FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks are alone atop the SEC baseball standings after taking two of three games at LSU and likely will be the consensus No. 1-ranked team in the country for the fourth consecutive week when the national polls are released today.
The University of Arkansas (34-8, 15-6) has the best conference record — one game ahead of Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, which all are 14-7.
But finding a reliable third starter for the final three SEC series and postseason play is an issue for the Razorbacks despite their impressive record.
Left-hander Lael Lockhart, a senior graduate transfer from Houston, has been the No.