FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas junior right-hander Blaine Knight will start the Razorbacks' NCAA regional opener against Oral Roberts on Friday at Baum Stadium, a team spokesperson said.
Knight (10-0, 2.78 ERA) will pitch on seven days of rest after throwing six innings in the Razorbacks' 8-2 win over Florida last week at the SEC Tournament. Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said earlier this week that left-hander Kacey Murphy, the team's No. 2 starter, might pitch the opening game because he was more rested.
The Razorbacks (39-18) are 12-3 this season in games that Knight has started and have not lost when he is on the mound since April 20 at Mississippi State.