May 21, 2013

Arkansas 1, Rice 0 (Houston Regional)

Tim Carver / Craig Manuel (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)

Ryne Stanek threw seven shutout innings and Barrett Astin closed it out as Arkansas defeated Rice, 1-0 to advance to the regional final of the NCAA Houston Regional.

Arkansas 5, Sam Houston State 4 (Houston Regional)

Matt Vinson / John Hale (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Karen Warren)

Junior Matt Reynolds had three hits to lead Arkansas to a 5-4 victory over Sam Houston State in the first game of the NCAA Houston Regional on Friday afternoon.

2012 Houston Regional Teams Announced

The field of 64 teams competing for the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

SB Nation BlogPoll Ballot – Week 2

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The results of the two Top 20 matchups last week caused a great deal of shuffling….and a new Number 1 team in the BlogPoll rankings.

SB Nation BlogPoll Ballot – 2011 Preseason

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We are honored once again this year — the fifth straight season — to be invited to be a voter in the College Football BlogPoll Top 25.

Upon Further Review — 2011 NCAA Football Rule Changes

Bobby Petrino (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

The NCAA, who repeatedly fails to enforce their own rules of compliance, seems to have ample time to think up new rules for the field of play every year. For 2011, they have ‘overachieved.’

Arkansas 11, Charlotte 3; Arizona State 13, Arkansas 4 (Tempe Regional)

No. 19 Arkansas defeated Charlotte 11-3 on Sunday afternoon. In the Tempe regional championship game, the 10th-ranked Sun Devils defeated No. 19 Arkansas, 13-4, on Sunday night at Packard Stadium.

Arkansas 3, New Mexico 0 (Tempe Regional)

DJ Baxendale earned his 10th win of the year as No. 19 Arkansas stayed alive at the NCAA Tempe Regional with a 3-0 win over New Mexico on a hot Saturday afternoon at Packard Stadium.

Charlotte 3, Arkansas 2 (Tempe Regional)

Charlotte starting pitcher Andrew Smith allowed just one run on 7.1 innings as the 49ers defeated No. 19 Arkansas, 3-2, on Friday afternoon in the opener of the NCAA Tempe Regional.

One More Bullet

There’s usually someone every year for the Diamond Hogs who emerges to play a larger postseason role than they did in the regular season. This year’s candidate looks like pitcher Ryne Stanek.