Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith throws during an NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Stillwater, Okla.
OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas will turn to freshman left-handed pitcher Hagen Smith with the season on the line Wednesday.
Smith will start the Razorbacks’ must-win game against Ole Miss at the College World Series. Smith, named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, will start his 15th game, but his first since May 14 against Vanderbilt.
Arkansas has used Smith in a closer role this postseason. He has allowed 3 runs, 5 hits and 5 walks in 5 2/3 innings during the NCAA Tournament, and recorded saves in back-to-back games against Oklahoma State in the decisive game of the Stillwater Regional and North Carolina in the first game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional.