Per release, Zach Root is the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week after he twirled a career-long 7.2 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in Friday night’s series-opening shutout win at top 25 ranked Vanderbilt, helping lead the Razorbacks to their first series sweep in Nashville since 1994.
The left-hander, who earned his team-leading fourth win and third quality start of the season, blanked the Commodores over 7.2 innings of work, the longest outing by an SEC pitcher during the week, and carried a no-hitter into the fifth. Root, who became the first Arkansas pitcher to record back-to-back starts of at least seven innings since 2022, combined with Razorbacks relief pitchers Aiden Jimenez and Dylan Carter for Arkansas’ first three-hit shutout since 2024.
The left-hander, who earned his team-leading fourth win and third quality start of the season, blanked the Commodores over 7.2 innings of work, the longest outing by an SEC pitcher during the week, and carried a no-hitter into the fifth. Root, who became the first Arkansas pitcher to record back-to-back starts of at least seven innings since 2022, combined with Razorbacks relief pitchers Aiden Jimenez and Dylan Carter for Arkansas’ first three-hit shutout since 2024.
