FAYETTEVILLE — Heston Kjerstad's walk-off single to give Arkansas a 3-2 victory and a series sweep of Eastern Illinois makes for an easy lead, but that's for someone who may not realize the value of lefty pitching.
There are few times when there are enough southpaws at the collegiate level. The best coming out of high school are grabbed and signed by professional baseball.
One of the fall camp highlights at Arkansas was the strong showing by freshman Patrick Wicklander, a 6-3, 175-pound lefty from San Jose, Calif.
It wasn't exactly a surprise. Wicklander was a star throughout his high school career with 350 strikeouts.