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OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Hawgeye 
on 1/19/21 at 12:40 pm
on 1/19/21 at 12:40 pm
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0HISTORICAL Program Capsule
Total Years of Program: 98
All Time Record: 2,253-1,409(.615)
Conference Titles: 4
Division Titles: 6
NCAA Appearances: 31
Highest Finish: National Runner Up(1979, 2018)
Regional Titles: 14
Super Regional Appearances: 8
NCAA Tourney Record: 88-69
NCAA CWS Appearances: 10
CWS Record: 15-20
The Bottom Line
Record: 34-8
SEC Record: 15-6
SEC Series Record: 7-0
RPI: 1
SOS: 1
Home Record: 20-4
Road Record: 11-4
Neutral Record 3-0
vs. RPI Group 1: 16-5
vs. RPI Group 2: 8-3
vs. RPI Group 3: 5-0
vs. RPI Group 4: 5-0
Team BA: .282
Team ERA: 4.16
Team HR's: 76
Field Pct.: .980
Errors: 31
Hogs in the Polls
USA Today: #1
Perfect Game: #1
D1 Baseball: #1
College Baseball Nation #1
NCBWA: #1
Collegiate Baseball #1
Baseball America: #1
The Top Hogs
Starters ERA: Wicklander(1.89), Pallette(4.02)
Overall ERA: Kopps(0.85)
K's: Kopps(75), Pallette(57)
Batting Average: Goodheart(.321), Slavens(.311)
Homeruns: Goodheart & Moore(11), Slavens & Franklin(10)
RBI's: Slavens(50), Franklin(45)
Saves: Kopps(6)
SEC Standings
SEC WEST
1. Arkansas 34-8(15-6)
2. State 32-10(14-7)
3. Ole Miss 31-12(13-8)
4. Alabama 28-15(11-10)
5. LSU 26-17(7-14)
6. aTm 24-22(5-16)
6. Auburn 19-21(5-16)
SEC EAST
1. Vandy 32-9(14-7)
1. Tennessee 34-11(14-7)
3. Florida 30-13(13-8)
4. South Carolina 26-15(11-10)
5. Georgia 27-16(10-11)
5. Kentucky 26-15(10-11)
7. Missouri 12-29(5-16)
The Schedule
February
20th #8 TexasTech (Arlington, TX) W
21st #3 Texas (Arlington, TX) W
22nd #12 TCU(Arlington, TX) W
25-28th SE Missouri State W, W, W, W
March
5-7th Murray State W, W, W
12-14th @ #14 Louisiana Tech W, W, L
16th Oklahoma L
19-21st Alabama L, W, W
23-24th Memphis W, W
26-28th @ #4 Mississippi State W, W, W
30th UCA W
April
1-3rd Auburn L, W, W
6-7th UALR W, W
9-11th @ #6 Ole Miss W, L, W
13-14th UAPB W, W
16-18th Texas A&M W, W, L
20th Grambling State Canceled
23-25th @ #11 South Carolina W, L, W
27th Missouri State Canceled
30th @ LSU W
May
1-2nd @ LSU W, L
7-9th Georgia
11th Arkansas State
14-16th @ #5 Tennessee
20-22nd #18 Florida
25th-30thSEC Tournament(Hoover, AL)
June
4th-7th NCAA Regional
11th-14th NCAA Super Regional
19th-30th NCAA College World Series(Omaha, NE)
Total Years of Program: 98
All Time Record: 2,253-1,409(.615)
Conference Titles: 4
Division Titles: 6
NCAA Appearances: 31
Highest Finish: National Runner Up(1979, 2018)
Regional Titles: 14
Super Regional Appearances: 8
NCAA Tourney Record: 88-69
NCAA CWS Appearances: 10
CWS Record: 15-20
The Bottom Line
Record: 34-8
SEC Record: 15-6
SEC Series Record: 7-0
RPI: 1
SOS: 1
Home Record: 20-4
Road Record: 11-4
Neutral Record 3-0
vs. RPI Group 1: 16-5
vs. RPI Group 2: 8-3
vs. RPI Group 3: 5-0
vs. RPI Group 4: 5-0
Team BA: .282
Team ERA: 4.16
Team HR's: 76
Field Pct.: .980
Errors: 31
Hogs in the Polls
USA Today: #1
Perfect Game: #1
D1 Baseball: #1
College Baseball Nation #1
NCBWA: #1
Collegiate Baseball #1
Baseball America: #1
The Top Hogs
Starters ERA: Wicklander(1.89), Pallette(4.02)
Overall ERA: Kopps(0.85)
K's: Kopps(75), Pallette(57)
Batting Average: Goodheart(.321), Slavens(.311)
Homeruns: Goodheart & Moore(11), Slavens & Franklin(10)
RBI's: Slavens(50), Franklin(45)
Saves: Kopps(6)
SEC Standings
SEC WEST
1. Arkansas 34-8(15-6)
2. State 32-10(14-7)
3. Ole Miss 31-12(13-8)
4. Alabama 28-15(11-10)
5. LSU 26-17(7-14)
6. aTm 24-22(5-16)
6. Auburn 19-21(5-16)
SEC EAST
1. Vandy 32-9(14-7)
1. Tennessee 34-11(14-7)
3. Florida 30-13(13-8)
4. South Carolina 26-15(11-10)
5. Georgia 27-16(10-11)
5. Kentucky 26-15(10-11)
7. Missouri 12-29(5-16)
The Schedule
February
20th #8 TexasTech (Arlington, TX) W
21st #3 Texas (Arlington, TX) W
22nd #12 TCU(Arlington, TX) W
25-28th SE Missouri State W, W, W, W
March
5-7th Murray State W, W, W
12-14th @ #14 Louisiana Tech W, W, L
16th Oklahoma L
19-21st Alabama L, W, W
23-24th Memphis W, W
26-28th @ #4 Mississippi State W, W, W
30th UCA W
April
1-3rd Auburn L, W, W
6-7th UALR W, W
9-11th @ #6 Ole Miss W, L, W
13-14th UAPB W, W
16-18th Texas A&M W, W, L
20th Grambling State Canceled
23-25th @ #11 South Carolina W, L, W
27th Missouri State Canceled
30th @ LSU W
May
1-2nd @ LSU W, L
7-9th Georgia
11th Arkansas State
14-16th @ #5 Tennessee
20-22nd #18 Florida
25th-30thSEC Tournament(Hoover, AL)
June
4th-7th NCAA Regional
11th-14th NCAA Super Regional
19th-30th NCAA College World Series(Omaha, NE)
This post was edited on 5/3 at 8:45 pm
This Week in Arkansas Baseball
Midweek: None
Weekend: Georgia
Record Last Week 2-1
Last Week Headlines
Hogs win rare series in Baton Rouge and take over lead in SEC overall race with Vandy dropping 2/3 at Florida.
Last Week Stars
Wicklander: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 Ks
Franklin: 6/11, 10 RBI, 1 HR
Kopps: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 9 Ks, 1 H
Midweek: None
Weekend: Georgia
Record Last Week 2-1
Last Week Headlines
Hogs win rare series in Baton Rouge and take over lead in SEC overall race with Vandy dropping 2/3 at Florida.
Last Week Stars
Wicklander: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 Ks
Franklin: 6/11, 10 RBI, 1 HR
Kopps: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 9 Ks, 1 H
This post was edited on 5/3 at 7:03 am
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Maytheporkbewithyou 
on 1/19/21 at 2:16 pm to Hawgeye
on 1/19/21 at 2:16 pm to Hawgeye
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Razorback Reverend 
on 1/19/21 at 2:27 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
on 1/19/21 at 2:27 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
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This post was edited on 1/19 at 3:17 pm
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by UltimateHog on 1/19/21 at 3:50 pm to Arksulli
on 1/19/21 at 3:50 pm to Arksullire: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Pygthagorean Theorem on 1/19/21 at 3:54 pm to UltimateHog
on 1/19/21 at 3:54 pm to UltimateHogI love the hype D1 is giving us, but I seriously question if we are a top 10 to 15 club at the moment due to the questionable starting rotation. Wick and Noland were not looking very good last year in the limited amount of time. Hopefully, D1 knows some things we don't know.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by gohogs141 on 1/19/21 at 3:58 pm to UltimateHog
on 1/19/21 at 3:58 pm to UltimateHogCan't read the whole thing but interesting to me they have Slavens starting at 1B over Smith
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Drewbie on 1/19/21 at 4:02 pm to Pygthagorean Theorem
on 1/19/21 at 4:02 pm to Pygthagorean TheoremDepends on development. A lot can happen in an extended offseason like that. I stopped doubting after seeing Campbell go from barely able to find the zone to one of the best pitchers in the country.
Fant was a guaranteed dumpster fire anytime he was on the mound until all of a sudden he was the rock solid Sunday guy for the lowest team ERA in the nation.
I've gotten accustomed to just hitting reset on pitching expectations from year to year.
Fant was a guaranteed dumpster fire anytime he was on the mound until all of a sudden he was the rock solid Sunday guy for the lowest team ERA in the nation.
I've gotten accustomed to just hitting reset on pitching expectations from year to year.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Pygthagorean Theorem on 1/19/21 at 4:08 pm to Drewbie
on 1/19/21 at 4:08 pm to DrewbieYes, but you could tell Campbell had the stuff. Noland nor Wick has shown that kind of potential.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by UltimateHog on 1/19/21 at 4:21 pm to Pygthagorean Theorem
on 1/19/21 at 4:21 pm to Pygthagorean TheoremThey have Bolden as our ace and top 10 P prospect in the conference. Vermillion and Wick the other 2 weekend starters.
Arkansas' Projected Lineup
Pos. Name, Yr. AVG/OBP/SLG HR RBI SB
C Casey Opitz, 4YR JR .302/.400/.509 1 11 1
1B Brady Slavens, SO Transfer--Johnson County (Kan.) College
2B Robert Moore, 2YR FR .317/.403/.444 2 17 3
3B Jacob Nesbit, 2YR SO .259/.348/.397 1 9 0
SS Jalen Battles, SO Transfer--McLennan (Texas) College
LF Brayden Webb, 2YR JR .340/.452/.400 1 6 2
CF Christian Franklin, 2YR SO .381/.467/.619 3 11 3
RF Cayden Wallace, FR Freshman--Greenbrier, Ark. (HS)
DH Matt Goodheart, 2YR JR .302/.400/.492 3 18 1
Pos. Name, Yr. W-L ERA IP SO BB SV
LHP Caleb Bolden, 3YR SO 1-0 1.12 16 15 3 0
RHP Zebulon Vermillion, 3YR JR 0-0 0.00 7.1 12 0 1
RHP Patrick Wicklander, 2YR SO 2-2 6.32 15.2 17 19 0
RP Elijah Trest, 2YR SO 0-0 1.93 9.1 10 3 0
Arkansas' Projected Lineup
Pos. Name, Yr. AVG/OBP/SLG HR RBI SB
C Casey Opitz, 4YR JR .302/.400/.509 1 11 1
1B Brady Slavens, SO Transfer--Johnson County (Kan.) College
2B Robert Moore, 2YR FR .317/.403/.444 2 17 3
3B Jacob Nesbit, 2YR SO .259/.348/.397 1 9 0
SS Jalen Battles, SO Transfer--McLennan (Texas) College
LF Brayden Webb, 2YR JR .340/.452/.400 1 6 2
CF Christian Franklin, 2YR SO .381/.467/.619 3 11 3
RF Cayden Wallace, FR Freshman--Greenbrier, Ark. (HS)
DH Matt Goodheart, 2YR JR .302/.400/.492 3 18 1
Pos. Name, Yr. W-L ERA IP SO BB SV
LHP Caleb Bolden, 3YR SO 1-0 1.12 16 15 3 0
RHP Zebulon Vermillion, 3YR JR 0-0 0.00 7.1 12 0 1
RHP Patrick Wicklander, 2YR SO 2-2 6.32 15.2 17 19 0
RP Elijah Trest, 2YR SO 0-0 1.93 9.1 10 3 0
This post was edited on 1/19 at 4:23 pm
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Drewbie on 1/19/21 at 4:22 pm to Pygthagorean Theorem
on 1/19/21 at 4:22 pm to Pygthagorean TheoremNoland is what he is. If he's missing his spots consistently he's gonna get killed. If he's spotting his stuff, he's effective. I think Wicklander has more upside to see.
I'm also mostly thinking of guys like Ramage, Trest, Zebulon, Bolden, Monke, etc. The big arms with good stuff that were still dialing it in. I'm not saying all of our pitching problems disappeared in the offseason. There's plenty of reason to have concerns about the weekend rotation to be sure. What I am saying is I've seen enough in the past to expect meaningful improvement in developing arms from one year to the next. There's a ton of talented arms on the roster for sure, the question is if a couple of them have put it together in time for this year.
I'm also mostly thinking of guys like Ramage, Trest, Zebulon, Bolden, Monke, etc. The big arms with good stuff that were still dialing it in. I'm not saying all of our pitching problems disappeared in the offseason. There's plenty of reason to have concerns about the weekend rotation to be sure. What I am saying is I've seen enough in the past to expect meaningful improvement in developing arms from one year to the next. There's a ton of talented arms on the roster for sure, the question is if a couple of them have put it together in time for this year.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by V Bainbridge on 1/19/21 at 4:27 pm to UltimateHog
on 1/19/21 at 4:27 pm to UltimateHogquote:
They have Bolden as our ace and top 10 P prospect in the conference
I thought Bolden looked the best out of all our starting pitchers last year. He was more consistent and seemed more comfortable than Noland or Wick were.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Drewbie on 1/19/21 at 4:29 pm to V Bainbridge
on 1/19/21 at 4:29 pm to V BainbridgeI like Trest being listed as the closer, too. Fell in love with his stuff the first time he stepped on the mound. He'll be amazing if he can stay in and around the zone.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by pioneerbasketball on 1/19/21 at 6:48 pm to Hawgeye
on 1/19/21 at 6:48 pm to HawgeyeI can do the the gamethreads if you guys want.
re: OFFICIAL 2021 ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASEBALL SEASON THREAD *WE BACK EDITION*Posted by Porker Face on 1/19/21 at 7:53 pm to Hawgeye
on 1/19/21 at 7:53 pm to HawgeyeTuck Fexas
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