( Tony Avelar )
Arkansas second baseman Ben Tschepikow leaps over Pepperdine's Bryce Mendonca on a throw from the catcher during the third inning in the NCAA Stanford Regionals on Friday, May 30, 2008, in Palo Alto, Calif.
FAYETTEVILLE — Ben Tschepikow stood alone in the parking lot at Baum Stadium after the 2008 baseball season and thought about his next move in what had been an injury-plagued career at the University of Arkansas.
Tschepikow had been slowed by chronic back problems and played in only 14 games with the Razorbacks in 2008. So, the question facing Tschepikow was whether to just move on from baseball or to try and come back with a medical redshirt as a fifth-year senior.