Diamond Hogs Notebook

Windy City Sunday definitely wasn’t a day worth remembering out in left field for Arkansas freshman Jacob House. Constantly confused by the howling winds at Baum Stadium, House misplayed several fly balls and it cost the Razorbacks on more than one occasion.

In the top of the third inning, House was solely responsible for two Tennessee runs when he allowed a two-out routine fly to drop in for a double. Three singles later, the Vols had a 3-1 lead instead of a 1-1 tie.

“House struggled big time out there,” Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said. “He let that one ball drop and we had that one collision where they both said they were calling for it. You know, that was pretty dangerous and that’s what happens sometimes when you have a couple of freshmen out there.”

The collision was between House and center fielder Brett Eibner. It occurred in the top of the eighth inning and for a brief moment put a scare in the Baum Stadium crowd as Eibner appeared shaken up before shaking it off.

“House isn’t known for great defense, he’s known for his bat,” Van Horn said. “He’s a two-way guy, a first-baseman/outfielder and hopefully he’ll work on both and get better at both.”



Short Hops

Casey Coon pinch-hit in the eighth inning Sunday. It was Coon’s first appearance since suffering an ankle injury April 1 at Missouri State... Jeff Nutt went 1-for-1 with two walks and a sacrifice and now has an eight-game hitting streak. During that streak, the senior catcher/designated hitter is batting .444 with four home runs and nine runs batted in... Tennessee stranded a season-high 15 runners on base Sunday and left 32 on base in the three-game series... The Vols snapped a six-game losing streak against Arkansas with Sunday’s victory... Brothers Logan and Blake Forsythe both started Sunday’s game, with Logan Forsythe playing third base for Arkansas and Blake Forsythe playing catcher for Tennessee



And More Short Hops

Sunday was Arkansas’ seventh extra-inning game of the season and the sixth in Southeastern Conference play. The Razorbacks are now 3-4 in extra-inning games on the season... Arkansas has won two SEC series in a row after losing its first four of the season... Through Sunday, the Diamond Hogs are in ninth place in the SEC overall standings and third in the SEC Western Division.



THE INSIDE PITCH

Northern Colorado Bears at Arkansas Razorbacks

WHEN: 6:35 p.m., Tuesday WHERE: Baum Stadium, Fayetteville

SERIES: Arkansas leads, 5-1 LAST MEETING: Razorbacks won 9-7 on April 4, 2007 in Fayetteville

TV: none

ON THE AIR: KFAY 1030 AM; KURM 790 AM, 100.3 FM; KHGG 1580 AM, 103.1 FM; KXIO 106.9 FM

LAST TIME OUT: Arkansas failed to scored the winning run with the bases loaded and no one out in the bottom of the ninth and missed out on a sweep in a 7-6, 10-inning loss against Tennessee on Sunday