FAYETTEVILLE The University of Arkansas wants to keep its pitchers on regular rest heading into the postseason and not tax any of its top arms too much during its stay at the SEC Tournament.
Arkansas designated hitter Kendall Diggs hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and gave the second-seeded Razorbacks a 6-5 victory over 10th-seeded Texas A&M on Wednesday at the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
FAYETTEVILLE Had the Razorbacks clinched the SEC West and overall championship Friday night, Coach Dave Van Horn insists a different Arkansas lineup would have concluded the SEC season Saturday at Vanderbilt.
FAYETTEVILLE Whatever the University of Arkansas baseball team does at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., this week goes 0-2 or wins it doesn t figure to dramatically impact the Razorbacks NCAA Tournament seed.
The No. 4 Gators (42-13, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 19 Wildcats (36-17, 16-14 SEC) 5-2 May 20 to secure the series at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Florida secured its 16th SEC championship with the win.