2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

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The 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks were coached by Dave Van Horn, in his 17th season with the Razorbacks, and played home games at Baum–Walker Stadium. Arkansas ended the 2018 season as runners-up in the College World Series (CWS). Five starting fielders and two starting pitchers from the 2018 team had moved on to professional baseball or graduation. Expectations were high for the 2019 team, picked to finished third in the SEC West and ranked between #12-25 in preseason polls.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Quick facts Arkansas Razorbacks baseball, Fayetteville Super Regional championFayetteville Regional championSEC Western Division co-champion ...
2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
Fayetteville Super Regional champion
Fayetteville Regional champion
SEC Western Division co-champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Record46–20 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Thompson
  • Matt Hobbs
Home stadiumBaum–Walker Stadium, Dickey–Stephens Park (Alternate)
Seasons
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2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‡‍y 23–7–0 .76758–12–0 .829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 21–9–0 .70046–17–0 .730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46740–21–0 .656
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .45034–22–1 .605
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–17–0 .43334–26–0 .567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26728–28–0 .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23326–29–0 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66752–15–0 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66746–20–0 .697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56740–26–0 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–13–1 .55039–23–1 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53341–27–0 .603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46738–28–0 .576
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23330–26–0 .536
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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Arkansas finished with a 46–18 (20–10 SEC) record, winning the SEC West and entering the postseason ranked #4-6 nationally. The Razorbacks swept the Fayetteville Regional and defeated Ole Miss in the Fayetteville Super Regional to clinch the school's tenth CWS, making back-to-back trips for the first time in school history. Arkansas lost two one-run games in Omaha.

Preseason

Arkansas scheduled two preseason exhibition games in Fall 2018 following a rule change by the NCAA. The first was scheduled against Oklahoma at L. Dale Mitchell Park on September 22, but was cancelled due to rain. The Razorbacks played Wichita State (coached by longtime Arkansas assistant coach Todd Butler) at home on October 5, playing 14 innings.[2] The Razorbacks traveled to Little Rock to play the Little Rock Trojans for a second exhibition game. The exhibition match-up at Gary Hogan Field was the first for the Razorbacks against an in-state opponent in program history.[3] The final week of fall practice was a best-of-five annual intrasquad Fall World Series.

In November, it was announced pitching coach Wes Johnson has been hired by the Minnesota Twins. Arkansas hired Matt Hobbs, who had coached the previous four seasons at Wake Forest.[4] Head coach Dave Van Horn was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in January 2019.[5]

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

  • Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (Baseball America) [6]
  • Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Perfect Game)[7]
  • Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (D1Baseball)[8]
  • Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (NCBWA)[9]
  • Casey Martin - Shortstop (D1Baseball)
  • Casey Martin - Shortstop (NCBWA)

2nd Team

  • Casey Martin - Third Baseman (Perfect Game)
  • Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (Perfect Game)
  • Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (D1Baseball)
  • Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder (Baseball America)

3rd Team

  • Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (NCBWA)
  • Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder (Perfect Game)
  • Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Baseball America)
  • Casey Martin - Shortstop (Collegiate Baseball)[10]

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Razorbacks predicted to finish in third place in the Western Division.[11]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1LSU88 (10)
2Ole Miss65 (1)
3Arkansas59 (1)
4Auburn57 (1)
5Texas A&M48 (1)
6Mississippi State47
7Alabama21
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Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

  • Casey Martin - Shortstop
  • Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder
  • Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder
  • Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher

Roster

Casey Martin
Dominic Fletcher
2019 Arkansas Razorbacks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 13 Connor Noland - Freshman
  • 20 Elijah Trest - Freshman
  • 21 Jacob Burton - Freshman
  • 26 Travis Hester - Freshman
  • 28 Kole Ramage - Sophomore
  • 29 Angus Denton - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 31 Caleb Bolden - Sophomore
  • 32 Matt Cronin - Junior
  • 33 Patrick Wicklander - Freshman
  • 34 Steven Sanchez - Freshman
  • 35 Jacob Kostyshock - Junior
  • 37 Caden Monke - Freshman
  • 39 Evan Taylor - Freshman
  • 45 Kevin Kopps - Redshirt Junior
  • 46 Carter Sells - Freshman
  • 49 Liam Henry - Freshman
  • 52 Collin Taylor - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 54 Will Barker - Freshman
  • 55 Isaiah Campbell - Redshirt Junior
  • 57 Cody Scroggins - Redshirt Junior
  • 88 Zebulon Vermillion - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 12 Casey Opitz - Sophomore
  • 16 Andrew Stanley - Freshman
  • 48 Zack Plunkett - Redshirt Senior

Infielders

  • 3 Zack Gregory - Freshman
  • 4 Trevor Ezell - Redshirt Senior
  • 5 Jacob Nesbit - Redshirt Freshman
  • 7 Jack Kenley - Junior
  • 8 Jordan McFarland - Junior
  • 10 Matt Goodheart - Sophomore
  • 14 Caleb Denny - Freshman
  • 15 Casey Martin - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 18 Heston Kjerstad - Sophomore
  • 24 Dominic Fletcher - Junior
  • 25 Christian Franklin - Freshman
  • 27 Dillon Lifrieri - Freshman
  • 41 Trey Harris - Freshman
  • 43 Curtis Washington Jr. - Freshman
  • Dave Van Horn - Coach

Schedule and results

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Legend
 Arkansas win
 Arkansas loss
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More information Regular season (40–15), February (6–1) ...
2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log
Regular season (40–15)
Postseason (6–5)
Fayetteville Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Att. Record NCAAT
May 31(4) Central ConnecticutNo. 5 (1)Baum–Walker StadiumW 11–5C. Noland (3–4)Fox (3–6)NoneESPN310,03742–171–0
June 1(3) TCUNo. 5 (1)Baum–Walker StadiumW 3–1I. Campbell (11–1)Lodolo (6–6)M. Cronin (12)ESPN310,96743–172–0
June 2(3) TCUNo. 5 (1)Baum–Walker StadiumW 6–0P. Wicklander (6–2)Janczak (0–4)NoneESPNU10,24244–173–0
Fayetteville Super Regional (2–1)
Date Opponent Nat'l Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Att. Record NCAAT
June 8No. 14 Ole MissNo. 5Baum–Walker StadiumW 11–2I. Campbell (12–1)Ethridge (7–7)NoneESPN11,35045–174–0
June 9No. 14 Ole MissNo. 5Baum–Walker StadiumL 5–13Nikhazy (9–3)C. Noland (3–5)Roth (1)ESPNU11,38345–184–1
June 10No. 14 Ole MissNo. 5Baum–Walker StadiumW 14–1C. Scroggins (3–0)Hoglund (3–3)NoneESPN211,09546–185–1
College World Series (0–2)
Date Opponent Nat'l Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Att. Record CWS
June 15Florida StateNo. 5TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska		L 0–1Parrish (9–5)C. Scroggins (3–1)Flowers (13)ESPN26,15546–190–1
June 17No. 8 Texas TechNo. 5TD Ameritrade Park OmahaL 4–5McMillon (4–3)C. Scroggins (3–2)Floyd (4)ESPN19,23646–200–2

Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll

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SEC Tournament

More information SEC Tournament Second Round, (7) Ole Miss Rebels ...
SEC Tournament Second Round
(7) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (2) Arkansas Razorbacks
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May 22, 2019, 1:00 pm (CDT) at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama
Team123456789RHE
(7) Ole Miss000021000352
(2) Arkansas10100201X551
WP: Kevin Kopps (6–3)   LP: Zack Phillips (4–3)   Sv: Matt Cronin (11)
Attendance: 5,264
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SEC Tournament Third Round
(2) Arkansas Razorbacks vs. (3) Georgia Bulldogs
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May 23, 2019, 4:30 pm (CDT) at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama
Team123456789RHE
(2) Arkansas001000000150
(3) Georgia00000012X361
WP: Ryan Webb (1–0)   LP: Jacob Kostyshock (1–3)   Sv: Aaron Schunk (12)
Attendance: 8,620
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SEC Tournament Third Round Consolation
(2) Arkansas Razorbacks vs. (7) Ole Miss Rebels
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May 24, 2019, 3:00 pm (CDT) at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama
Team123456789RHE
(2) Arkansas000200000251
(7) Ole Miss00001002X331
WP: Austin Miller (5–2)   LP: Zebulon Vermillion (4–1)   Sv: Parker Caracci (10)
Home runs:
ARK: Matt Goodheart (3)
MISS: Kevin Graham (9)
Attendance: 14,294
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Fayetteville Regional

More information Fayetteville Regional Teams, (1) Arkansas Razorbacks ...
Fayetteville Regional Teams
(1) Arkansas Razorbacks (2) California Golden Bears (3) TCU Horned Frogs (4) Central Connecticut Blue Devils
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First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Arkansas11
4Central Connecticut5
1Arkansas3
3TCU1
2California2
3TCU13
1Arkansas
3TCU
Lower round 1Lower final
3TCU9
4Central Connecticut64Central Connecticut5
2California3
More information Fayetteville Regional Round 1, (4) Central Connecticut Blue Devils ...
Fayetteville Regional Round 1
(4) Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs. (1) Arkansas Razorbacks
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May 31, 2019, 1:00 pm (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(4) Central Connecticut000101030551
(1) Arkansas02013302X11133
WP: Connor Noland (3–4)   LP: Brandon Fox (3–6)
Home runs:
CCSU: TT Bowens (5)
ARK: Heston Kjerstad (15); Trevor Ezell (9)
Attendance: 10,037
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Fayetteville Regional Round 2
(1) Arkansas Razorbacks vs. (3) TCU Horned Frogs
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June 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(1) Arkansas000003000390
(3) TCU000000100141
WP: Isaiah Campbell (11–1)   LP: Nick Lodolo (6–6)   Sv: Matt Cronin (12)
Attendance: 10,967
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Fayetteville Regional Final
(3) TCU Horned Frogs vs. (1) Arkansas Razorbacks
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June 2, 2019, 8:30 p.m. (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(3) TCU000000000050
(1) Arkansas30002001X6100
WP: Patrick Wicklander (6–2)   LP: Jared Janczak (0–4)   Sv: None
Home runs:
TCU: None
ARK: Matt Goodheart (4)
Attendance: 10,242
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Fayetteville Super Regional

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Fayetteville Super Regional – Game One
(12) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (5) Arkansas Razorbacks
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June 8, 2019, 11:00 a.m. (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(12) Ole Miss100000001251
(5) Arkansas42030200X11110
WP: Isaiah Campbell (12–1)   LP: Will Ethridge (7–7)   Sv: None
Home runs:
MISS: Grae Kessinger (6); Thomas Dillard (14)
ARK: Jack Kenley (13); Matt Goodheart (5); Trevor Ezell (10)
Attendance: 11,350
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Fayetteville Super Regional – Game Two
(5) Arkansas Razorbacks vs. (12) Ole Miss Rebels
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June 9, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(5) Arkansas2003000005120
(12) Ole Miss35000320X13120
WP: Doug Nikhazy (9–3)   LP: Connor Noland (3–5)   Sv: Houston Roth (1)
Home runs:
ARK: Dominic Fletcher (11)
MISS: Grae Kessinger (7); Tyler Keenan (15); Cole Zabowski (12); Cooper Johnson (8)
Attendance: 11,383
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More information Fayetteville Super Regional – Game Three, (12) Ole Miss Rebels ...
Fayetteville Super Regional – Game Three
(12) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (5) Arkansas Razorbacks
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June 10, 2019, 3:00 p.m. (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team123456789RHE
(12) Ole Miss100000000170
(5) Arkansas04311500X14120
WP: Cody Scroggins (3–0)   LP: Gunnar Hoglund (3–3)   Sv: None
Home runs:
MISS: None
ARK: Heston Kjerstad (16); Casey Opitz (3)
Attendance: 11,095
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College World Series

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College World Series First Round
Florida State Seminoles vs. (5) Arkansas Razorbacks
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June 15, 2019, 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team123456789RHE
Florida State            
(5) Arkansas   
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Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

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2019 SEC baseball records

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA7–231–21–20–30–3.1–20–3.1–22–1.1–20–3ALAW71–90–4
ARK20–102–12–1..2–13–02–13–01–2.3–01–21–2ARKW17–33–0
AUB14–162–11–2.1–2.1–21–2.2–12–13–01–20–3AUBW64–61–1
FLA13–173–0..0–32–11–21–23–00–32–11–2.0–3FLAE54–62–3
UGA21–93–0.2–13–02–12–10–33–0.3–01–2.2–1UGAE28–24–1
KEN7–23.1–2.1–21–20–3.1–22–11–20–30–30–3KENE71–90–4
LSU17–132–10–32–12–11–23–03–01–21–2..2–1.LSUW36–42–1
MSU20–103–01–22–12–13–0.0–3.3–02–12–12–1.MSUW28–23–1
MIZZ13–16.0–3.0–30–32–12–1.2–13–02–11–11–2MIZZE45–41–3
MISS16–142–12–11–23–0.1–22–10–31–2.1–23–0.MISSW55–52–1
SCAR8–221–2.1–21–20–32–1.1–20–3.1–21–20–3SCARE61–90–3
TENN14–16.0–30–32–12–13–0.1–21–22–12–1.1–2TENNE35–51–2
TAMU16–132–12–12–1..3–01–21–21–10–32–1.2–1TAMUW46–31–1
VAN23–73–02–13–03–01–23–0..2–1.3–02–11–2VANE18–25–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
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Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'12[12]12[13]*10[14]10[15]9[16]8[17]9[18]10[19]10[20]7[21]6[22]4[23]4[24]5[25]5[26]5*5*6[27]
Baseball America[28]444*4*8
Collegiate Baseball^25[29]23[30]22[31]16[32]17[33]10[34]9[35]8[36]7[37]9[38]8[39]6[40]5[41]4[42]5[43]4[44]4[45]2[46]7[47]
NCBWA†15[48]13[49]13[50]14[51]13[52]8[53]8[54]10[55]9[56]8[57]7[58]6[59]5[60]5[61]6[62]8[63]8*8*7[64]
D1Baseball16[65]16[66]16[67]15[68]14[69]11[70]8[71]14[72]12[73]12[74]8[75]5[76]4[77]4[78]5[79]5[80]5*5*6[81]
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2019 MLB draft

Main article: 2019 MLB draft
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Player Position Round Overall MLB team
Dominic Fletcher OF B 75 Arizona Diamondbacks
Isaiah Campbell RHP B 76 Seattle Mariners
Matt Cronin LHP 4 123 Washington Nationals
Jack Kenley 2B 8 232 Detroit Tigers
Jacob Kostyshock RHP 8 249 Colorado Rockies
Cody Scroggins RHP 9 287 Boston Red Sox
Zack Plunkett C 20 611 Los Angeles Dodgers
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