Diamond Hogs Wrap Up Fall Practice with World Series
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas baseball team wraps up fall practice next week with the Razorbacks’ Fall World Series at Baum Stadium.
The best three-of-five game series is set to begin Monday, Oct. 9, with the Hogs’ roster split into two teams. The series continues on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with game two and then takes a day off on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The third game of the series is slated for Thursday, Oct. 12. Game four, if necessary, will be played on Friday, Oct. 13, and if a fifth game is needed, it will be played on Sunday, Oct. 15.
The White team, led by captains Brian Walker and Danny Hamblin will face the Black team, which will be captained by Jake Dugger and Nick Schmidt.
The games are tentatively scheduled for 3 p.m. (subject to change) and free to the public.
The Razorbacks’ Fall World Series comes at the end of four weeks of fall practice that features a bevy of new faces. Arkansas welcomed 23 newcomers to campus in August, including 13 freshman, eight junior-college players and two transfers.
Below is a roster breakdown for the Razorbacks’ Fall World Series. The number each player is wearing for the Fall World Series may differ from the regular season.
White Team (captains: Danny Hamblin and Brian Walker)
# Player Pos.
3 Danny Hamblin INF
7 Murray Watts 1B
9 Jerrod Carroll INF/OF
10 Andrew Darr OF
11 Sean Jones OF
12 Chad Pierce C
14 Brandon Barr C
20 Dylan Duren INF
24 Wayne Hrozek OF
25 Matt Willard INF
26 Nick Makris INF
29 Dallas Keuchel LHP
30 Jess Todd RHP
32 James Gilbert LHP
34 Casey Coon INF
36 Scott Limbocker LHP
38 Michael Wild RHP
40 Travis Hill RHP
42 Duke Welker RHP
54 Brian Walker C
Black Team (captains: Jake Dugger and Nick Schmidt)
# Player Pos.
1 Ben Tschepikow INF
4 Tim Smalling INF
5 Stephen Richards LHP
9 Jacob Julius OF
10 Evan Cox RHP
11 Logan Forsythe INF
12 Sam Murphy RHP
13 Stuart Slakey RHP
14 Stephen Robison OF
17 Zac Miller OF
23 Thomas Hauskey C
24 Jake Dugger OF
25 Shaun Seibert RHP
26 Jeff Nutt C
29 Brandon White LHP
30 Chris Rhoads RHP
33 Nick Schmidt LHP
41 Aaron Murphee OF
44 Brad Secrist OF/INF
53 Brian McLelland RHP
Razorbacks’ Fall World Series Schedule
Date Time
Monday, Oct. 9 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 10 3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13 (if necessary) 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15 (if necessary) TBA