Arkansas baseball

Former Arkansas outfielder Maika Niu agreed to a free agent contract with the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Niu was not selected in the 20-round MLB Draft last weekend. He spent the 2025 season with the Razorbacks after he transferred from Marshall. At Arkansas, Niu played in 61 games and started 56, primarily in center field. He previously played shortstop in his only season at Marshall and the two seasons before that at New Orleans. Niu batted .274 with 10 home runs, 14 doubles and 51 RBI with the Razorbacks.

Arkansas first baseman Carter Rutenbar passed concussion protocol, but the severity of his nose injury was unclear following the Razorbacks' 12-2 victory over Oklahoma on Friday. Rutenbar dove to field a grounder off the bat of Dasan Harris that bounced and bloodied his nose in the second inning. Harris' RBI hit gave the Sooners a 1-0 lead. Rutenbar was tended to on the field by trainer Corey Wood and orthopedic doctor Brad Reeves, who held a towel to his nose, before he was taken out of the game and replaced by fellow freshman Alexander Peck.

In a game with major implications for hosting an Oxford Regional, Ole Miss did enough to stay within reach and even survived its most dangerous moment. But a late collapse, capped by a Christian Turner walk-off two-run home run, handed No. 22 Arkansas a 5-4 win at Baum-Walker Stadium. After two wildly different high-scoring contests earlier in the weekend, both pitching staffs were locked in today, especially Taylor Rabe. Rabe delivered a strong outing, overpowering hitters with a fastball that consistently touched 97 mph and recording seven strikeouts over five innings. He limited the No.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The fifth-ranked Arkansas baseball team will have at least seven televised games in 2026. All but two of the Razorbacks' games will be available to stream. Games against Tarleton State in Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 16 and at home against Stetson on March 6 will be unavailable for streaming. SEC Network is scheduled to televise Arkansas' games against Mississippi State on March 15, Florida on March 29, at Alabama on April 11, at Missouri on April 23-24 and against Ole Miss on May 3. ESPNU will televise Arkansas' home game against Georgia on April 16.