Razorback Report: Week 8

Overall Record: 25-6
SEC Record: 8-4, 1st in SEC West
Streak: W2

In The Polls – April 3
D1Baseball – #5
NCBWA – #5
Perfect Game – #5
USA Today Coaches – #5
Baseball America – #5
Collegiate Baseball – #7

Week 8 Results (2-1)
Tuesday, April 4 – vs. Arkansas State – Canceled
Friday, April 7– at Ole Miss [DH-1] – W, 11-2
Friday, April 7 – at Ole Miss [DH-2] – L, 7-4
Saturday, April 8 – at Ole Miss – W, 6-4

Week 9 Schedule
Tuesday, April 11 – vs. Little Rock – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Wednesday, April 12 – vs. Little Rock – 4 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Friday, April 14 – vs. #16 Tennessee – 7 p.m. [SEC Network]
Saturday, April 15 – vs. #16 Tennessee – 6 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, April 16 – vs. #16 Tennessee – 2 p.m. [SEC Network+]

Player of the Week
INF Peyton Stovall

Stats (3 GP/3 GS): .462/.500/.692 (6-for-13), 1 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 9 TB, 1 BB

Peyton Stovall helped power the Razorback offense to a road series win at Ole Miss. Stovall recorded at least one hit and one RBI in all three games, collecting a pair of multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games in the Hogs’ road series win. He matched his season high with three hits, including a two-run homer, in the second game of the series before closing out the weekend with a two-hit, two-RBI effort in the finale to help the Hogs clinch the road series win.

Pitcher of the Week
LHP Hunter Hollan

Stats (1 APP/1 GS): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, .158 B/AVG

Hunter Hollan’s strong start in the series opener helped Arkansas secure a road series win at Ole Miss. The left-hander registered a quality start in the Hogs’ series-opening win in Oxford, twirling six shutout innings with four strikeouts. He allowed just three hits, limiting the Rebel hitters to a .158 batting average.

Freshman of the Week
RHP Gage Wood

Stats (1 APP/0 GS): 1 SV, 3.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

Gage Wood locked down the final three innings of Saturday’s series finale at Ole Miss to secure the Razorbacks’ road series win. The true freshman struck out a season-high four over a season-long three innings to record the save. The save, which preserved Arkansas’ 6-4 series-clinching win, was just the second of his collegiate career as well as the first multi-inning save of his collegiate career.

Razorback Notes

• Arkansas has now started 8-4 or better in SEC play for six consecutive seasons. It marks the best stretch of starting 8-4 or better in SEC play since LSU did it from 1991-98 under legendary head coach Skip Bertman.
• The Razorbacks have now won four straight series against the Rebels for the first time since 2000-03 as well as consecutive series at Swayze Field for the first time since the 2008 and 2010 seasons.

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