2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

The 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks were coached by Dave Van Horn, in his 17th season with the Razorbacks, and played home games at Baum–Walker Stadium. Arkansas ended the 2018 season as runners-up in the College World Series (CWS). Five starting fielders and two starting pitchers from the 2018 team had moved on to professional baseball or graduation. Expectations were high for the 2019 team, picked to finished third in the SEC West and ranked between #12-25 in preseason polls.

Arkansas finished with a 46–18 (20–10 SEC) record, winning the SEC West and entering the postseason ranked #4-6 nationally. The Razorbacks swept the Fayetteville Regional and defeated Ole Miss in the Fayetteville Super Regional to clinch the school's tenth CWS, making back-to-back trips for the first time in school history. Arkansas lost two one-run games in Omaha.

Arkansas scheduled two preseason exhibition games in Fall 2018 following a rule change by the NCAA. The first was scheduled against Oklahoma at L. Dale Mitchell Park on September 22, but was cancelled due to rain. The Razorbacks played Wichita State (coached by longtime Arkansas assistant coach Todd Butler) at home on October 5, playing 14 innings. The Razorbacks traveled to Little Rock to play the Little Rock Trojans for a second exhibition game. The exhibition match-up at Gary Hogan Field was the first for the Razorbacks against an in-state opponent in program history. The final week of fall practice was a best-of-five annual intrasquad Fall World Series.

In November, it was announced pitching coach Wes Johnson has been hired by the Minnesota Twins. Arkansas hired Matt Hobbs, who had coached the previous four seasons at Wake Forest. Head coach Dave Van Horn was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in January 2019.

1st Team

• Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (Baseball America)
• Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Perfect Game)
• Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (D1Baseball)
• Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (NCBWA)
• Casey Martin - Shortstop (D1Baseball)
• Casey Martin - Shortstop (NCBWA)

2nd Team

• Casey Martin - Third Baseman (Perfect Game)
• Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (Perfect Game)
• Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (D1Baseball)
• Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder (Baseball America)

3rd Team

• Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher (NCBWA)
• Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder (Perfect Game)
• Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder (Baseball America)
• Casey Martin - Shortstop (Collegiate Baseball)

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Razorbacks predicted to finish in third place in the Western Division.

1st Team

• Casey Martin - Shortstop
• Heston Kjerstad - Outfielder
• Dominic Fletcher - Outfielder
• Matt Cronin - Relief Pitcher

Casey Martin

Dominic Fletcher

13 Connor Noland - Freshman 20 Elijah Trest - Freshman 21 Jacob Burton - Freshman 26 Travis Hester - Freshman 28 Kole Ramage - Sophomore 29 Angus Denton - Sophomore 31 Caleb Bolden - Sophomore 32 Matt Cronin - Junior 33 Patrick Wicklander - Freshman 34 Steven Sanchez - Freshman 35 Jacob Kostyshock - Junior 37 Caden Monke - Freshman 39 Evan Taylor - Freshman 45 Kevin Kopps - Junior 46 Carter Sells - Freshman 49 Liam Henry - Freshman 52 Collin Taylor - Sophomore 54 Will Barker - Freshman 55 Isaiah Campbell - Junior 57 Cody Scroggins - Junior 88 Zebulon Vermillion - Sophomore | | Catchers

12 Casey Opitz - Sophomore 16 Andrew Stanley - Freshman 48 Zack Plunkett - Senior Infielders

3 Zack Gregory - Freshman 4 Trevor Ezell - Senior 5 Jacob Nesbit - Freshman 7 Jack Kenley - Junior 8 Jordan McFarland - Junior 10 Matt Goodheart - Sophomore 14 Caleb Denny - Freshman 15 Casey Martin - Sophomore | | Outfielders

18 Heston Kjerstad - Sophomore 24 Dominic Fletcher - Junior 25 Christian Franklin - Freshman 27 Dillon Lifrieri - Freshman 41 Trey Harris - Freshman 43 Curtis Washington Jr. - Freshman Dave Van Horn - Coach |

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.

***** A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.