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A pair of Arkansas baseball commitments have been selected to play in the 2021 High School All-American Game this weekend.
Jayson Jones and Christian Foutch, members of the Razorbacksâ 2022 recruiting class, are among the 39 players who will participate in the event, which will kick off MLBâs All-Star Week festivities in Denver.
It is the second ever High School All-American Game. Future Arkansas standouts Cayden Wallace and Robert Moore played in the first one back in 2019 and last yearâs was canceled - along with the rest of the All-Star Week - because of the pandemic.
The highest-ranked player in Arkansasâ class, Jones checks is a talented shortstop out of Braswell High in Texas. He hit .377 with four home runs and 22 RBIs as a junior, while adding 19 stolen bases and posting an impressive 1.339 OPS. That helped him earn first-team all-conference honors for District 5-6A.
NC State evens super regional at Arkansas
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Matt Jones
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June 12, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.
North Carolina State pitcher Sam Highfill throws during an NCAA super regional game against Arkansas on Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE The NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional is going to a decisive third game.
No. 17 North Carolina State held on for a 6-5 victory over top-ranked Arkansas on Saturday at Baum-Walker Stadium to even the best-of-three-game series at one game apiece.
The teams are scheduled to play Sunday at 5 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to the College World Series.
The Wolfpack (34-18) hit three home runs against Arkansas reliever Ryan Costeiu over four at bats in the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Jose Torres’ two-run homer put NC State ahead 3-2, and Luca Tresh and Vojtech Mensik added solo homers against Costeiu.
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