Razorback Report: NCAA Lawrence Regional

Overall Record: 41-22
SEC Record: 17-13
Streak: L1

In the Polls – May 18
Baseball America – #10
USA Today Coaches – #13
D1Baseball – #14
NCBWA – #15
Perfect Game – #17

NCAA Lawrence Regional Results
Friday, May 29
Game 1: Kansas 6, Northeastern 3
Game 2: Arkansas 9, Missouri State 5

Saturday, May 30
Game 3 – Northeastern 5, Missouri State 1 — Missouri State eliminated
Game 4 – Kansas 5, Arkansas 3

Sunday, May 31
Game 5 – Arkansas 10, Northeastern 9 — Northeastern eliminated
Game 6 – Kansas 13, Arkansas 10 — Arkansas eliminated

No. 15 Kansas advances to super regionals

Player of the Week
INF Reese Robinett

Stats (4 GP/4 GS): .400/.471/1.000, 4 R, 6 H, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB

Reese Robinett led the Razorbacks during the NCAA Lawrence Regional to the Lawrence Regional Championship (May 29-31) against Missouri State, Kansas, and Northeastern at Hoglund Ballpark, slashing .400/.471/1.000 with four runs, six hits, a team-leading three home runs, seven runs batted in, and two walks. Robinett singled to right field and scored Nolan Souza in a six-run fifth inning, helping the Razorbacks defeat the Bears in the regional opener (May 29). The redshirt junior infielder hit his first of three home runs during the weekend to center field in the fifth inning against Kansas (May 30) in the winner’s bracket game. The Kennett, Mo. native singled to right field in the fourth inning and homered twice more to lift the Razorbacks past the Huskies (May 31) in the elimination game. He walked and scored in the second inning, walked again in the third inning, and singled to left field in the seventh inning against the Jayhawks (May 31) in the Lawrence Regional Final.

Pitcher of the Week
LHP Hunter Dietz

Stats (1 APP/1 GS): 0-1, 5.68 ERA, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 14 SO

Despite a loss in his final start of the season, Hunter Dietz turned in a career-best start against Kansas (May 30) in the winner’s bracket game of the NCAA Lawrence Regional at Hoglund Ballpark. Dietz delivered a career-high workload, throwing 116 pitches over 6.1 innings while allowing just five hits and four runs, with two walks and a career-best 14 strikeouts. The redshirt sophomore left-hander’s 14 strikeouts are the second most by a Razorback pitcher in an NCAA Tournament game in program history. He raised his strikeout total to 131 in 85.2 innings of work to move into a tie with Kevin Kopps for fourth in program history in single-season strikeouts (131).

Razorback Notes

• Arkansas evened the NCAA Tournament record against Missouri State (May 29) at 4-4 after defeating the Bears 9-5 in their regional opening win.
• After Arkansas’ regional opening win against Missouri State, the Razorbacks reached 40 wins for the ninth season in a row, which is the longest streak in the SEC.
• After not facing Northeastern in the 2021 Fayetteville Regional, Arkansas defeated the Huskies (May 31) 10-9 in an elimination game in the NCAA Lawrence Regional.
• Arkansas’ overall NCAA Tournament record moved to 112-83 with a 74-49 mark in the regional round after their performance at the NCAA Lawrence Regional.