Arkansas slugger Heston Kjerstad (Shotgun Spratling)
Top 25 Breakdown: No. 7 Arkansas
Featured 2019 Record: 46-20 (20-10 SEC)
RPI: 6.
Coach (Record at school): Dave Van Horn (689–384 in 17 seasons)
Ballpark: Baum-Walker Stadium (11,000)
Postseason History: 31 regionals (active streak: 3), 10 CWS trips (last in 2019).
More: Fall Report on Arkansas
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Arkansas' Projected Lineup
| Pos. | Name, Yr. | AVG/OBP/SLG | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Casey Optiz. Jr. | .243/.379/.311 | 3 | 33 | 7 |
| 1B | Jacob Nesbit, So. | .255/.333/.344 | 3 | 42 | 7 |
| 2B | Robert Moore, Fr. | Fr.--Shawnee Mission, Kan. (East) | |||
| 3B | Cole Austin, Sr. | Transfer--Arizona State | |||
| SS | Casey Martin, Jr. | .286/.364/.548 | 15 | 57 | 10 |
| LF | Braydon Webb, Jr. | Transfer--Grayson (Texas) College | |||
| CF | Christian Franklin, So. | .274/.361/.413 | 6 | 34 | 12 |
| RF | Heston Kjerstad, Jr. | .327/.400/.575 | 17 | 51 | 5 |
| DH | Matt Goodheart, Jr. | .345/.444/.517 | 5 | 47 | 5 |
| Pos. | Name, Yr. | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | BB | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP #1 | Connor Noland, So. | 3-5 | 4.02 | 78.1 | 55 | 14 | 0 |
| SP #2 | Patrick Wicklander, So. | 6-2 | 4.32 | 66.2 | 90 | 37 | 0 |
| SP #3 | Kevin Kopps, Sr. | 6-3 | 3.89 | 41.2 | 52 | 14 | 0 |
| Closer | Zeb Vermillion, Jr. | 4-1 | 3.63 | 22.1 | 21 | 9 | 14 |
Grading The Razorbacks
Just as scouts grade prospects using the 20-80 scouting scale, we use a 20-80 scale to evaluate teams in our top 25. A score of 50 in each category is average, relative to a typical NCAA tournament team; 55 is slightly above-average; 60 is above-average (plus); 70 is well above-average (plus-plus); 80 is top of the scale, historically strong. Accordingly, 45 is fringe-average or slightly below-average; 40 is below-average; 30 is well below-average; and 20 is the extreme in that direction.
Hitting: 65
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