The Razorbacks are well on their way to another showing in the NCAAT on their way to Omaha. Last years loss in the NC game was a wake up call. A missed foul ball that would have been the third out that Arkansas needed to win the NC in game 2 turned out to be the play that lead them to lose the NC in 3 games. Arkansas was not chosen to repeat this year nor are they picked to win the SECT. However the Hogs have been winning their conference games like never before. Two sweeps over two top 20 teams in Mississippi State (was number 2) and Tennessee (was number 18). The number 5 Hogs travel to Kentucky for a 3 game series this weekend. They end their regular season playing LSU and Texas A&M before going into the SECT.
Hogs pitching and hitting has improved alot even though their defensive play percentage has dropped. If they can improve on their defense and continue great outings pitching and hitting there is no reason they can't make it back to Omaha for the college world series. Many sports media and writers do not give them much of a chance to make it to Omaha. We shall see.
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Razorbacks Take Hot Streak Into Lexington
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After its second-consecutive conference series sweep, the fifth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks will look to keep the momentum going as they travel to Lexington, Kentucky this weekend for a three-game series against the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Razorbacks Take Care Of Grambling In Front of Big Crowd
Baseball
A near-record crowd of 10,463 were on hand to see the fifth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks take on Grambling State Tuesday night in Dickey-Stephens Park. Those fans were treated to an offensive showing as the Hogs pounded out 17 runs on 15 hits to defeat Grambling, 17-3, in their final non-conference game of the season.
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Hogs Walk-Off To Second-Straight SEC Sweep
Baseball
Sophomore catcher Casey Opitz delivered a 2-0 fastball down the left field line in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon to help the sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks defeat the 18th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 4-3, in walk-off fashion for their second-straight SEC series sweep and seventh conference win in a row.
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Longball Leads To Series Win Over Tennessee
Baseball
For the second straight night, the sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks scored 10 or more runs and notched 10 or more hits as they dominated the 18th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 15-3, Saturday night in Baum-Walker Stadium, not only winning the series, but earning its sixth conference victory in a row.
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Hogs Use Big Innings To Take Series From Bulldogs
Baseball
The 10th-ranked Arkansas baseball team jumped on 2nd-ranked Mississippi State early and never looked back Friday night, winning 12-5 to claim the series and move into sole possession of second place in the SEC Western Division.
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Noland’s Gem Turns Into Sweep For Hogs
Baseball
Freshman right-hander Connor Noland handcuffed second-ranked Mississippi State for 7.2 scoreless innings on Saturday as his performance helped 10th-ranked Arkansas to a 10-2 win and a three-game sweep at Baum-Walker Stadium.
The Road to Omaha
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“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
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Found a Hawaii guy on our past roster.
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#1 Rick Nomura
INF | Sr | 5-9 | S/R | 175 | Waipahu, Hawaii / Alvin Community College
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2016 (Senior)
>>> Preseason All-SEC second team
>>> SEC Community Service Team
Played in 54 games, starting 52 as the Razorbacks’ everyday second baseman … Batted .272 with 53 hits, 14 doubles, four home runs and 28 RBI … Added six stolen bases and one triple, while only striking out 28 times … Posted personal season highs in doubles and RBI and matched totals in triples and home runs from first year with Hogs … Scored 41 runs, tying for the team high and led the squad in doubles … His six stolen bases tied with Darien Simms for the most on the team in 2016 … Average was slightly higher in conference play, batting .278 over 30 games with 32 hits, one home run and 12 RBI … Was only Razorback player to have double-digit doubles in SEC play (10) … Notched 13 multi-hit games during the year, fifth-highest total on the team … Was one of two Razorback players to record a four-hit game (Tucker Pennell) and one of three players to have four or more four-hit games … Career-high four hits vs. Western Illinois (3/12) and career-high five RBI vs. Gonzaga (3/9) in same week … Against Gonzaga, tallied five RBI off two hits, one being a grand slam, the first of his career … Hit go-ahead home run in eighth inning against Alabama (5/15), his first home run since going deep against Grambling State (3/15) … Scored career-high four runs against Grambling in same game, part of 3-for-4 day with two RBI , one double and one home run … Named to SEC Community Service Team at end of season.
2015 (Junior)
>>> SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Played in 57 games in 2015, hitting .298 with 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs … Recorded 20 RBI, added 20 walks, four sacrifice hits and three stolen bases on the year … Tallied 16 multi-hit games, including five three-hit performances … Reached base four times against Miami in the College World Series, going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and walk … Scored a season-high three runs against Mississippi Valley State (April 7) and Florida (May 20) in the SEC Tournament … Posted a seven-game hitting streak during the year … Scored the winning run in a walk-off win against Tennessee (May 19) in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.
Alvin Community College (2014)
Recorded a .388 batting average in 54 games with 71 hits, 13 doubles, 10 triples, one home run, 43 runs batted in and nine stolen bases … Named to the Region XIV All-Conference team … Played for the Conejo Oaks (California Collegiate League) in the summer of 2014, hitting .317 with 57 hits, four doubles, four triples, two home runs, 19 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases in 46 games … Selected to the California Collegiate League All-Star Team.
Punahou High School
Named HHSAA Division I All-Tournament team in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Led team to state championship in 2009 and 2010 … Named All-State in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Also played football, helping his team to a state championship title in 2009.
Personal
Son of Ronald and Reiko Nomura … Has one brother, Reid … Father played baseball at the University of Hawaii and for Team USA … Majoring in Kinesiology.
#1 Rick Nomura
INF | Sr | 5-9 | S/R | 175 | Waipahu, Hawaii / Alvin Community College
Bio
Stats
2016 (Senior)
>>> Preseason All-SEC second team
>>> SEC Community Service Team
Played in 54 games, starting 52 as the Razorbacks’ everyday second baseman … Batted .272 with 53 hits, 14 doubles, four home runs and 28 RBI … Added six stolen bases and one triple, while only striking out 28 times … Posted personal season highs in doubles and RBI and matched totals in triples and home runs from first year with Hogs … Scored 41 runs, tying for the team high and led the squad in doubles … His six stolen bases tied with Darien Simms for the most on the team in 2016 … Average was slightly higher in conference play, batting .278 over 30 games with 32 hits, one home run and 12 RBI … Was only Razorback player to have double-digit doubles in SEC play (10) … Notched 13 multi-hit games during the year, fifth-highest total on the team … Was one of two Razorback players to record a four-hit game (Tucker Pennell) and one of three players to have four or more four-hit games … Career-high four hits vs. Western Illinois (3/12) and career-high five RBI vs. Gonzaga (3/9) in same week … Against Gonzaga, tallied five RBI off two hits, one being a grand slam, the first of his career … Hit go-ahead home run in eighth inning against Alabama (5/15), his first home run since going deep against Grambling State (3/15) … Scored career-high four runs against Grambling in same game, part of 3-for-4 day with two RBI , one double and one home run … Named to SEC Community Service Team at end of season.
2015 (Junior)
>>> SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Played in 57 games in 2015, hitting .298 with 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs … Recorded 20 RBI, added 20 walks, four sacrifice hits and three stolen bases on the year … Tallied 16 multi-hit games, including five three-hit performances … Reached base four times against Miami in the College World Series, going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and walk … Scored a season-high three runs against Mississippi Valley State (April 7) and Florida (May 20) in the SEC Tournament … Posted a seven-game hitting streak during the year … Scored the winning run in a walk-off win against Tennessee (May 19) in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.
Alvin Community College (2014)
Recorded a .388 batting average in 54 games with 71 hits, 13 doubles, 10 triples, one home run, 43 runs batted in and nine stolen bases … Named to the Region XIV All-Conference team … Played for the Conejo Oaks (California Collegiate League) in the summer of 2014, hitting .317 with 57 hits, four doubles, four triples, two home runs, 19 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases in 46 games … Selected to the California Collegiate League All-Star Team.
Punahou High School
Named HHSAA Division I All-Tournament team in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Led team to state championship in 2009 and 2010 … Named All-State in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Also played football, helping his team to a state championship title in 2009.
Personal
Son of Ronald and Reiko Nomura … Has one brother, Reid … Father played baseball at the University of Hawaii and for Team USA … Majoring in Kinesiology.
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
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Re: The Road to Omaha
Arkansas improves on their win column by winning 2 series against Kentucky at Kentucky and against LSU at Fayetteville. Arkansas had a chance to sweep both teams in the top and bottom of the 9th but came up short losing those two games by 1 run each. Next up for the Hogs at Texas A&M for 3 game series.
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I could not find game 3 for both games on youtube. Arkansas lost both of those games by one run. If the Hogs can win the series against Texas A&M I believe they will have a chance to host at home in the NCAAT enroot to Omaha for the world series.
I'm ready for computers and robots to call strikes and balls. It will give the batters a better chance of hitting the ball instead of striking out on close calls and sometimes bad strike calls and bad ball calls. It will be more consistent and more accurately called.
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I could not find game 3 for both games on youtube. Arkansas lost both of those games by one run. If the Hogs can win the series against Texas A&M I believe they will have a chance to host at home in the NCAAT enroot to Omaha for the world series.
I'm ready for computers and robots to call strikes and balls. It will give the batters a better chance of hitting the ball instead of striking out on close calls and sometimes bad strike calls and bad ball calls. It will be more consistent and more accurately called.
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”