2010 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

The 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in baseball at the Division I level in the NCAA for the 2010 season. Dave van Horn, a former Razorback player, was the coach in his sixth year at his alma mater."Dave van Horn." Bio. arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved on December 16, 2009. The 2010 club hosted and won the Fayetteville Regional, but fell in the Tempe Super Regional to the top-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils."NCAA Baseball: Arizona State wins in 12th to advance to College World Series." 06/13/2010.Article. Mercury News. Retrieved on June 26, 2010. The team was led by two All-Americans, Brett Eibner and Zack Cox.

Pre-season

The Razorbacks return several key members of the 2009 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team that went to the 2009 College World Series. A key returner is Andy Wilkins, who was named the Norman Regional Most Outstanding Player. The first baseman Wilkins brings a team-high .319 average to the table, also chipping in 19 home runs and 58 RBI in 2009. Freshman All-American Zack Cox returns to play third base for the Razorbacks. He hit .266 with 39 RBI and freshman school record 13 home runs. Center fielder Brett Eibner, a native of The Woodlands, Texas, also brings power with 12 long balls and 34 RBI. Eibner also returns as a pitcher, going 5–5 in 17 games with a 5.00 ERA. Senior pitcher Mike Bolsinger returns from the bullpen, bringing a great slider and 2.99 ERA to the Razorbacks.

Coaches Source: Baseball – 2010 Coaches 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball Coaches Name TitleDave van HornHead CoachTodd ButlerHitting CoachDave JornPitching CoachChris CurryVolunteer Assistant Coach

Roster 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks fall baseball rosterSource: arkansasrazorbacks.com – The Official Site of University of Arkansas AthleticsNumberNamePositionB/THeightWeightClassHometown/HS/JC1Matt VinsonOFS/R6–2195Fr.Alma, Ark./Alma5Matt ReynoldsINFR/R6–1195Fr.Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS6Ben CrumptonINFR/R5–10180Fr.Hot Springs, Ark./Lakeside HS7Zack CoxINF/RHPL/R6–0215So.Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park HS8Derrick BleekerRHP/INFR/R6–5200Fr.Longmont, Colo./Skyline HS9Monk KrederCR/R6–1230Jr./TRKeller, Texas/Keller HS/Texas Tech/Howard CC10Kendall WehrleINFL/R6–3195So.Papillion, Neb./La Vista South HS11Franco BroylesOFR/R6–0185Fr.Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS12Bo BighamINFR/R5–11170So.Texarkana, Ark./Arkansas HS13Randall FantLHPL/L6–4185Fr.Texarkana, Texas/Texas HS14Jarrod McKinneyOFR/R6–0220So.Hughes Springs, Texas/Hughes Springs HS15TJ ForrestRHPR/R6–6175Sr.Benton, La./Haughton HS/LSU/Bossier Parish CC16Travis SampleOFR/R5–11195Jr. Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands HS/Howard JC17Andy WilkinsINFL/R6–2220Jr.Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS18Tim CarverINFR/R5–11175So. Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS19Tom HauskeyCR/R5–11190Sr.Springdale, Ark./Springdale HS20Zac RussellCR/R5–10205Fr. Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley HS21Kyle AtkinsOFR/R5–10185Fr. DeQueen, Ark./DeQueen HS24Brett EibnerOF/RHPR/R6–4210Jr.Houston, Texas/The Woodlands HS25Collin KuhnOF/INFR/R5–11190So. Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam HS26Jason FuquaLHPL/L6–3180Jr./TRBaytown, Texas/Sterling HS/Texas A&M/Alvin JC27James McCannCR/R6–3205So.Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS28Kyle RobinsonOF/INFR/R6–3215Jr./TRBoca Raton, Fla./Westminster Acad./Indian River CC29D. J. BaxendaleRHPR/R6–2175Fr.Jacksonville, Ark./Sylvan Hills HS32Mike BolsingerRHPR/R6–2212Sr.McKinney, Texas/North McKinney HS/Grayson [Texas] CC33Drew SmylyLHPL/L6–3190So. Little Rock, Ark./Central HS34Jeremy HeatleyRHPR/R6–2215Sr.Breckenridge, Texas/Breckenridge HS/TX A&M-Kingsville/North Lake Col.35Christian KowalchukLHPL/L6–1185Sr.Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Seward CC36Scott LimbockerLHPL/L6–3220Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North HS37Trent DanielLHPR/L6–1181So./TRBryant, Ark./Bryant HS/Ark.-Fort Smith38Erik ShannahanRHPR/R6–3205Fr.Collinsville, Ill./Collinsville HS39Garrett MethvinLHPS/L6–2190Fr.Longview, Texas/Springhill HS40Jordan PrattRHPR/R6–3215Jr./TRHarrison, Ark./Harrison HS/Ark.-Fort Smith43Andrew PrattOFR/R5–11190Fr. Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS45Sam MurphyRHPR/R6–0210Jr. Omaha, Neb./Westside HS47Geoffrey DavenportLHPL/L6–1175So.Ft. Worth, Texas/Paschal HS48Zack HallLHPL/L6–1190Fr. Springdale, Ark./Har-Ber HS

Schedule

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || 2/19/10 || Ball State || Baum Stadium || 10–2 || Bolsinger (1–0) || Piatt (0–1) || Forrest (1) || 7,359 || 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || 2/20/10 || Ball State || Baum Stadium || 2–5 || Coombs (1–0) || Davenport (0–1) || – || 8,004 || 1–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || 2/21/10 || Ball State || Baum Stadium || 9–3 || Eibner (1–0) || Vitek (0–1) || – || 6,536 || 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || 2/26/10 || Troy || Baum Stadium || 10–1 || Forrest (1–0) || Ray (1–1) || – || 6,745 || 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || 2/27/10 || Troy || Baum Stadium || 10–8 || Heatley (1–0) || McCain (1–1) || Baxendale (1) || 7,792 || 4–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || 2/28/10 || Troy || Baum Stadium || 7–6 || Eibner (2–0) || Dickinson (1–1) || Baxendale (2) || 7,373 || 5–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || 3/2/10 || No. 25 Kansas || Baum Stadium || 15–3 || Davenport (1–1) || Poppe (0–1) || – || 6,395 || 6–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || 3/5/10 || at No. 22 Cal || Evans Diamond || 7–3 || Bolsinger (2–0) || Jones (2–1) || Baxendale (3) || 246 || 7–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || 3/6/10 || at No. 22 Cal || Evans Diamond || 9–5 || Smyly (1–0) || Anderson (2–1) || – || 467 || 8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || 3/7/10 || at No. 22 Cal || Evans Diamond || 0–6 || Miller (1–1) || Eibner (2–1) || Diemer (1) || 597 || 8–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || 3/9/10 || South Dakota St. || Baum Stadium || 2–3 || Oberle (1–0) || Murphy (0–1) || Vermeulen (1) || 6,438 || 8–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 12 || 3/10/10 || South Dakota St. || Baum Stadium || 21–2 || Fant (1–0) || Bougher (0–1) || Baxendale (4) || 6,698 || 9–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || 3/12/10 || Wisc.-Milwaukee || Baum Stadium || 14–6 || Davenport (2–1) || Franzke (2–2) || – || 6,450 || 10–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || 3/13/10 || Wisc.-Milwaukee || Baum Stadium || 7–0 || Smyly (2–0) || Pierce (1–2) || – || 6,843 || 11–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || 3/14/10 || Wisc.-Milwaukee || Baum Stadium || 3–2 || Heatley (2–0) || Amsrud (0–2) || – || 6,829 || 12–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || 3/19/10 || at No. 2 LSU || Alex Box Stadium || 6–3 || Bolsinger (3–0) || Ross (2–1) || – || 11,225 || 13–3 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || 3/20/10 || at No. 2 LSU || Alex Box Stadium || 7–8 || Bradshaw (4–0) || Davenport (2–2) || Ott (7) || 10,944 || 13–4 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || 3/21/10 || at No. 2 LSU || Alex Box Stadium || 1–5 || Matulis (3–0) || Eibner (2–2) || Rittiner (1) || 10,168 || 13–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || 3/23/10 || at McNeese St. || Cowboy Diamond || 3–2 || Forrest (2–0) || Click (0–1) || Heatley (1) || 792 || 14–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || 3/24/10 || at McNeese St. || Cowboy Diamond || 7–6 || Kowalchuk (1–0) || Ducoff (0–1) || Baxendale (5) || 822 || 15–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 21 || 3/26/10 || No. 16 Alabama || Baum Stadium || 9–8 || Forrest (3–0) || Whitaker (1–1) || Baxendale (6) || 8,492 || 16–5 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || 3/27/10 || No. 16 Alabama || Baum Stadium || 4–3 || Pratt (1–0) || White (2–2) || – || 8,332 || 17–5 || 3–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || 3/28/10 || No. 16 Alabama || Baum Stadium || 10–5 || Forrest (4–0) || Scott (0–1) || – || 7,130 || 18–5 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || 3/30/10 || Centenary || Baum Stadium || 18–2 || Kowalchuk (2–0) || Lugo (0–1) || – || 7,823 || 19–5 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || 3/31/10 || Centenary || Baum Stadium || 9–4 || Forrest (5–0) || Tompkins (1–2) || – || 7,596 || 20–5 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || 4/2/10 || No. 18 Kentucky || Baum Stadium || 8–12 || Kennedy (2–1) || Bolsinger (3–1) || – || 7,118 || 20–6 || 4–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || 4/3/10 || No. 18 Kentucky || Baum Stadium || 10–1 || Smyly (3–0) || Rogers (3–3) || – || 9,455 || 21–6 || 5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || 4/4/10 || No. 18 Kentucky || Baum Stadium || 17–16 || Bolsinger (4–1) || Little (1–1) || – || 7,614 || 22–6 || 6–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || 4/7/10 || St. Louis || Baum Stadium || 32–8 || Fant (2–0) || Schrader (1–2) || – || 7,527 || 23–6 || 6–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || 4/9/10 || at Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 8–3 || Smyly (4–0) || Reed (0–3) || – || 6,280 || 24–6 || 7–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || 4/10/10 || at Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 8–5 || Heatley (3–0) || Girodo (1–2) || Baxendale (7) || 6,179 || 25–6 || 8–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || 4/11/10 || at Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 13–3 || Fant (3–0) || Johnson (0–1) || – || 6,058 || 26–6 || 9–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || 4/13/10 || No. 19 New Mexico || Baum Stadium || 4–3 || Heatley (4–0) || Sanchez (2–2) || – || 7,995 || 27–6 || 9–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || 4/14/10 || No. 19 New Mexico || Baum Stadium || 5–4 || Kowalchuk (3–0) || Kenny (2–1) || – || 8,523 || 28–6 || 9–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 35 || 4/16/10 || No. 25 Georgia || Baum Stadium || 10–2 || Smyly (5–0) || Grimm (2–5) || – || 9,047 || 29–6 || 10–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || 4/17/10 || No. 25 Georgia || Baum Stadium || 10–2 || Eibner (3–2) || Walters (1–3) || – || 8,772 || 30–6 || 11–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || 4/18/10 || No. 25 Georgia || Baum Stadium || 13–5 || Forrest (6–0) || Palazzone (4–4) || – || 8,246 || 31–6 || 12–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 38 || 4/20/10 || Oral Roberts || Baum Stadium || 9–5 || Heatley (5–0) || Dunn (1–1) || – || 7,776 || 32–6 || 12–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || 4/23/10 || at No. 4 Florida || McKethan Stadium || 8–3 || Smyly (6–0) || Panteliodis (6–2) || – || 3,622 || 33–6 || 13–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || 4/24/10 || at No. 4 Florida || McKethan Stadium || 2–8 || Randall (4–3) || Eibner (3–3) || – || 3,116 || 33–7 || 13–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || 4/25/10 || at No. 4 Florida || McKethan Stadium || 1–2 || Chapman (2–0) || Bolsinger (4–2) || – || 2,873 || 33–8 || 13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 42 || 4/28/10 || Missouri St. || Baum Stadium || 5–4 || Pratt (2–0) || Blake (2–4) || Heatley (2) || 7,868 || 34–8 || 13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || 4/30/10 || No. 20 Auburn || Baum Stadium || 9–4 || Smyly (7–0) || Hurst (2–1) || – || 7,264 || 35–8 || 14–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || 5/1/10 || No. 20 Auburn || Baum Stadium || 7–8 || Smith (2–0) || Fant (3–1) || Hubbard (5) || 8,713 || 35–9 || 14–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 45 || 5/2/10 || No. 20 Auburn || Baum Stadium || 2–13 || Dayton (5–2) || Eibner (3–4) || – || 8,205 || 35–10 || 14–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"