FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas freshman pitcher Connor Noland will start against Central Connecticut State at 1 p.m. on Friday when the No. 5 Razorbacks open play at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium, a UA spokesman confirmed.
Noland (2-4, 3.71 ERA) will be making his 17th start of the season. The freshman right-hander from Greenwood has a 1.58 ERA in his last six appearances, including not allowing an earned run over 14 2/3 innings in back-to-back starts against Mississippi State and Tennessee.
Noland went 5 innings in his last start against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament and held the Rebels to 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts.