2024 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

2024 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
SEC West Division champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
D1Baseball.com	No. 3
Record	43–14 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach	Dave Van Horn (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Hobbs Nate Thompson Bobby Wernes
Home stadium	Baum–Walker Stadium

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee x‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			49	–	11		.817
No. 2 Kentucky x‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			40	–	14		.741
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			39	–	15		.722
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			38	–	21		.644
Florida ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			28	–	27		.509
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			36	–	23		.610
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	32		.418
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			43	–	14		.754
No. 4 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			44	–	13		.772
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			38	–	21		.644
Alabama  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			33	–	22		.600
LSU  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			40	–	20		.667
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	29		.482
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	26		.509
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2024 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

Arkansas spent most of the year in the top 10. They were co-champions of the Southeastern Conference, 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.

Roster

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) – 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) – 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) – 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 – 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

2024 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 16 James Madison No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas W 6–4 McEntire (1–0) Mozoki (0–1) Wood (1) SECN+ 9,432 1–0 — February 17 James Madison No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 15–5 (8) Tygart (1–0) Kuhle (0–1) Frank (1) SECN+ 10,096 2–0 — February 18 James Madison No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium L 3–7 Vogatsky (1–0) Gaeckle (0–1) SECN+ 9,134 2–1 — February 19 James Madison No. 3 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–0 Fisher (1–0) Smith (0–1) SECN+ 8,648 3–1 — College Baseball Series February 23 No. 7 Oregon State No. 2 Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas W 5–4 Wood (1–0) Hutchison (0–1) Faherty (1) FloBaseball 13,038 4–1 — February 24 Oklahoma State No. 2 Globe Life Field L 1–2 (14) Molsky (1–0) Fisher (1–1) FloBaseball 16,271 4–2 — February 25 Michigan No. 2 Globe Life Field W 4–3 Molina (1–0) Vigue (0–1) Frank (2) FloBaseball 5–2 — February 27 Grambling State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 21–1 (7) Fisher (2–1) Peguero (0–2) SECN+ 8,913 6–2 — March (17–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Murray State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–1 Smith (1–0) Vernon (1–1) Gaeckle (1) SECN+ 9,215 7–2 — March 2 Murray State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 11–1 (8) Tygart (2–0) Valero (1–2) SECN+ 11,048 8–2 — March 3 Murray State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–3 Molina (2–0) Fender (0–1) McEntire (1) SECN+ 9,396 9–2 — March 5 Central Arkansas No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–7 Fisher (3–1) Parlin (0–2) Gaeckle (2) SECN+ 8,948 10–2 — March 9 (DH) McNeese No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 3–1 Smith (2–0) LeJeune (2–1) Gaeckle (3) SECN+ 11,031 11–2 — March 9 (DH) McNeese No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 11–1 (8) Tygart (3–0) Voss (0–3) Frank (3) SECN+ 11,031 12–2 — March 10 McNeese No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 18–5 (7) Wood (2–0) Morrow (3–1) SECN+ 9,296 13–2 — March 12 Oral Roberts No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–2 Fisher (4–1) Sanford (1–2) Gaeckle (4) SECN+ 9,401 14–2 — March 15 Missouri No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 8–0 Smith (3–0) Lunceford (1–1) SECN+ 10,109 15–2 1–0 March 16 Missouri No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–0 McEntire (2–0) Mayer (0–4) SECN+ 10,434 16–2 2–0 March 17 Missouri No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–1 Molina (3–0) Rustad (3–2) SECN+ 9,867 17–2 3–0 March 21 at No. 23 Auburn No. 1 Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama W 1–0 Smith (4–0) McBride (3–1) Gaeckle (5) SEC Network 4,410 18–2 4–0 March 22 at No. 23 Auburn No. 1 Plainsman Park W 6–5 Dossett (1–0) Armstrong (0–1) McEntire (2) SECN+ 4,006 19–2 5–0 March 23 at No. 23 Auburn No. 1 Plainsman Park L 6–8 Carlson (2–0) Gaeckle (0–2) Cannon (1) SECN+ 5,087 19–3 5–1 March 26 Little Rock No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 11–0 (7) Bybee (1–0) Stubber (4–1) SECN+ 8,537 20–3 — March 28 No. 8 LSU No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–4 Smith (5–0) Ulloa (0–1) Hewlett (1) ESPN2 11,027 21–3 6–1 March 29 No. 8 LSU No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 4–3 (10) Hewlett (1–0) Hurd (1–4) SEC Network 11,156 22–3 7–1 March 30 No. 8 LSU No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–5 Frank (1–0) Ackenhausen (2–3) McEntire (3) SECN+ 10,924 23–3 8–1 April (15–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 2 Arkansas State No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 13–0 (7) Fisher (5–1) Turner (1–2) SECN+ 8,988 24–3 — April 4 Ole Miss No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–2 Smith (6–0) Maddox (2–3) Hewlett (2) SEC Network 10,231 25–3 9–1 April 5 Ole Miss No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 8–3 Frank (2–0) Doyle (2–2) SECN+ 11,234 26–3 10–1 April 6 Ole Miss No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–4 Gaeckle (1–2) Spencer (0–2) McEntire (4) SECN+ 11,184 27–3 11–1 April 9 San Jose State No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–1 Bybee (2–0) Chase (1–1) SECN+ 8,931 28–3 — April 10 San Jose State No. 1 Baum–Walker Stadium W 8–2 Fisher (6–1) Albanese (1–1) SECN+ 8,617 29–3 — April 12 at No. 25 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 5–3 Smith (7–0) Hess (3–3) Gaeckle (6) SECN+ 5,524 30–3 12–1 April 13 at No. 25 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 3–4 (10) Davis (3–1) Faherty (0–1) SECN+ 5,800 30–4 12–2 April 14 at No. 25 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 0–5 Adams (3–2) Tygart (3–1) SECN+ 3,959 30–5 12–3 April 16 Texas Tech No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–8 Gaeckle (2–2) Hutyra (4–1) ESPN2 9,770 31–5 — April 17 Texas Tech No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 5–4 Dossett (2–0) Bridges (0–1) Hewlett (3) SEC Network 9,645 32–5 — April 19 at No. 20 South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina W 2–1 Smith (8–0) Good (4–1) Hewlett (4) SECN+ 8,242 33–5 13–3 April 20 (DH) at No. 20 South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park L 3–6 Becker (5–2) Molina (3–1) McCreery (1) SECN+ 7,207 33–6 13–4 April 20 (DH) at No. 20 South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park W 9–6 Tygart (4–1) Eskew (2–3) SECN+ 6,719 34–6 14–4 April 23 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 2 Dickey–Stephens Park North Little Rock, Arkansas W 11–1 (7) Dossett (3–0) McLendon (1–7) SECN+ 9,293 35–6 — April 26 Florida No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 2–1 Gaeckle (3–2) McNeillie (3–6) SEC Network 10,551 36–6 15–4 April 27 (DH) Florida No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 6–5 McEntire (3–0) Slater (3–2) Foutch (1) ESPN2 11,160 37–6 16–4 April 27 (DH) Florida No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium L 5–9 Clemente (2–0) Bybee (2–1) SECN+ 11,160 37–7 16–5 April 30 Missouri State No. 2 Baum–Walker Stadium W 12–7 Wood (3–1) Beaver (2–3) SECN+ 9,890 38–7 — May (5–5) 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 L 0–1 (11) Aschenbeck (5–1) Faherty (0–1) ESPN2 6,976 42–11 19–9 May 17 at No. 5 Texas A&M No. 3 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park W 6–3 Molina (4–2) Stewart (1–2) SEC Network 7,980 43–11 20–9 May 18 at No. 5 Texas A&M No. 3 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park L 4–14 (7) Cortez (8–1) Dossett (3–1) SEC Network 7,337 43–12 20–10
Postseason
SEC Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record May 22 (10) South Carolina No. 5 (2) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama L 5–6 Gainey (1–3) Gaeckle (3–3) SEC Network 7,185 43–13 0–1 May 23 No. 2 (3) Kentucky No. 5 (2) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 6–9 Pooser (5–1) Smith (9–1) SEC Network DH 43–14 0–2 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

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records 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	13–17		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	5–5	0–2
ARK	20–10	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	8–22	2–1	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	2–8	0–4
FLA	13–17	.	1–2	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E5	4–6	0–1
UGA	17–13	3–0	.	.	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E3	5–5	3–1
KEN	22–8	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	KEN	E2	8–2	4–0
LSU	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W5	4–6	1–2
MSU	17–13	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	.	.	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	6–4	1–0
MIZZ	9–21	.	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–9	1–3
MISS	11–19	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	.	MISS	W6	4–6	0–3
SCAR	13–17	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		0–3	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E6	4–6	1–2
TENN	22–8	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	2–1	TENN	E1	9–1	3–0
TAMU	19–11	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	7–3	2–0
VAN	13–17	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		VAN	E4	4–6	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 entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	4	4*	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4
Baseball America	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	5
NCBWA†	4	5	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	4	2	5
D1Baseball	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	3	5
Perfect Game	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	3	7

† 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

• 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks softball team