Razorback Report: Week 2
Overall Record: 5-2
SEC Record: 0-0
Streak: L1
In The Polls – Feb. 20
Perfect Game – #3
USA Today Coaches – #6
Collegiate Baseball – #7
NCBWA – #7
D1Baseball – #9
Baseball America – #11
Week 2 Results (3-1)
Tuesday, Feb. 21 – vs. Grambling – W, 9-7
Friday, Feb. 24 – vs. Eastern Illinois – W, 13-2 (7)
Saturday, Feb. 25 – vs. Eastern Illinois – W, 10-3
Sunday, Feb. 26 – vs. Eastern Illinois – L, 12-3
Week 3 Schedule
Wednesday, March 1 – vs. Illinois State – 3 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Friday, March 3 – vs. Wright State – 3 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, March 4 – vs. Wright State – 3 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, March 5 – vs. Wright State – 1 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Player of the Week
OF Jace Bohrofen
Stats (4 GP/4 GS): .545/.647/1.091 (6-for-11), 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB
Outfielder Jace Bohrofen paced the Razorback offense to a 3-1 record on the week, including a series win against Eastern Illinois. For the week, Bohrofen slashed a team-leading .545/.647/1.091 with four extra-base hits, including three doubles and a homer, and a team-high five RBI as well as four walks and two stolen bases. He had at least one hit in all four games played, including a season-high three base knocks with a season-best two RBI in the Hogs’ series-clinching win against EIU on Saturday. Bohrofen swatted his first home run of the season in Sunday’s series finale against the Panthers, launching a solo shot over the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Baseball Development Center in right field.
Pitcher of the Week
LHP Hagen Smith
Stats (1 APP/1 GS): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 SO, .176 B/AVG.
Pitcher Hagen Smith continued his strong start to the 2023 season, twirling 4 2/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts in the series-opening win against Eastern Illinois. Through his first two starts of the year, the left-hander has not allowed a run and punched out 14 batters while limiting opposing hitters to a .129 batting average over 9 2/3 innings.
Razorback Notes
- Head coach Dave Van Horn recorded his 800th career victory at Arkansas in Friday’s series-opening win against Eastern Illinois.
- Van Horn is the second-winningest coach in school history, behind only legendary former head coach Norm DeBriyn (1,161 career wins at Arkansas).
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