Razorback Report: Week 8

Overall Record: 27-3
SEC Record: 11-1
Streak: W8

In The Polls – Week 7
Baseball America – #1
D1Baseball – #1
NCBWA – #1
Perfect Game – #1
USA Today Coaches – #1

Week 8 Results (4-0)
Tuesday, April 2 – vs. Arkansas State – W, 13-0 (7)
Thursday, April 4 – vs. Ole Miss* – W, 5-2
Friday, April 5 – vs. Ole Miss* – W, 8-3
Saturday, April 6 – vs. Ole Miss* – W, 7-4

* SEC opponent

Week 9 Schedule
Tuesday, April 9 – vs. San Jose State – 6 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Wednesday, April 10 – vs. San Jose State – 3 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Friday, April 12 – at #25 Alabama* – 6 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, April 13 – at #25 Alabama* – 5 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, April 14 – at #25 Alabama* – 1 p.m. [SEC Network+]

* SEC opponent

Player of the Week
INF Wehiwa Aloy

Stats (4 GP/4 GS): .462/.556/.923 (6-for-13), 6 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1-1 SB

Wehiwa Aloy homered twice and turned in a pair of three-RBI games during the Razorbacks’ undefeated week, which included a weekend series sweep against SEC Western Division foe Ole Miss – their first of Ole Miss since 2002 and their first of the Rebels in Fayetteville since 1997. Aloy, who recorded at least one hit in all four games and logged two multi-hit games during the weekend series, hit the game-winning go-ahead three-run blast in Arkansas’ series-opening win against Ole Miss on April 4. The following day, Aloy clobbered a two-run home run, his team-leading eighth of the season, and finished with a team-leading three RBI to power the Razorbacks to their series-clinching win over the Rebels on April 5.

Pitcher of the Week
LHP Hagen Smith

Stats (1 APP/1 GS): 1-0, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 11 SO

Hagen Smith earned his team-leading sixth win, recorded his team-best sixth quality start and fired his team-high sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season with his stellar performance in the series-opening win against Ole Miss on April 4. The left-hander racked up 11 strikeouts over six innings of two-run ball, pacing the Razorbacks on their way to a 5-2 win. For the season, Smith is a perfect 6-0 with a 1.76 ERA and a team-leading 83 strikeouts in 41.0 innings across eight starts.

Freshman of the Week
INF Nolan Souza

Stats (4 GP/3 GS): .571/.571/1.286 (8-for-14), 4 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI

Nolan Souza slashed a team-leading .571/.571/1.286 with a team-high three home runs and a team-best nine RBI during the Razorbacks’ undefeated week, which included a weekend series sweep against SEC Western Division foe Ole Miss – their first of Ole Miss since 2002 and their first of the Rebels in Fayetteville since 1997. Souza had three multi-hit games, including two multi-hit performances in the weekend series against Ole Miss, and a pair of multi-RBI games, including a five-RBI effort in the Razorbacks’ series-sweeping win over the Rebels. Souza’s two-homer game in the series finale against Ole Miss on April 6 was his second two-homer game of the season after recording his first against Missouri on March 15. He is the first freshman in the Dave Van Horn era to record multiple multi-homer games in SEC play during a season.

Razorback Notes

• Arkansas is off to a 27-3 start this season, its most wins through 30 games in program history.
• With Saturday’s win, Arkansas improved to 23-1 at home this season and extended its Baum-Walker Stadium winning streak to a program-record 21 games.
• With its sweep of Ole Miss, Arkansas improved to 11-1 in SEC play, marking its best 12-game start in league action since joining the conference in 1992.
• Arkansas has now won eight consecutive SEC home weekend series (all 5 in 2023 + first 3 of 2024) and 20 of its last 21 SEC home weekend series since 2019.
• This past weekend’s sweep was Arkansas’ first of Ole Miss since 2002 and its first of the Rebels in Fayetteville since 1997.
• Arkansas is 8-4 or better through 12 SEC games for the seventh consecutive season. It is the best stretch of starting 8-4 or better in SEC play since LSU did so eight seasons in a row (1991-98).

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