Posts Tagged ‘Andy Wilkins’

Razorbacks, signees gobbled up on Day 2 of MLB Draft

June 8, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  1 Comment

I've been following the MLB Draft from time to time today (as you've seen on Twitter) while working on a few other things here in the Slophouse. Arkansas has a press release detailing the second day of the draft, which saw six Razorbacks and three signees get picked up. That...

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Washington State advances, will face Hogs in regional

June 4, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

Arkansas' record-setting day has come to an end with some fireworks from Washington State in the eighth inning to advance in the Fayetteville Regional. The Cougars' Cody Bartlett hit a two-run home run to center field in the eighth inning and propelled his squad to an 8-6 win against Kansas State...

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Hogs look forward to regional after early SEC exit

May 27, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

HOOVER, Ala. — Dave Van Horn knew it was going to be tough to advance in the SEC Tournament with two of his best hitters in the dugout. Still, that didn't make it any more comforting for Arkansas to go 0-2 in the tournament and end its stay with a 5-4...

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Back in form: Wilkins corrects stance, rediscovers swing

May 14, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

Andy Wilkins had grown comfortable placing his right foot ahead of the left foot in the batter's box. It wasn't exactly a textbook stance, but the left-handed batter was unknowingly content with it and didn't notice the shift. The awkward positioning of his feet, however, was hurting one of Arkansas' most...

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Is the best yet to come for Arkansas baseball?

April 28, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  2 Comments

Is Arkansas closer now than ever to a national championship in baseball? ESPN.com's Chris Low thinks so in a piece on the Diamond Hogs. If anything, Arkansas might have gotten to the College World Series a year early last season," Low writes. "Nobody really expected it, even the guys on the...

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Van Horn leaves talk of championship in the clubhouse

February 16, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

Dave Van Horn doesn't mince words, so when he began to explain how he recruits star players who want to win a national championship, his blunt statement Monday wasn't too surprising. And that says a lot about Van Horn, who is hoping to build toward a national championship after pulling off...

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