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The University of Arkansas baseball team was the beneficiary of great pitching all weekend and got their bats going on Sunday night to down Sam Houston State, 5-1, to win the NCAA Houston Regional and advance to a NCAA Super Regional.

Junior Matt Reynolds had three hits including a go-ahead RBI on a fielder’s choice to lead the University of Arkansas baseball team to a hard-fought, 5-4, victory over Sam Houston State.

All games from the Houston Regional, hosted by Rice University, will be streamed online for free at RiceOwls.com.

A five-run first inning was too much for second-seeded Arkansas State to overcome as the Red Wolves (33-22) fell to the sixth-seeded Troy Trojans 8-3 Friday afternoon in ASU’s second game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Arkansas senior shortstop Tim Carver is one of 25 players included on the most recent watch list released for the 2012 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award.

Arkansas junior right handed pitcher DJ Baxendale is one of 25 college baseball players that are in contention to be named the 2012 Premier Player of College Baseball.

Sunday, Arkansas boxing legend Jermain Taylor stepped onto the pitcher's mound at Dickey-Stephens Park to throw out the first pitch, raising awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

After closing the regular season with a three-game sweep at Tennessee, the Arkansas baseball team has earned the sixth seed at the 2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and will open play on Tuesday against seventh-seeded Mississippi State.

Arkansas broke a 2-2 deadlock with six runs over the final three innings as the Razorbacks completed a three-game sweep of Tennessee with an 8-2 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Arkansas State senior Cory Kyle went a career-high eight innings on the mound, giving up three runs while scattering eight hits to lead the Red Wolves to a 7-3 victory over the Trojans of UALR Saturday afternoon at Gary Hogan Field. Kyle finished the afternoon with four strikeouts while issuing just two walks.

Greg Olson had three RBIs to help lead Sam Houston State to a 12-2 victory over Central Arkansas in Southland Conference play.

Anthony Hecht had three RBIs to lead Arkansas State to an 8-5 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock in Sun Belt Conference play.

DJ Baxendale allowed just two hits and Matt Reynolds and Derrick Bleeker had three RBIs apiece to lead Arkansas to an 8-0 victory over Tennessee in Knoxville.

Justin Bryant broke a 2-2 tie with a 10th-inning RBI single to center field to lead Auburn to a 3-2 win in 10 innings on Thursday night at Baum Stadium.

The UALR Trojans got a walk-off single to right field from Cameron Bentley in the 10th inning to down the University of Central Arkansas Bears 9-8 on Tuesday night in the second game of the State Farm Arkansas Classic at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Third baseman Zach George went 3-for-4 with an RBI and designated hitter Daniel Short was 2-for-3 with two runs driven in to lead the Arkansas State Red Wolves (27-19) to a 7-3 victory over the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions (8-38-1) Tuesday afternoon in the State Farm Classic at Dickey-Stephens Park.

The UALR baseball team visits Dickey-Stephens Park on Tuesday for the State Farm Arkansas Classic, a doubleheader featuring the Trojans, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Matt Reynolds had three hits with two RBI, while Jacob Morris had two hits and two RBI to lead No. 18 Arkansas to a 7-6 series-evening win on Saturday afternoon at Baum Stadium.

South Carolina broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the top of the 10th inning as the fifth-ranked Gamecocks defeated No. 18 Arkansas 8-6 in 10 innings on Friday night in front of 8,011 fans at Baum Stadium.

The UALR baseball team (23-22, 10-12 Sun Belt) fought back from a 4-0 deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over ULM in the series opener at Warhawk Field on Friday night.

Jacob Lee allowed just four hits in seven innings to help lead Arkansas State to an 8-1 victory over South Alabama in Sun Belt Conference play.

Arkansas opens a three-game Southeastern Conference series Friday against South Carolina.

Arkansas infielder Tim Carver has been placed on the watch list for the 2012 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award.

Arkansas pitchers pitched a four-hit shutout and Matt Reynolds had two RBIs to lead the Razorbacks to a 2-0 victory over Missouri.

Derrick Bleeker went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored to lead No. 18 Arkansas to a 6-3 win over Missouri on Tuesday night at Baum Stadium.

Kansas (18-27) scored six runs in the top of the eighth, three of which were unearned, on its way to a 16-12 victory over the UALR baseball team (22-22) at Gary Hogan Field on Tuesday night.

The Arkansas Travelers had trouble waking up on Monday morning and suffered a 12-2 loss at the hands of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at Arvest Ballpark. Carlo Testa (4) smacked two home runs, while Paulo Orlando led a 12-hit Naturals attack with three base hits as the Travs dropped 3-of-4 in Springdale.

For this week’s edition of Do My Job, Chad went back to Dickey-Stephens park, but this time, he didn't prep the baseball field. Instead, he played on it. Well, sort of.

Arkansas pitcher Ryne Stanek has been placed on the watch list for the National Pitcher of the Year award, presented by the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Seven Arkansas pitchers combined to allow just one run on one hit, while Tim Carver hit a pair of home runs as the 21st-ranked Razorbacks defeated Oral Roberts, 6-1, on Tuesday night at Baum Stadium.

Senior Sean Bignall went 2-for-4 in the loss and set a new UALR single-season record by hitting his 16th home run in the top of the eighth.

Dominic Ficociello had four RBIs to lead Arkansas past Mississippi 11-3 in Southeastern Conference play.

The series opener between No. 17 Arkansas and 22nd-ranked Ole Miss was suspended with the Rebels leading 6-1 in the top of the fourth inning.

Former Arkansas baseball All-American Kevin McReynolds will be honored at the 2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament as part of the inaugural group of SEC Baseball Legends, it was announced by the league office on Thursday.

Arkansas State returns to the baseball diamond Friday for a three-game Sun Belt Conference series at Florida Atlantic.

Arkansas will resume Southeastern Conference play this weekend against Mississippi.

It will be a battle of the "Red" when Arkansas State returns to the baseball diamond Tuesday for its second game of the season against Southeast Missouri State.

The Southland Conference has named University of Central Arkansas centerfielder Jonathan Davis as hitter of the week.

The No. 11 Arkansas baseball team will host No. 3 Kentucky in a three-game Southeastern Conference baseball series in Fayetteville.

Former Pine Bluff star and current right fielder for the Angles said he had an experience with the police Wednesday afternoon, who were responding to his house alarm.

Baxendale's funk has Hogs out of rhythm

Preston Beck had five RBIs, including a home run, to lead Texas-Arlington past Central Arkansas 11-1 in a Southland Conference game in Arlington.

Jared Foster's RBI-single in the 11th inning helped Louisiana State edge Arkansas 3-2 in a Southeastern Conference game.

The University of Arkansas softball team fell 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh to LSU moving its overall record to 18-14 and 2-10 in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers of LSU move to 25-8 and 8-1 in the SEC.

After winning two of three games on the road at Mississippi State last weekend, No. 3 Arkansas looks to continue its success away from home this weekend as it travels to Baton Rouge, La., to face No. 15 LSU. Game times for the weekend series are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Junior Clint Green went the distance Wednesday to lead the University of Central Arkansas Bears to an 8-2 victory over the Missouri Tigers at Taylor Stadium.

Arkansas senior infielder Tim Carver and sophomore pitcher Ryne Stanek each received a weekly award on Monday after their performances in the Razorbacks’ four games last week, which included a series win at Mississippi State.

The No. 3 Arkansas baseball team and Nevada will play a single game on Wednesday with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. at Baum Stadium.

Cameron Bentley was 4 of 4 from the plate and scored three runs as Arkansas-Little Rock beat Southeast Missouri, 16-2.

Eight Arkansas pitchers combined to hold Gonzaga to three runs for a 5-3 victory and a sweep of the two-game series at Fayetteville.