Razorback Report: Week 3
Overall Record: 10-0
Streak: W10
In The Polls – Week 3
Baseball America – #1
Collegiate Baseball – #1
D1Baseball – #1
NCBWA – #1
USA Today Coaches – #1
Perfect Game – #3
Week 3 Results (3-0)
Friday, March 5 – vs. Murray State – W, 7-6
Saturday, March 6 – vs. Murray State – W, 11-6
Sunday, March 7 – vs. Murray State – W, 6-0
This Week
Friday, March 12 – vs. Louisiana Tech (7-3) – 6 p.m. [CST/ESPN+]
Saturday, March 13 – vs. Louisiana Tech (7-3) – 2 p.m. [CST/ESPN+]
Sunday, March 14 – vs. Louisiana Tech (7-3) – 1 p.m. [CST/ESPN+]
Top Player of the Week
Robert Moore
INF – So. – 5-9 – 175 – Leawood, Kan.
Weekly totals: 3 G/3 GS, 12 AB, 5 R, 7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 12 TB, 1 BB, 2 SB
The Razorback second baseman powered the offense during the three-game series sweep against Murray State over the weekend. He reached base multiple times in all three contests, including two three-hit efforts, and swiped two bags. Moore drove in a career-best four runs in the series opener, launching two two-run homers in Arkansas’ come-from-behind win.
Pitcher of the Week
Lael Lockhart
LHP – Grad. – 6-3 – 220 – Friendswood, Texas
Weekly totals: 1 G/1 GS, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
The graduate transfer from Houston was superb in his third start of the season, striking out six in five scoreless innings of work. He silenced the Murray State offense, allowing five hits and only one walk in Arkansas’ 6-0 shutout win. Lockhart earned his first win of the season in the outing, helping the top-ranked Razorbacks improve to 10-0 on the year.
Freshman of the Week
Jaxon Wiggins
RHP – Fr. – 6-6 – 220 – Roland, Okla.
Weekly totals: 1 G, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 SV
The freshman remained unhittable, striking out two in a scoreless inning of work out of the bullpen. Called upon to protect the Razorbacks’ one-run lead, Wiggins entered Friday’s ballgame in the top of the ninth and did just that to earn his first collegiate save. He has now struck out seven of nine batters faced this season without allowing a baserunner in 3.0 total innings of work.
Razorback Notes
- Arkansas is undefeated through its first 10 games of the season for the second time in the Dave Van Horn era (2003) and for only the third time in program history (1996).
- The Hogs have won 14 straight games dating back to the final four contests of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
- Arkansas won a program-record 18 games in a row to begin the 1996 campaign.
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