Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College baseball’s gain was college football’s loss on Dec. 22 when Class of 2018 all-around phenomenal athlete Jaden Hill decided being on the mound instead of being in the pocket was the best course forward. The 6-3.5, 206 pound, standout for Ashdown High School had four football offers extended from Missouri, Louisiana Tech, Arkansas […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the toughest choices any athlete will have to make is picking which college to attend. For an all-around athlete like Jaden Hill, not only did he have to make a decision about which college to attend but had an even more difficult decision to make, which sport he wanted to play at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On a high school gridiron and diamond, there is not much Bentonville High School’s Kasey Ford cannot do or has not accomplished. Ford twice helped guide his team to an Arkansas state championship in football with a semifinal round finish in 2015 and is a top baseball prospect having signed with his dream school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since the 2004 college baseball season, the Arkansas Razorbacks have been one of the most consistent teams in the nation year after year. Dave Van Horn took the Diamond Hogs to the College World Series in 2004, 2009, 2012, and 2015 matching the program’s total CWS appearances in the 85 prior years of Arkansas […]
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When we last caught up with Southern Arkansas pitcher Landon Simpson he was just hitting his stride in the 2015 season. The former Arkansas Razorbacks relief pitcher was stretching his arm out as a No. 1 for the Muleriders posting a 4-3 mark through nine starts. In those nine starts he had 53.2 innings pitched, a 43/11 strikeout to walk […]
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No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Texas A&M played a three game series over the weekend with the SEC West lead on the line. It was one of the most highly anticipated series in college baseball in the last few years. These two teams did not disappoint as all three games were well played and very exciting. In the end, LSU […]
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Tonight the top two teams in college baseball will start a three game series in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the SEC lead on the line. The No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers (35-6) and the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies (36-5) are both 12-5 in the SEC. Whoever wins this series will certainly be in the driver’s seat to win the SEC West. […]
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There will be a big fight feel this Thursday through Saturday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers, which are now ranked No. 1 in five of the recognized college baseball polls that were released on Monday, are set to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies are ranked No. 2 in four of those five […]
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Kansas Coach Bill Self can officially call Carlton Bragg a member of his Kansas program. On Wednesday morning, Bragg signed his national letter of intent to become the first member of the 2015 recruiting class for the Kansas Jayhawks. Carlton Bragg is a 6’9”, 225 pound, power forward who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Bragg is rated as the […]
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On Tuesday Arkansas Razorbacks sophomore power forward Bobby Portis announced his decision to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. The 6’11”, 242 pound, Arkansas native helped lead the Razorbacks (27-9) into the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament beating Wofford 56-53 before falling to North Carolina 87-78. Along the way Portis averaged team-highs with 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds […]
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The Wichita State Shockers have their two top scorers returning next year for their senior seasons. Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet have confirmed to ESPN.com and sources that they will return for their final year. Both players were projected as second round picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. Ron Baker led the Shockers with 14.7 points a game while VanVleet was second […]
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Freshman guard Nick Babb started the month of April by announcing he was transferring away from the Arkansas men’s basketball team. Ten days later the former Martin High School star announced is transfer school as Iowa State. Babb’s move up north is not a big surprise, Nick’s older brother Chris played for head coach Fred Hoiberg in Ames. Chris, like […]
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The LSU baseball team has had an amazing season thus far. The Tigers opened the season with a 22-3 record and captured the No. 1 ranking in the Baseball America magazine poll by March 9. Since being voted No. 1 the Tigers have held the top spot over the last three weeks. Unfortunately for LSU and their fans, anything can happen in […]
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Is there a better sports story than one about an individual that believed so much in his own talents that he walked away from the known for the unknown in hopes of furthering his own cause? Sports stories are full of should have, could have, and would have(s) if only… For Landon Simpson he took the second guessing off the […]
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