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2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

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2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
CBNo. 8
Record46–21 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Hobbs
  • Nate Thompson
Home stadiumBaum–Walker Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee xy 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

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.

Previous season

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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

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2022 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log (46–21)
Regular season (38–16)
Postseason (5–3)

*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

Standings

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West Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Texas A&M 64 19 11 .633 44 20 .688 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Arkansas 67 18 12 .600 1 46 21 .687
3 LSU 62 17 13 .567 2 40 22 .645
4 Auburn 65 16 13 .552 2.5 43 22 .662 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
5 Ole Miss 65 14 16 .467 5 42 23 .646
6 Alabama 58 12 17 .414 6.5 31 27 .534 Qualification for the first round
7 Mississippi State 56 9 21 .300 10 26 30 .464
Source: SEC[1]
y – Division champion

Postseason

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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

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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.

Results

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Home \ Away ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Arkansas 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Auburn 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
Florida 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3
Georgia 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Kentucky 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
LSU 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Ole Miss 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Mississippi State 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
Missouri 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
South Carolina 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Tennessee 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Texas A&M 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Vanderbilt 2–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2
Source: SEC[2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.