LITTLE ROCK – Reigning Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year Hayden Arnold has been named a preseason All-Sun Belt selection, voted on by the league's head coaches.
Arnold was a force throughout the 2021 season in Sun Belt games, boasting a league-best 1.54 ERA in conference games while pitching 52.2 innings, the most of any pitcher in the league. Arnold ranked third in conference games in strikeouts (54) and wins (five) and fifth in opposing batting average (.191). He allowed just nine earned runs in eight starts, walking nine to give him a 6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 9.