Stanford ace Alex Williams gave a side-long look to his Coach David Esquer down the dais as if to say, "My bad, coach," but he couldn't erase the words he'd just said that went blazing straight to social media and the mental bulletin boards for the opposing Arkansas Razorbacks.
Connor Noland will start Saturday's opener against No. 2 seed Stanford at the College World Series, a designation he has earned as the staff ace for the University of Arkansas.