The University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of their namesake school in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one of the premier conferences in college baseball. The University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team is known by their cardinal red and white uniforms.
The Razorbacks play their home games at Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field, located on the university's campus in Fayetteville. Baum-Walker Stadium has a capacity of 11,749 and has been the home of the Razorbacks since 1996. The field is named after George Cole, a former Arkansas baseball coach who led the team to the College World Series in 1979.
The Razorbacks have won six regular season conference championships, in 1989, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2021 and 2023. The Razorbacks have also made over 30 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a stretch of 9 out of 10 years between 2010 and 2019.
Some of the most notable players in Arkansas baseball history include Kevin Kopps, Andrew Benintendi and Dallas Keuchel. Kopps was a two-time All-American at Arkansas and was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Kopps won the 2022 Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur baseball player in the United States.
Elsewhere, Andrew Benintendi was a two-time All-American at Arkansas and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Benintendi won the 2015 Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur baseball player in the United States.
Finally, Dallas Keuchel was a two-time All-American at Arkansas and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 2009 MLB Draft. Keuchel won the 2015 American League Cy Young Award.
