classic and Texas A&M 11-6 in 2022 Frisco Classic).

Grant Karnes takes chance on himself with Razorbacks

These are the type of players you want to root for

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Roughly 72 miles south of Fayetteville, Greenwood High School has produced a handful of legendary Arkansas football players over the past 20 years, and one wide receiver is hoping to be the next great Greenwood Bulldog to play for the Razorbacks.

Grant Karnes is a class of 2025 multi-sport athlete who was once committed to play baseball on scholarship at Wichita State. He quickly backed off that pledge his junior year and put all of his focus on football.

Through his efforts, Karnes earned a preferred walk-on opportunity to play wide receiver at Arkansas. While second-year wide receivers coach Ronnie Fouch gave Karnes a shot, it still took time for the roster numbers to work out where Karnes could officially commit.

(Click here to understand why roster numbers had to work out for Karnes)

Head coach Sam Pittman called the 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver Feb. 3 to tell Karnes that a spot came open. Karnes did not hesitate to commit, and he made the news official two days later on National Signing Day.

“It’s like a dream come true," Karnes told HawgBeat. "I was hoping everything would work out, obviously, and I got a call from Pittman on Monday and he told me there was a spot. It all worked out great.”

After decommitting from Wichita State baseball, Karnes said he put his focus on football and started attending camps. He camped with the Razorbacks on June 13, 2024, when Fouch extended the preferred walk-on offer.

“That was the best I’ve performed," Karnes said of the camp. "I did really good that day. We had a team camp the day before. It was a 7-on-7 or whatever, so it was a full 10 hours. Got back late and got up that morning and drove up to Fayetteville and worked my butt off and did really good at everything.

"On the one-on-ones, I think I went undefeated in that. I was right there with Fouch and he was telling me things to try. Obviously that went really good. Then we did some 7-on-7 and that went great as well. I think the ball came to me about every time I was out there.”

As a senior at Greenwood in the fall, Karnes caught 80 passes for 1,302 yards and 22 touchdowns to help the Bulldogs win the Class 6A state championship for the second year in a row. Karnes, who started four state title games, was a 6A All-State performer and the 6A-West Outstanding Wide Receiver of the Year in 2024. Karnes also contributed 13 kickoff returns for 371 yards and one score.

“Not many people get the opportunity to go D1 like that in one sport, especially two," Karnes said. "There were so many people that were like ‘That’s stupid. It’s not going to work out.’ I knew I was good at baseball, but I knew I was better at football. I knew getting into the recruiting late was going to be hard, but I knew I could get that. It was kind of a motivation, too, to prove them wrong.”

Another former Greenwood Bulldog proved doubters wrong not too long ago in former Razorback linebacker Grant Morgan, who won the 2021 Burlsworth Trophy as the nation's best player that started his career as a walk-on. Other Greenwood products to play for the Hogs that come to mind include Lucas Miller, Drew Morgan, Tyler Wilson and even Peyton Holt on the baseball diamond.

“They kind of helped give me that opportunity," Karnes said. "They went there and proved people from Greenwood can do it. I know I can go do it and I don’t have to just fully follow them.”

So, what's in the water down in Greenwood, Arkansas?

“I think it’s our work ethic," Karnes said. "I think if you go to any other high school and see how hard they work versus how hard we work, I know there’s a huge difference. From just the way we work out to discipline. If you’re hand’s on the white when you’re going to do something, you’re going to run. It’s got to be perfect, or we’re redoing it and running. Everyone can take a chewing, but if go to other schools and if they get ripped how we get ripped sometimes, they’d probably lose their mind and quit or something like that. Everyone here is used to it.”

Karnes said he won't be playing baseball this spring, as he will focus on football training ahead of enrolling at the UA after the spring semester. It won't be easy at all, but Karnes will try to get on the field as early as possible.

“My goal is just to get on the field my freshman year, whether it’s at receiver or any special teams," Karnes said. "I just want to get out there and play a little bit. I know as time goes, I’ll play more. Freshman season, I’d love to get out on special teams maybe.”

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Arkansas vs. LSU

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From @DanielFair:

The Arkansas Razorbacks (14-9, 3-7 SEC) faltered at home against Alabama over the weekend, but the Hoop Hogs are still in the thick of NCAA Tournament consideration and have another chance to boost their resume Wednesday against the LSU Tigers (12-11, 1-9 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.

It'll mark the second time this season that the Razorbacks and Tigers face off. The first matchup was Jan. 14 in Baton Rouge, a game LSU won, 78-74. Arkansas put LSU on the foul line often and the Tigers went 26-of-28 from the charity stripe, which ended up being the difference in the game.

"I think the one thing that stands out from the first game is they made free throws," Arkansas assistant coach Chuck Martin said Tuesday. "We fouled quite a bit. They made free throws, which helped them, I think, at the end. As of late, we've been defending without fouling, which is a really good thing for us."

RELATED: Hoop Hogs need energy from Aidoo, Brazile against LSU

The first time these two teams matched up, Arkansas was in a bit of a free-fall. The Hogs had lost three straight entering the contest, couldn't rebound the ball effectively and had an anemic offense that struggled to score.

Rebounding has still been an issue for the Razorbacks, but they've had better overall performances in recent weeks. The Hogs have won three of their last five conference games — including road wins at Kentucky and Texas — and they are firmly in the mix for an NCAA Tournament bid.

There hasn't been much talk in the facility about the Big Dance, though, as Martin said they're taking the rest of the season one game at a time.

"We're just going into practice every single day trying to get better, trying to improve, prepare for the next opponent," Martin said. "We're steering clear of those conversations, just doing the best that we can do day to day and get ready for LSU."

Below are details on how to watch, BetSaracen betting lines, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game...

How to Watch/Listen​


Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (14-9, 3-7 SEC) vs. LSU Tigers (12-11, 1-9 SEC)

When: Wednesday, February 12 at 8 p.m. CT

Where: Bud Walton Arena — Fayetteville, Arkansas

TV/Stream: ESPN2 / Watch ESPN (John Schriffen and Richard Hendrix)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)

BetSaracen Odds​


Below are details on the betting odds for the game and Double R Prop bets. To get in on the action, visit BetSaracen.com and click on the Arkansas Specials tab.

(Lines and odds are subject to change at any point after the publishing of this story. HawgBeat does not guarantee any bet as a winner or loser. You must be at least 21 years of age to use BetSaracen. If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net)

*All odds accurate as of the publishing of this story. They are subject to change.*


Moneyline/Spread

- Arkansas: -525, -10 (-105)

- LSU: +425, +10 (-115)

- O/U: 146 (-110/-110)

Double R Props (More available in the BetSaracen app)


- Adou Thiero OVER 10.5 FTs attempted and OVER 0.5 blocks (+145)

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D.J. Wagner OVER 13.5 points and OVER 3.5 rebounds (-105)

- Johnell Davis OVER 6.5 3PT FGs attempted and OVER 2.5 3PT FGs made (+120)

- Trevon Brazile OVER 1.5 blocks and OVER 5.5 FGs attempted (+145)

- Karter Knox OVER 9.5 points and OVER 4.5 rebounds (+130)
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Arkansas Baseball 2025 Lineup Projection: LF Justin Thomas Jr.

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We are one day away from Arkansas baseball, and it's time for HawgBeat to conclude its annual lineup preview series for the 2025 Diamond Hogs.

With scrimmage coverage, analysis, interviews, previews, the Diamond Hawgs Podcast and more, HawgBeat provides the best Arkansas baseball coverage around.

We continue things with the No. 9 spot, which left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. is projected to fill...

#4 - Justin Thomas Jr. - LF​


Jr. | R/R | 5-11 | 195
Savannah, Georgia/ Benedictine Military School/Georgia/Florida SouthWestern State
2024: 58 games, .393/.514/.699, 21 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 49 RBI, 44 BB/52 K, 35 SB


After beginning his career at Georgia — where he saw middling success — Thomas moved on to Florida SouthWestern State, where he learned from former Razorback and now-Bucs hitting coach Cullen Smith.

Under Smith, Thomas saw his production jump to a completely different level thanks to his power and extreme athleticism around the basepaths. Those characteristics are why he's forged a path into Arkansas' starting lineup, even if the bat still has a ways to go at the SEC level.

"Thomas is a really good base-runner," coach Dave Van Horn said Wednesday. "He’s an outstanding defender, and he’s a good hitter. He’s really streaky. When he first got here, he wanted to pull everything. He was swinging and missing, doing things, pulling off the ball, but he’s made some adjustments. He’s been really coachable. Really likable."

As a defender, Thomas played primarily center field in 2024 and made three errors for a .979 fielding percentage. HawgBeat has him slotted to play left field, but either corner outfield spot makes sense with Charles Davalan roaming in the middle.

It's important that Thomas gets going offensively early and often this season to separate himself from those beneath him on the depth chart who are still vying for a bigger role. Combined with his other playing traits, if Thomas can become more consistent at the plate, the Hogs will have one of the most dangerous bottom-of-the-order hitters in the nation.

"I think Thomas is a guy that, he just brings a lot to the game because he’s got some tools," Van Horn said. "He can steal a base for you. He can make a play. He can hit a home run to all fields and is going to hit some doubles and triples. He’s valuable."

Arkansas will host Washington State at Baum-Walker Stadium on Friday, Feb. 14 for an Opening Day doubleheader. The first game of the season is set for a noon p.m. CT first pitch.

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HawgBeat's Lineup Breakdown Series​

1. #24 - Charles Davalan - CF
2. #9 - Wehiwa Aloy - SS
3. #22 - Logan Maxwell - RF
4. #10 - Brent Iredale - 3B
5. #5 - Kendall Diggs - DH
6. #1 - Rocco Peppi - 1B
7. #3 - Nolan Souza - 2B
8. #27 - Ryder Helfrick - C
9. #4 - Justin Thomas Jr. - LF
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