Down goes No. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No. 11 Arkansas (40-9, 17-7 SEC) swept No. 1 Texas (38-8, 19-5 SEC) to secure a much-needed series victory in front of its home crowd and handed the Longhorns their first series loss of the season. It was Arkansas\u2019 first weekend series win over a No. 1 team since 2001.<\/p>\n
It looks like the Razorbacks have gotten their swagger back.<\/p>\n
\u26be\ufe0f MORE BASEBALL\u00a0\u26be\ufe0f<\/p>\n
The two SEC powerhouses were on top of the world together just two weeks ago, owning the top two rankings nationally before Arkansas lost two consecutive unranked series to Texas A&M and Florida. With the two teams traveling in different directions, the matchup provided the Razorbacks an opportunity to right the ship.<\/p>\n
And they wasted no time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arkansas shut out Texas in Game 1, 9-0, behind a career day from ace and junior left-hander Zach Root. He struck out 11, a career-high, and gave up just two hits over eight innings of work, a career-long.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ZACH ROOT IS A BAAAAD MAN!<\/p>\n
That’s a career-high 11 strikeouts pic.twitter.com\/QFTMgAasaE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Razorbacks scored two, three and four runs in consecutive innings between the second and fourth innings with the help of sophomore second baseman Cam Kozeal\u2019s three-run homer in the third.<\/p>\n The pitching masterclass continued into Game 2. Arkansas\u2019 pitching staff, led by junior right-hander Gage Wood, who struck out nine in four innings, collected 15 punchouts in the Razorbacks\u2019 6-1 win. Like Root, Wood\u2019s nine strikeouts were a career-high.<\/p>\n MATCHUPS TO WATCH:\u00a05 must-watch college baseball series in the month of May<\/a><\/p>\n The Longhorns brought more firepower in Game 3, getting the bats going and scoring three runs in both the third and fifth innings. Even though Arkansas had already clinched the series, they answered Texas’ electricity with even more energy. Four players homered and recorded at least two RBIs, leading to a 13-8 win to complete the series sweep.<\/p>\n The star of the show was redshirt sophomore first baseman Reese Robinett, who trotted around the bases in back-to-back innings and finished with a career-high of six RBIs.\u00a0<\/p>\n WHERE WERE YOU WHEN REESE ROB WENT DEEP TWICE AGAINST TEXAS?!?! pic.twitter.com\/tpDkvZ27F5<\/a><\/p>\n