Razorbacks Baseball Finds Standouts in Fall Scrimmages
The Arkansas Razorbacks had an impressive 50 win season during the 2025 NCAA baseball season. Their season ended in Omaha with an unfortunate loss to the reigning National Champions, LSU. Now that the SEC 2026 season schedule has been released, all eyes are on the Razorbacks heading into the fall scrimmage season. Arkansas had a solid start to its fall games, and its first scrimmage allowed a few players to shine. One new face on the Razorbacks’ roster, Carson Brumbaugh, got to show off his skill in Baum-Walker Stadium for the first time, and heading into his third season with the Razorbacks, Hunter Dietz finally looks healthy and ready.
In the Razorbacks first scrimmage, Brumbaugh hit the team’s only home run of the weekend. His talent extends off home plate and onto the pitcher’s mound as well. In his first inning pitching in Baum-Walker, he got up onto the mound and pitched a one, two, three inning like he’d been an SEC pitcher for years. Making a case for himself early is important for an athlete who can play both sides of the ball. An athlete who can hit and pitch is becoming harder and harder to come by in the sport, making Brumbaugh an important weapon for the Razorbacks to have in their arsenal come February. Right now, they could use him in the second base position or in their bullpen; the decision of where to place him in the lineup should be determined based on the health of some of their upperclassmen who have experience in an SEC ballgame and in postseason play.
One upperclassman that Razorback fans will have their eyes set on this season is Hunter Dietz. Dietz has waited two agonizingly long seasons for a chance to play consistently as a key member of their bullpen. His freshman year, he didn’t even get to see more than one inning of play after an unexpected elbow injury forced him into surgery and out of his first season of college baseball. In his sophomore year, a freak accident involving a band mount in the bullpen put a season that should’ve been a breakout year for him on pause yet again. Now, in his third year and in good health, Dietz is using the fall scrimmages to prove to fans and the Razorbacks coaching staff that he hasn’t lost his touch.
