2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

The 2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Baum–Walker Stadium.

2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional Champions NCAA Stillwater Regional Champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
CB	No. 8
Record	46–21 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Dave Van Horn (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Hobbs Nate Thompson
Home stadium	Baum–Walker Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee x‍†‍‡‍y	25	–	5		.833			57	–	9		.864
No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			42	–	24		.636
Georgia ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			36	–	23		.610
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			39	–	23		.629
South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			27	–	28		.491
Kentucky ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			33	–	26		.559
Missouri ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			28	–	23		.549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M x‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			44	–	20		.688
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	21		.687
No. 25 LSU ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	22		.645
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍y	16	–	13		.552			43	–	22		.662
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			42	–	23		.646
Alabama ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			31	–	27		.534
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			26	–	30		.464
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished 50–13, 22–8 in the SEC to win the regular season conference title. The Razorbacks also went on to win the 2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. They entered the NCAA tournament as the #1 seed. They hosted the Fayetteville Regional and went 3–1 to advance to Super Regionals. The Razorbacks hosted the Fayetteville Super Regional in which they lost to NC State to close their season.

Schedule and results

2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log (46–21)
Regular season (38–16)
February (4–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 18 Illinois State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 2–3 Hart (1–0) Ramage (0–1) Kubiatowicz (1) SECN+ 10,116 0–1 — February 19 Illinois State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–1 Smith (1–0) Sinisko (0–1) Tole (1) SECN+ 10,906 1–1 — February 20 Illinois State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–2 Wiggins (1–0) Salata (0–1) Ramage (1) SECN+ 10,434 2–1 — Karbach Round Rock Classic February 25 vs. Indiana No. 2 Dell Diamond Round Rock, TX W 5–2 Noland (1–0) Biagio-Modugno (0–2) Ramage (2) FloSports 9,421 3–1 — February 27 vs. No. 6 Stanford No. 2 Dell Diamond L 0–5 Matthews (1–1) Smith (1–1) None FloSports N/A 3–2 — February 27 vs. Louisiana No. 2 Dell Diamond W 6–4 Vermillion (1–0) Theut (0–1) Ramage (3) FloSports DH 4–2 —
March (15–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 2 Omaha No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 15–3 Taylor (1–0) Gordon (0–1) None SECN+ 10,326 5–2 — March 4 Southeastern Louisiana No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium L 3–7 Kinzeler (1–0) Noland (1–1) Trahan (2) SECN+ 9,273 5–3 — March 5 Southeastern Louisiana No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–2 Smith (2–1) Harrington (0–2) Tygart (1) SECN+ 10,321 6–3 — March 6 Southeastern Louisiana No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 11–18 Wiggins (2–0) O'Toole (0–2) None SECN+ DH 7–3 — March 10 UIC No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 12–4 Noland (2–1) Peterson (1–2) None SECN+ 10,420 8–3 — March 10 UIC No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–4 Tygart (1–0) Shears (1–1) None SECN+ DH 9–3 — March 12 UIC No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 10–1 Smith (3–1) Lopez (1–1) None SECN+ 10,221 10–3 — March 13 UIC No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 10–8 Adamiak (1–0) Shears (1–2) None SECN+ 10,101 11–3 — March 15 Grambling State No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 14–18 Adamiak (2–0) Peguero (1–1) None SECN+ 9,381 12–3 — March 16 Grambling State No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 13–38 Morris (1–0) Boudreaux (0–2) None SECN+ 9,496 13–3 — March 18 Kentucky No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–2 Noland (3–1) Stupp (2–1) None SECN+ 9,993 14–3 1–0 March 19 Kentucky No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–3 Smith (4–1) Cotto (1–1) Vermillion (1) SECN+ 10,300 15–3 2–0 March 20 Kentucky No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 3–1 Wiggins (3–0) Bosma (2–1) Tygart (2) SECN+ 10,317 16–3 3–0 March 23 vs. Omaha Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, MO Cancelled due to cold temperatures March 25 at Missouri No. 3 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO W 7–5 Vermillion (2–0) Landry (1–2) Tygart (3) SECN+ 852 17–3 4–0 March 26 at Missouri No. 3 Taylor Stadium L 5–7 Lohse (1–1) Trest (0–1) None SECN 907 17–4 4–1 March 27 at Missouri No. 3 Taylor Stadium W 6–4 Wiggins (4–0) Wall (0–2) Tygart (4) SECN+ 1,127 18–4 5–1 March 29 Little Rock No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 16–8 Taylor (2–0) Davis (0–3) None SECN+ 9,502 19–4 — March 30 Little Rock No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium Cancelled due to cold temperatures
April (14–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Mississippi State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 8–1 Noland (4–1) Johnson (2–2) None SECN 11,548 20–4 6–1 April 2 Mississippi State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 12–5 Smith (5–1) Stinnett (3–1) None SECN+ 11,522 21–4 7–1 April 3 Mississippi State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium L 3–5 12 Fristoe (3–2) Ramage (0–2) None SECN+ 11,415 21–5 7–2 April 5 Central Arkansas No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 21–9 Morris (2–0) Fenton (0–2) None SECN+ 9,614 22–5 — April 7 at Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 8–1 Noland (5–1) Barco (5–2) Vermillion (2) SECN 4,643 23–5 8–2 April 8 at Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 2–7 Sproat (4–3) Smith (5–2) Purnell (3) SECN+ 5,795 23–6 8–3 April 9 at Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 7–9 Purnell (3–2) Tygart (1–1) None SECN+ 5,806 23–7 8–4 April 12 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 6 Baum–Walker Stadium W 15–07 Ramage (1–2) Elarton (2–5) None SECN+ 8,959 24–7 — April 12 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 6 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–07 McEntire (1–0) Little (1–2) None SECN+ 8,973 25–7 — April 14 No. 15 LSU No. 6 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–4 Taylor (3–0) Cooper (2–2) Tygart (5) SECN+ 10,270 26–7 9–4 April 15 No. 15 LSU No. 6 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–0 Smith (6–2) Money (2–3) Taylor (1) SECN 10,811 27–7 10–4 April 16 No. 15 LSU No. 6 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–2 Wiggins (5–0) Taylor (4–1) None SECN+ 11,049 28–7 11–4 Arkansas–Arkansas State Series April 19 Arkansas State No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium W 10–1 Ramage (2–2) Holt (0–2) None SECN+ 9,286 29–7 — April 20 Arkansas State No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium W 10–3 Tole (1–0) Frederick (0–2) None SECN+ 9,002 30–7 — April 22 at Texas A&M No. 4 Blue Bell Park College Station, TX L 1–2 Dettmer (4–2) Noland (5–2) Palisch (2) SECN 6,972 30–8 11–5 April 23 at Texas A&M No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 3–1 Morris (3–0) Dallas (4–2) Tygart (6) SECN+ 7,012 31–8 12–5 April 24 at Texas A&M No. 4 Blue Bell Park L 10–11 Rudis (3–0) Wiggins (5–1) Palisch (3) SECN+ 6,016 31–9 12–6 April 26 vs. Central Arkansas No. 5 Dickey–Stephens Park North Little Rock, AR W 2–110 Tole (2–0) Shoultz (3–4) None None 10,333 32–9 — April 29 Ole Miss No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium L 2–4 DeLucia (4–0) Noland (5–3) Johnson (5) SECN+ 11,651 32–10 12–7 April 30 Ole Miss No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–3 Tygart (2–1) Dougherty (1–3) None ESPN2 11,736 33–10 13–7
May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Ole Miss No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–3 Morris (4–0) Diamond (3–4) Tygart (7) ESPN 11,409 34–10 14–7 May 3 Missouri State No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium L 4–6 Lang (2–2) McEntire (1–1) McMahill (2) SECN+ 9,419 34–11 — May 6 at No. 19 Auburn No. 4 Plainsman Park Auburn, AL W 11–8 Taylor (4–0) Skipper (4–2) None SECN+ 3,738 35–11 15–7 May 7 at No. 19 Auburn No. 4 Plainsman Park L 3–5 Swilling (2–2) Tygart (2–2) None SECN 3,875 35–12 15–8 May 8 at No. 19 Auburn No. 4 Plainsman Park W 7–4 Wiggins (6–1) Gonzalez (6–2) Taylor (2) SECN+ 3,515 36–12 16–8 May 13 No. 24 Vanderbilt No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium L 6–9 10 Schultz (4–1) Tygart (2–3) None SECN+ 11,772 36–13 16–9 May 14 No. 24 Vanderbilt No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium W 11–6 Morris (5–0) McElvain (5–4) McEntire (1) SECN+ 11,761 37–13 17–9 May 15 No. 24 Vanderbilt No. 4 Baum–Walker Stadium L 0–57 Holton (7–3) Wiggins (6–2) None SECN+ 10,806 37–14 17–10 May 19 at Alabama No. 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 7–3 Taylor (5–0) McMillan (4–5) Tygart (8) SECN+ 2,966 38–14 18–10 May 20 at Alabama No. 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 6–8 McNairy (6–2) Noland (5–4) Ray (6) SECN 3,257 38–15 18–11 May 21 at Alabama No. 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 5–18 Jean (4–1) Wiggins (6–3) None SECN+ 3,109 38–16 18–12
Postseason (5–3)
SEC Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record May 25 (11) Alabama (3) No. 13 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL L 3–4 Jean (5–1) McEntire (1–2) Ray (8) SECN 5,742 38–17 0–1 May 27 (7) Florida (3) No. 13 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL L 5–7 Pogue (4–3) Noland (5–5) Slater (5) SECN 5,743 38–18 0–2
NCAA Stillwater Regional (3–1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 vs. (3) Grand Canyon (2) No. 23 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 7–1 Noland (6–5) Avitia (8–5) None 5,448 39–18 1–0 June 4 vs. (1) No. 6 Oklahoma State (2) No. 23 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 20–12 Tygart (3–3) Phansalkar (6–3) None 5,993 40–18 2–0 June 5 vs. (1) No. 6 Oklahoma State (2) No. 23 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 10–14 10 McLean (2–1) Tygart (3–4) None 5,735 40–19 2–1 June 6 vs. (1) No. 6 Oklahoma State (2) No. 23 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 7–3 Ramage (3–2) Bogusz (3–1) None 7,048 41–19 3–1
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 11 vs. (10) No. 11 North Carolina No. 23 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–1 Noland (7–5) Carlson (4–3) None 3,794 42–19 1–0 June 12 vs. (10) No. 11 North Carolina No. 23 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–3 Morris (6–0) O'Brien (3–1) None 3,831 43–19 2–0
NCAA College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 18 (2) No. 2 Stanford No. 23 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska, W 17–2 Noland (8–5) Williams (8–4) None 24,337 44–19 1–0 June 20 Ole Miss No. 23 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska, L 5–13 Elliott (5–3) Morris (6–1) None 25,246 44–20 1–1 June 21 (14) No. 25 Auburn No. 23 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska, W 11–1 McEntire (2–2) Barnett (3–3) None 24,636 45–20 2–1 June 22 Ole Miss No. 23 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska, W 3–2 Smith (7–2) Gaddis (3–2) Morris (1) 25,401 46–20 3–1 June 23 Ole Miss No. 23 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska, L 0–2 DeLucia (8–2) Noland (8–6) None 20,434 46–21 3–2 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll  W  Arkansas win •  L  Arkansas loss •  Postponement or cancellation  • Bold denotes Arkansas player

Record vs. conference opponents

Postseason

Arkansas finished in second place in the SEC West, and lost back-to-back games in the SEC Tournament. But the team would go on a run in the NCAA tournament, winning the Stillwater Regional over the host Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Razorbacks would also win the Chapel Hill Super Regional in Chapel Hill, NC over North Carolina, which would send them to the 2022 College World Series. The Razorbacks would finish 3rd in the CWS going 3-2, and finishing with an overall record of 46-21.

Awards

Arkansas placed two players on the SEC All-Defensive Team: SP Connor Noland and 2B Robert Moore.

Arkansas also placed two players on the Freshman All-SEC Team: RP Brady Tygart and SP Hagen Smith.

Catcher Michael Turner was named the MVP of the Stillwater Regional. In addition to Turner, Connor Noland, Jalen Battles, Peyton Stovall, and Cayden Wallace were all named to the Stillwater All-Regional Team.

2nd baseman Robert Moore also became Arkansas' first ever winner of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, which is given to the best defensive player at each position nationally.

See also

• 2022 Arkansas Razorbacks softball team