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2020 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

American college baseball season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ85734712 ↗
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The 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks were coached by Dave Van Horn, in his 18th season with the Razorbacks, and played their home games at Baum–Walker Stadium.

On March 17, 2020, the season was officially declared over due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Razorbacks had a record of 11–5 when the season was cancelled.

Preseason

The Razorbacks played a two-game fall exhibition schedule; the Razorbacks opened on September 20 against Oklahoma at home, falling 3–4 in 14 innings. On October 12, the Hogs traveled to Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on Oklahoma State, to whom they lost 2–7 in 14 innings.

Preseason All-American teams

1st team

Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Perfect Game)

Casey Martin - Shortstop (Perfect Game)

Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)

Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Baseball America)

Casey Martin - Shortstop (Baseball America)

2nd team

Casey Martin - Shortstop (Collegiate Baseball)

3rd team

Casey Opitz - Catcher (Baseball America)

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

The full schedule, including all games that were scheduled but not played, is listed below.

February

Eastern Illinois weekend series

The Razorbacks opened their 2020 season with a weekend series at home against the Eastern Illinois Panthers, starting Friday, February 14. Arkansas received preseason rankings of #7 by D1Baseball, #9 by Collegiate Baseball, and #11 by Baseball America. First pitch on opening day was at 3:00 p.m.

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