FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas outfielder Christian Franklin will not start for the Razorbacks during the first game of the super regional against North Carolina State on Friday.
Franklin, an All-SEC selection and All-America candidate, has started 59 of 60 games for the Razorbacks. He went 3 for 14 in the regional with a home run and 2 RBI.
He scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of Arkansas' 6-2 win over Nebraska on Monday in the regional championship.
Braydon Webb, who started in center field on March 24 against Memphis, will start in center field in place of Franklin on Friday.