This team is at #4 on our poll at KnupSports. This team is good enough to win it all.
Head coach Dave Van Horn has been the Arkansas baseball coach since 2003. In that time the Razorbacks only missed the postseason one time. He has an overall record of 839-441 in Arkansas and 1206-606 overall as a head coach.
Last season the team was 43-18 overall and 20-10 in conference action. In 2023, they finished the season ranked 16th overall.
On a bright note for 2024, left handed pitcher Hagen Smith returns after being a first team, all SEC starter.Since he stepped on campus he is 15-4, 3.64 with 199 strikeouts in 149 career innings.Brady Tygart is next in the rotation along is transfer from Texas Tech lefty Mason Molina.
The bullpen will look to Gage Wood to anchor them along with a stellar recruiting class/
Some offense will need to be reaped as four players hit the transfer portal and hitter Jack Wagner, outfielder Ty Willsmeyer, shortstop Wehiwa Aloy and catcher Hudson White have been brought in to rectify any weaknesses.
Players brought in include:
Pos. Name Year AVG OBP SLG AB HR RBI
C Hudson White Jr. Transfer—Texas Tech
1B Ben MacLaughlinSr. .346 .442 .487 78 2 14
2B Peyton Stovall Jr. .253 .330 .393 150 5 31
3B Peyton Holt Sr. .392 .489 .581 74 2 17
SS Wehiwa Alloy So. Transfer—Sacramento State
OF Jayson Jones So. .196 .403 .370 46 2 6
OF Ty Wilmsmeyer R-Sr. Transfer—Missouri
OF Kendall Diggs Jr. .299 .436 .547 201 12 63
DH Jack Wagner R-Sr. Transfer—Tarleton State
Pos. Name Class W L ERA IP SO SV
SP Hagen Smith Jr. 8 2 3.64 72 109 2
SP Brady Tygart Jr. 3 1 3.20 25 31 1
SP Mason Molina Jr. Transfer—Texas Tech
RP Gage Wood So. 2 0 4.80 30 42 5
RP Gabe Gaeckle Fr. HS—Aptos, Calif.
RP Will McEntire R-Sr. 8 3 5.07 87 83 2
