Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith has been named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game. The left-hander, who earned third-team praise from the publication, went 7-2 with a 4.66 ERA in 77.1 innings on the mound last season as a true freshman.…
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4th & 25: Another Near-Miss For Hogs Baseball is Only Further Proof of Program’s Elite Status
There’s a photo of Joe Dimaggio on the wall in my office. It was taken sometime in 1969, nearly 20 years after he’d hung up the spikes. He’s 55 years old, salt overtaking pepper, the paunch of late middle age…
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OmaHogs Return to College World Series Against Stanford on Saturday
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Razorback Baseball team just arrived in Omaha after departing Wednesday from XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport. There has been a fair amount of fanfare after the Hogs triumphed over the North Carolina Tar Heels last weekend. Now, on…
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Schedule Announced for Hogs’ Super Regional Matchup with Tar Heels
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Razorbacks will take on North Carolina in game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional on Saturday at 10 a.m. CST. The Hogs’ hard-fought series win in Stillwater, Okla., over the weekend qualified the Arkansas baseball team for…
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Arkansas Tops Oklahoma State 7-3, Wins Stillwater Regional
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Brady Slavens hit a lead-off home run to spark a four-run fourth inning and Arkansas beat No. 7 overall seed Oklahoma State 7-3 on Monday to win the Stillwater Regional. Arkansas (41-19) knocked Oklahoma State (42-22)…
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4th & 25: Is the Hogs Baseball Team ‘Special’? Better Say Your Prayers
“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” — Leo Durocher “More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.” — Thomas Boswell The paradox created by the two preceding quotes,…
When I was a kid, I idolized the stars of my local high school’s sports teams, and we had a couple of genuine articles come through my small hometown in south Arkansas in those days. One was Julian Frazier, who…
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Razorback Football Announces Key Dates for 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback football on Thursday announced several key dates related to the program. The Hogs, entering the third season under the direction of Coach Sam Pittman, are coming off a 9-4 season against what was considered by many the nation’s toughest…
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Winter Storm Disrupts Majestic Park Ribbon Cutting, College Tournament
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Friday to mark the completion of of Hot Springs’ Majestic Park baseball complex has been canceled due to inclement weather. “We will hold the ceremony later,” Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison said Wednesday morning.…
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Kopps to Conduct Free Pitching Camp at Hot Springs’ Majestic Park
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Arkansas Razorback Kevin Kopps, now a pitcher for the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team, will conduct a free pitching camp for kids on Saturday, January 22, at Hot Springs’ new Majestic Park baseball complex. There is no…