Razorback Report: Week 12

Overall Record: 36-12
SEC Record: 17-7, 1st in SEC West
Streak: W3

In The Polls – May 1
Collegiate Baseball – #5
Perfect Game – #5
Baseball America – #6
D1Baseball – #6
NCBWA – #6
USA Today Coaches – #6

Week 12 Results (3-1)
Tuesday, May 2 – vs. Lipscomb^ – L, 8-6 (11)
Friday, May 5 – at Mississippi State – W, 6-2
Saturday, May 6 – at Mississippi State – W, 14-2 (7)
Sunday, May 7 – at Mississippi State – W, 11-6

^ Game played at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Ark.

Week 13 Schedule
Friday, May 12 – vs. #6 South Carolina – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, May 13 – vs. #6 South Carolina – 6 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, May 14 – vs. #6 South Carolina – 2 p.m. [SEC Network+]

Player of the Week
OF Kendall Diggs

Stats (4 GP/4 GS): .375/476/.750 (6-for-16), 5 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI

Kendall Diggs powered the Arkansas to a 3-1 record on the week, including an SEC series sweep on the road against Mississippi State. Diggs hit two home runs and drove in a team-leading 10 RBI in the Hogs’ sweep of the Bulldogs, finishing the weekend 6-for-11 with five runs scored. He recorded at least one hit and one RBI in all three games in Starkville, including a pair of multi-hit performances and multi-RBI efforts. Diggs blasted a two-run homer and racked up a career-high five RBI in Saturday’s series-clinching win before closing out his weekend with a four-RBI showing, thanks to grand slam, in the sweep-clinching win in the series finale on Sunday.

Pitcher of the Week
LHP Zack Morris

Stats (2 APP): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, .000 B/AVG

Zack Morris spun five scoreless innings across two relief appearances during the week, firing two scoreless frames in the midweek game against Lipscomb in North Little Rock, Ark., before carding three scoreless innings in the Hogs’ sweep-clinching win at Mississippi State. Morris racked up four strikeouts against the Bisons and two more in his outing on the road against the Bulldogs. The veteran left-hander did not allow a hit in either of his appearances during the week.

Freshman of the Week
RHP Gage Wood

Stats (1 APP): 1 SV, 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, .000 B/AVG

Gage Wood locked down the final three innings of Friday’s series-opening win at Mississippi State, earning his team-leading fifth save of the season – all of which are of the multi-inning variety. The true freshman struck out four in three hitless innings of work to secure the Razorbacks’ 6-2 win. Wood’s five saves, which have all come in SEC play, are tied for fourth most in the league this season and rank second most all freshman SEC relievers this year.

Razorback Notes

• Arkansas is tied with Vanderbilt (34-13, 17-7 SEC) for the best record in the SEC with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
• Arkansas has swept four SEC teams — Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Mississippi State — as part of its 17-7 start to SEC play. The Razorbacks’ four sweeps are the program’s most in SEC play since 2018.
• With another sweep, the Hogs would tie the program record (5) set by the 1999 Arkansas team.
• Thanks to its sweep at Mississippi state, Arkansas notched its 11th three-game SEC road sweep under head coach Dave Van Horn.
• Arkansas evened its all-time series record against Mississippi State at 57-57. The Razorbacks have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Bulldogs.

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