FAYETTEVILLE -- The Arkansas Razorbacks have a new nickname for Jared Gates.
"Mr. June," right fielder Eric Cole said. "He's earned it."
NOTEWORTHY Batting .372 (16 of 43) in SEC Tournament and NCAA regional games the past two seasons. … This season is batting .248 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI. … Has started past 6 games at 1B after starting 23 of 54 games — including 19 at 1B and 4 at 3B — in the regular season. … As a junior started 35 games at 3B and batted .246 with 6 home runs and 14 RBI.