2012 Razorback Baseball Schedule
Fri, Feb 17	Villanova	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18	Villanova	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Sun, Feb 19	Villanova	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Tue, Feb 21	Northwestern State	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Wed, Feb 22	Northwestern State	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Fri, Feb 24	Valparaiso	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25	Valparaiso	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Sun, Feb 26	Valparaiso	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Tue, Feb 28	BYU	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Wed, Feb 29	BYU	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Houston College Classic
Fri, Mar 02	TBA	at Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park)	TBA
Sat, Mar 03	TBA	at Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park)	TBA
Sun, Mar 04	TBA	at Houston, Texas (Minute Maid Park)	TBA
Fri, Mar 09	Binghamton	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Sat, Mar 10	Binghamton	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Sun, Mar 11	Binghamton	Baum Stadium	12:05 p.m.
Tue, Mar 13	Gonzaga	Baum Stadium	6:05 p.m.
Wed, Mar 14	Gonzaga	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Fri, Mar 16	Alabama *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sat, Mar 17	Alabama *	Baum Stadium	2:05 p.m.
Sun, Mar 18	Alabama *	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Tue, Mar 20	Nevada	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Wed, Mar 21	Nevada	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Fri, Mar 23	Mississippi State *	at Starkville, Miss.	6:30 p.m.
Sat, Mar 24	Mississippi State *	at Starkville, Miss.	2 p.m.
Sun, Mar 25	Mississippi State *	at Starkville, Miss.	1:30 p.m.
Fri, Mar 30	LSU *	at Baton Rouge, La.	7 p.m.
Sat, Mar 31	LSU *	at Baton Rouge, La.	6:30 p.m.
Sun, Apr 01	LSU *	at Baton Rouge, La.	1 p.m.
Fri, Apr 06	Georgia *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 07	Georgia *	Baum Stadium	2:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 08	Georgia *	Baum Stadium	12:05 p.m.
Tue, Apr 10	Oklahoma	at Norman, Okla.	6:30 p.m.
Fri, Apr 13	Kentucky *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 14	Kentucky *	Baum Stadium	2:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 15	Kentucky *	Baum Stadium	12:05 p.m.
Tue, Apr 17	Stephen F. Austin	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Fri, Apr 20	Ole Miss *	at Oxford, Miss.	6:30 p.m.
Sat, Apr 21	Ole Miss *	at Oxford, Miss.	4 p.m.
Sun, Apr 22	Ole Miss *	at Oxford, Miss.	1:30 p.m.
Tue, Apr 24	Oral Roberts	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Fri, Apr 27	Florida *	at Gainesville, Fla.	6 p.m.
Sat, Apr 28	Florida *	at Gainesville, Fla.	6 p.m.
Sun, Apr 29	Florida *	at Gainesville, Fla.	Noon
Tue, May 01	Missouri	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Wed, May 02	Missouri	Baum Stadium	3:05 p.m.
Fri, May 04	South Carolina *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 05	South Carolina *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sun, May 06	South Carolina *	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Fri, May 11	Auburn *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 12	Auburn *	Baum Stadium	6:35 p.m.
Sun, May 13	Auburn *	Baum Stadium	1:05 p.m.
Tue, May 15	Louisiana Tech	at North Little Rock, Ark.	7:05 p.m.
Thu, May 17	Tennessee *	at Knoxville, Tenn.	TBA
Fri, May 18	Tennessee *	at Knoxville, Tenn.	TBA
Sat, May 19	Tennessee *	at Knoxville, Tenn.	TBA

FAYETTEVILLE - For the third time this season, University of Arkansas sophomore Zack Cox has earned All-American status as the 2010 Pro-Line Athletic/NCBWA Division I All-America Teams have been announced. Cox was chosen as a second-team selection at third base. In addition to this most recent recognition, the Louisville, Ky., native has also garnered All-America accolades from Ping!Baseball and Yahoo! Sports.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Junior Brett Eibner forced extra innings with a two-out home run in the bottom of the ninth and freshman D.J. Baxendale pitched six fabulous innings of relief to lead the No. 15 Arkansas Razorback baseball team in the second game of the Tempe Super Regional on Sunday night at Jim Brock Ballpark, but their efforts came up short as the Arizona State Sun Devils defeated the Hogs 7-5 in 12 innings.

The home run for Eibner was his 22nd of the season which matches the second most by a Razorback in a single season and the second game-tying bomb in as many years in the postseason. Eibner also hit the home run in the bottom of the ninth against Virginia at the College World Series to force extra innings in that epic contest. Arkansas (43-21) ends its season at the NCAA Super Regional.

It is the first time in school history that the Razorbacks played in back-to-back Super Regional series since the system was adopted in 1999. Arizona State (52-8) advances to the College World Series with the victory for the second consecutive season.

In the second 12-inning game in as many nights, Arizona State hit its fourth home run of the game, this one off the bat of Drew Maggi, his only hit of the game, off Razorback reliever T.J. Forrest to propel the Sun Devils to Omaha.

For Arkansas to get to the point where Eibner could hit the game-tying home run in the ninth, Arkansas got an unbelievable performance from Baxendale who pitched a season long 6.1 innings and allowed just one run on four hits.

For the second straight game, Arizona State was the first team on the scoreboard after Zach Wilson opened the second inning with a home run down the left field line. The Sun Devils would build on that lead with a pair of home runs in the third inning to make it a 4-0 game.

Riccio Torrez connected for a two-run shot to left center and was followed by Wilson who hit his second of the game, this one to right-center field.

Arkansas would cut the Arizona State lead in half with just one hit in the bottom of the fourth inning. Zack Cox led off with a single to left field and was followed by a one out walk to Andy Wilkins.

After getting the second out of the inning, Arizona State starter Merrill Kelly began to get wild and hit both Bo Bigham and James McCann loading the bases and then allowing one run to score. Matt Vinson worked a walk on a 3-2 pitch to bring another run across the plate and make the score 4-2.

The Razorbacks scored again in the fifth to make it a 4-3 game as they inched back into the contest. Cox doubled to left field with one out and scored two batters later when Wilkins lined a ball over the second baseman and into the right-center field gap.

Solid pitching through the middle innings by Arkansas starter Drew Smyly and reliever Baxendale spurred the Arkansas comeback.

An error to open the seventh inning would hurt the Razorbacks as it allowed the Sun Devils to once again take a two-run lead. The error was followed by a walk and a sacrifice bunt which placed runners at second and third with one out. A sacrifice fly to center scored the lone ASU run, making the score 5-3 with two-plus innings left.

The Razorbacks would not go down without a fight as they rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings, but unfortunately would only get one run out of the excitement.

In the seventh Arkansas would put runners on first and second with one out, but a base running gaff and a close play at the plate on a fly out to right field ended the threat. In the eighth back-to-back hits by Bigham, a double down the left-field line, and McCann scored one run to make it 5-4 going into the ninth.

The game would end with Cox improving his school record for hits in a season as he collected three on the night to bring his single season total to 102. He is the first Razorback record 100 hits in a year and with the season completed, he also set Arkansas' single season record for batting average, hitting .428.

Also in the record books was Smyly's six strikeouts which bring his season total to 114. Smyly is the sixth Arkansas player to record 100 strikeouts in a single season and ranks fifth on the Razorback single season list.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Bo Bigham had four hits to lead the No. 15 Arkansas Razorback baseball team, but after 11-plus innings, the Razorbacks would fall to No. 1 Arizona State in the first game of the Tempe Super Regional at Jim Brock Ballpark, 7-6.

Arkansas (43-20) must defeat the Sun Devils (51-8) on both Sunday and Monday if it wishes to advance to its second College World Series in the last two years.

A walk and hit batter was the start that Arizona State needed in the bottom half of the 12th inning to rally and win on Saturday night. With one out and two on, Deven Marrero would line a single into the left-center field gap and score the game's winning run after a four-plus hour contest.

Arizona State jumped out to the early lead in the second inning, capitalizing on an Arkansas error on a potential double play ball, and scoring one unearned run. A leadoff walk was followed by a chopper to Mike Bolsinger who made an athletic play to stab the ball, but his throw to second was high and wide and allowed the lead runner to advance to third. A single by Raoul Torrez through the left side scored the Sun Devils run, but solid pitching by Arkansas' starter got him out of the jam by striking out the next hitter and getting the next two to fly out to right field.

Walks in the third inning came back to hurt the Razorbacks as the Sun Devils scored two more to increase their lead to 3-0. With one out in the inning a pair of walks surrounded a single and loaded the bases. Another single, this one by Deven Marrero through the right side scored two runs and brought the pro-ASU crowd to its feet. A strikeout ensued followed by Bolsinger's third walk of the inning, but a ground ball to Tim Carver at short ended the rally with three runners stranded on base.

Arkansas put together a rally of its own in the fourth, picking up three off Arizona State starter and first-round draft pick Seth Blair. Brett Eibner began the inning with a walk and moved to second on a single by Andy Wilkins that may have been caught had the center fielder not misjudged the fly and let it fall in front of him. Bigham delivered a hit off the base of the wall which scored Eibner and moved Wilkins to third. With one out, James McCann was hit by a pitch and Matt Vinson walked on five pitches with the bases loaded to make it a 3-2 game. Tim Carver tied the score at three when he bounced a ball to third and the Sun Devils failed to turn a double play allowing Bigham to score.

Arizona State made it three innings in a row with a score in the fourth, this time of Arkansas reliever Jeremy Heatley, as they pushed another unearned run across the plate. Back-to-back singles opened the frame, but a strike out-caught stealing by the Razorbacks on the next batter appeared to get Arkansas out of what could have been a big inning for the Sun Devils. Arizona State's next batter would hit a towering fly ball to short right field which fell to the ground and allowed one run to cross the plate to make it a 4-3 Arizona State lead.

The Razorbacks took their first lead of the game in the top of the fifth with a pair of runs on three hits by the middle of the order. Zack Cox opened the inning with a double to left-center and scored when Eibner hit a shot down the left-field line past a diving third baseman. With one out Bigham picked up his third hit and second RBI of the game with a single up the middle to score Eibner and give the Hogs a 5-4 edge.

After a scoreless bottom of the fifth for Arizona State, Arkansas took a two-run lead when freshman Matt Vinson greeted Sun Devil relief pitcher Brady Rodgers by pounding the first pitch he threw over the wall in right-center field for his third home run of the season. The long ball was the first of the game by either team and gave Arkansas a 6-4 lead.

Arizona State returned the home run favor in the bottom of the sixth when Kyle Calhoun pulled a line drive over the right-field fence to once again make it a one-run game, 6-5, with three innings to play.

The Sun Devils would threaten again in the bottom of the seventh after a pair of walks put two runners on base with two outs. Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn would go to the bullpen and bring in Jordan Pratt to get the final out of the inning and his first batter, Drew MacPhee would single to left field. Collin Kuhn would field the ball on the run and throw a strike to home plate to nail the would-be game-tying run to end the inning. The assist by Kuhn is his ninth of the season.

After once again putting runners on in the eighth, Arizona State capitalized in the ninth after a single through the right side opened the frame. Andrew Aplin would move from station to station all the way to third with two outs bringing MacPhee to the plate. MacPhee chopped a 1-2 pitch to the third-base side and would beat out the throw to first allowing Aplin to score and tie the game at six as the game moved past the three-and-a-half-hour mark.

In the first inning, Cox made school history when he set the record for hits in a single season. The second batter of the game, Cox pulled a ball through the right side of the infield to set the record which he had been previously tied for with former Razorback Matt Erickson (1996). It was the 98th hit of the season for Cox and the 76th single which is also an Arkansas single-season record. Cox ended the contest 2-for-5 with a single and a double.

The Razorbacks and Sun Devils continue their series on Sunday with Arizona State playing for a chance to advance to the College World Series at 9 p.m. central. Arkansas sophomore Drew Smyly gets the ball for the Razorbacks in the must-win contest.