2024 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

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2024 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
D1Baseball.comNo. 3
Record42–10 (19–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Hobbs
  • Nate Thompson
    Bobby Wernes
Home stadiumBaum–Walker Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 20 7   .741 37 11   .771
No. 1 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 43 10   .811
No. 9 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 38 12   .760
No. 24 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 33 18   .647
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 34 18   .654
Florida ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 26 25   .510
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 22 30   .423
Western
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 42 10   .808
No. 5 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 42 10   .808
No. 16 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 34 18   .654
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 32 19   .627
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 27 25   .519
LSU  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 33 20   .623
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 25 25   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 14, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2024 season. The Razorbacks play their home games at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Previous season[edit]

Arkansas spent most of the year in the top 10. They were co-champions of the Southeastern Conference,[2] and hosted the Fayetteville Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium but were eliminated by TCU and ended the season in a regional for the first time since 2017.[3]

Roster[edit]

2024 Arkansas Razorbacks roster and coaching staff
 

Pitchers

  • 11 Jaewoo Cho (R) – Freshman
  • 20 Gabe Gaeckle (R) – Freshman
  • 21 Mason Molina (L) – Junior
  • 25 Brady Tygart (R) – Junior
  • 26 Tate McGuire (R) – Freshman
  • 28 Koty Frank (R) – Graduate
  • 31 Dylan Carter (R) – Redshirt Junior
  • 32 Hunter Deitz (L) – Freshman
  • 33 Hagen Smith (L) – Junior
  • 34 Diego Ramos (R) – Freshman
  • 36 Parker Coil (L) – Sophomore
  • 37 Jake Faherty (R) – Junior
  • 38 Colin Fisher (L) – Freshman
  • 39 Tucker Holland (L) – Freshman
  • 40 Ben Bybee (R) – Sophomore
  • 41 Will McEntire (R) – Redshirt Senior
  • 45 Gage Wood (R) – Sophomore
  • 46 Christian Foutch (R) – Sophomore
  • 48 Cooper Dossett (R) – Sophomore
  • 49 Stone Hewlett (L) – Senior
  • 51 Jack Smith (L) – Freshman
  • 55 Josh Hyneman (R) – Redshirt Freshman
  • 61 Adam Hachman (L) – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 8 Hudson White – Junior
  • 16 Hudson Polk – Senior
  • 27 Ryder Helfrick – Freshman
  • 44 Parker Rowland – Senior

Infielders

  • 3 Nolan Souza – Freshman
  • 6 Ben McLaughlin – Senior
  • 9 Wehiwa Aloy – Sophomore
  • 10 Peyton Stovall – Junior
  • 12 Jared Sprague-Lott – Senior
  • 18 Reese Robinett – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 1 Ty Wilmsmeyer – Graduate
  • 5 Kendall Diggs – Junior
  • 14 Ross Lovich – Senior
  • 17 Hunter Grimes – Redshirt Senior
  • 19 Will Edmunson – Junior
  • 43 Kade Smith – Freshman
 

Infielder/Outfielders

  • 4 Jack Wagner – Graduate
  • 13 Jayson Jones – Sophomore
  • 22 Ty Waid – Freshman
  • 24 Peyton Holt – Senior

Coaching staff

  • Dave Van Horn – Head coach
  • Nate Thompson – Assistant coach
  • Matt Hobbs – Assistant coach
  • Bobby Wernes – Assistant coach

Schedule and results[edit]

2024 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Game Log
Regular season
May (4–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 Missouri State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 8–5 Carter (1–0) Metz (1–3) Foutch (4) SECN+ 9,815 39–7
May 3 at No. 8 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, Kentucky
W 10–3 Smith (9–0) Pooser (3–1) SECN+ 4,742 40–7 17–5
May 4 at No. 8 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park L 3–11 Niman (8–3) Tygart (4–2) SECN+ 4,015 40–8 17–6
May 5 at No. 8 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park L 4–7 Moore (8–1) Molina (3–2) Hummel (6) SECN+ 6,024 40–9 17–7
May 10 No. 14 Mississippi State No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–5 McEntire (4–0) Hardin (3–1) Wood (2) SECN+ 10,891 41–9 18–7
May 11 No. 14 Mississippi State No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium L 5–8 Schuelke (3–2) Tygart (4–3) Davis (3) SECN+ 10,963 41–10 18–8
May 12 No. 14 Mississippi State No. 5 Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–6 McEntire (5–0) Schuelke (3–3) Gaeckle (7) SEC Network 10,410 42–10 19–8
May 16 at No. 5 Texas A&M No. 3 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
College Station, Texas
ESPN2
May 17 at No. 5 Texas A&M No. 3 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park SEC Network
May 18 at No. 5 Texas A&M No. 3 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park SEC Network

Schedule and results 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[edit]

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 12–15 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–4 0–2
ARK 19–8 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 5/18 . ARK W1 7–2 3–0
AUB 6–21 5/18 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 1–8 0–4
FLA 11–16 . 1–2 . 5/18 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E6 3–6 0–1
UGA 16–11 3–0 . . 5/18 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–4 3–1
KEN 20–7 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 5/18 KEN E1 7–2 4–0
LSU 10–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W6 3–6 0–2
MSU 15–12 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 5/18 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 5–4 1–0
MIZZ 8–19 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5/18 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–8 1–3
MISS 11–16 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 5/18 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W5 4–5 0–2
SCAR 13–14 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 5/18 1–2 3–0 SCAR E4 4–5 1–1
TENN 19–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 5/18 . 2–1 TENN E2 8–1 2–0
TAMU 17–10 2–1 5/18 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 6–3 2–0
VAN 12–15 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 5/18 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E5 4–5 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for all games through 12 May 2024. Tie Brkrs: TENN>ARK KEN common. ALA>VAN TENN common. FLA>MISS KEN common.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'44*531111122232
Baseball America33331111122233
NCBWA45542111132242
D1Baseball32221111122253
Perfect Game22221111122253

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Diamond Hogs win share of SEC title even in defeat". May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Richardson ties NCAA record with 11 RBI, TCU blows out Arkansas at Fayetteville Regional | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". June 4, 2023.