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2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

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2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
D1Baseball.comNo. 23
Record41–22 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Hobbs
  • Nate Thompson
  • Bobby Wernes
Home stadiumBaum–Walker Stadium
Seasons
 2025
2027 
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Georgia y 237 .7675314 .791
No. 5 Texas y 1910 .6554615 .754
No. 17 Texas A&M y 1811 .6214116 .719
No. 6 Alabama y 1812 .6004221 .667
No. 16 Florida y 1812 .6004121 .661
No. 9 Auburn y 1713 .5674222 .656
No. 23 Arkansas y 1713 .5674122 .651
No. 14 Mississippi State y 1614 .5334319 .694
No. 7 Ole Miss y 1515 .5004123 .641
Tennessee y 1515 .5003822 .633
No. 1 Oklahoma y 1416 .4674323 .652
Vanderbilt  1416 .4673325 .569
Kentucky y 1317 .4333323 .589
LSU  921 .3003028 .517
South Carolina   723 .2332235 .386
Missouri   624 .2002431 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dave Van Horn was in his 24th season as head coach of the Razorbacks.

The team finished the regular season with a 36–19 record. They went 17–13 in SEC contests, winning seven series and losing three. They completed one SEC series sweep (at No. 8 Alabama) and one non-conference sweep (Xavier), and they were swept once by a conference opponent (Florida). They earned the No. 7 seed at the SEC tournament, where they defeated (10) Tennessee, (2) Texas, and (6) Auburn before losing in the championship game to regular-season champion Georgia.

Arkansas was an at-large selection to the NCAA tournament and was assigned to the Lawrence Regional, hosted by Kansas, as the No. 2 seed. They defeated (3) (Missouri State) in their opening game but lost to Kansas in the regional semifinal, relegating them to the consolation bracket. Needing three consecutive wins to advance to the super regional, Arkansas defeated Northeastern, but they were beaten in a rematch with Kansas. They finished the season with a 41–22 record; their overall win total, overall win percentage (0.651), and conference win percentage (0.567) were the lowest in a full season since 2016.

Roster

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2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHome town
1 INF Carson Brumbaugh R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Edmond Santa Fe HS Edmond, OK
3 INF Nolan Souza L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Punahou School Honolulu, HI
4 OF Maika Niu R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Trinity HS / University of New Orleans / Marshall University Mechanicsburg, PA
5 INF TJ Pompey R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Coppell HS / Texas Tech University Coppell, TX
8 INF Camden Kozeal L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Millard South HS / Vanderbilt University Omaha, NE
9 INF Alexander Peck R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr University School of Nashville Franklin, TN
10 INF Tyler Holland R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Mission Viejo HS Mission Viejo, CA
11 UTL Luke Cornelison R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Har-Ber HS Springdale, AR
12 C Carter Rutenbar L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Midlothian Heritage HS Midlothian, TX
13 RHP Steele Eaves R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lonoke HS Lonoke, AR
14 RHP Mark Brissey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fayetteville HS Batesville, AR
15 RHP Jackson Kircher R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Little Rock Christian Academy / University of Oklahoma Little Rock, AR
16 OF Christian Turner L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Haughton HS Haughton, LA
17 OF Zack Stewart L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lebanon HS / Missouri State University Lebanon, MO
18 INF Reese Robinett L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Kennett HS Kennett, MO
19 C Carson Willis R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr P27 Academy Hot Springs, AR
20 RHP Gabe Gaeckle R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aptos HS Aptos, CA
21 OF Brenton Clark L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Pleasant Grove HS Texarkana, TX
22 RHP Peyton Lee R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Maumelle HS Maumelle, AR
24 UTL Landon Schaefer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
25 OF Kuhio Aloy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Henry Perrine Baldwin HS / Brigham Young University Wailuku, HI
26 RHP Tate McGuire R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Liberty North HS Liberty, MO
27 C Ryder Helfrick R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clayton Valley Charter HS Discovery Bay, CA
28 RHP Jordan Martin R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO
29 LHP Cole Gibler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Blue Springs HS Blue Springs, MO
32 LHP Hunter Dietz R/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Calvary Christian HS Trinity, FL
33 LHP Ethan McElvain S/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Nolensville HS / Vanderbilt University Thompson's Station, TN
34 LHP Joey Lorenzini L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Rocklin HS Rocklin, CA
35 INF Cayden Mitchell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mansfield Timberview HS Arlington, TX
36 LHP Parker Coil R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Edmond Memorial HS Edmond, OK
37 RHP Grant Wren R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Melbourne HS Melbourne, AR
38 LHP Colin Fisher L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Noble HS Noble, OK
39 LHP Jacob Imoto L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mission Hills HS / Palomar College Vista, CA
40 RHP James DeCremer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Brophy College Preparatory / Oregon State University Phoenix, AZ
42 OF Damian Ruiz R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Livingston HS / Houston Christian University / Lamar University Livingston, TX
44 RHP Carson Wiggins R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Roland HS Roland, OK
45 UTL Tye Briscoe L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wylie HS Abilene, TX
48 RHP Cooper Dossett R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Har-Ber HS Springdale, AR
55 C Brendan Kleiman R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gr Sherwood HS / Frederick CC / Eastern Michigan University Olney, MD
Head coach

Dave Van Horn (Arkansas, 1988) – 24th season

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Wernes (Arkansas, 2018) – 6th season
Hudson Polk (Arkansas, 2024) – 2nd season

Hitting coach(es)

Nate Thompson (Dallas Baptist, 2006) – 9th season

Pitching coach(es)

Matt Hobbs (Missouri, 2002) – 8th season


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2026

Schedule and results

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2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log (41–22)
Regular season (36–19)
Postseason (5–3)
NCAA Lawrence Regional (2–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 29vs. Missouri StateNo. 14Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, Kansas
W 9–5Steele Eaves (6–1)Brock Lucas (6–6)Ethan McElvain (6)ESPNU2,77340–201–0
May 30at (15) No. 13 KansasNo. 14Hoglund BallparkL 3–5Riane Ritter (8–2)Hunter Dietz (7–4)Boede Rahe (11)ESPN24,04240–211–1
May 31vs. NortheasternNo. 14Hoglund BallparkW 10–9Steele Eaves (7–1)Tom Mahoney (0–1)Cooper Dossett (1)ESPN+1,98341–212–1
May 31at (15) No. 13 KansasNo. 14Hoglund BallparkL 10–13Manning West (4–0)Cole Gibler (5–3)ESPN+4,00741–222–2
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement or cancellation
  • Bold: Arkansas player
  • Reference:[2]

Record vs. conference opponents

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Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2026 SEC baseball game results, 2026 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA18–120–33–03–0.0–3...2–12–13–01–21–2.3–0ALA6–44–2
ARK17–133–01–20–31–22–1.2–12–12–12–12–1....ARK7–31–1
AUB17–130–32–12–11–22–1.2–13–02–1...1–22–1.AUB7–31–1
FLA18–120–33–01–22–12–13–0..2–11–23–0..1–2.FLA6–43–1
UGA23–7.2–12–11–2.3–03–03–0.2–13–02–1.2–1.UGA9–14–0
KEN13–173–01–21–21–2.1–2.1–2.1–21–22–1..1–2KEN2–81–0
LSU9–21...0–30–32–10–3.1–20–33–02–1.0–31–2LSU3–71–5
MSU16–14.1–21–2.0–3.3–0..3–03–00–31–21–23–0MSU4–64–2
MIZ6–24.1–20–3.0–32–1..0–3.0–31–20–30–32–1MIZ2–80–6
OKL14–161–21–21–21–2..2–1.3–0..1–20–32–12–1OKL4–61–1
OMS15–151–21–2.2–11–22–13–00–3...2–11–22–1.OMS5–51–1
SCA7–230–31–2.0–30–32–10–30–33–0...1–2.0–3SCA2–81–6
TEN15–152–1...1–21–21–23–02–12–11–2.2–1.0–3TEN5–51–1
TEX19–102–1.2–1....2–13–03–02–12–11–20–22–1TEX8–22–0
TAM18–11..1–22–11–2.3–02–13–01–21–2..2–02–1TAM6–42–0
VAN14–160–3....2–12–10–31–21–2.3–03–01–21–2VAN4–62–2
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Texas at Texas A&M, one game cancelled.
Tie breakers: Alabama over Florida (using head-to-head result), Auburn over Arkansas (using head-to-head result), Ole Miss over Tennessee (using head-to-head result), Oklahoma over Vanderbilt (using head-to-head result).

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'55*6967616т221724221814131313*21
Baseball America101099855152214181614101010*10*21
NCBWA5868656152318211916121313*2322
D1Baseball786654417221624221712121414*23
Perfect Game44497541923211717*17*24

NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

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References

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  1. "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  2. "2026 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Schedule". Arkansas Razorbacks athletics. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 10, 2026.