The real tournament starts Monday for the Arkansas baseball team.
The Diamond Hogs were eliminated from the SEC Tournament on Saturday in the semifinals by Texas A&M, 5-4. But with a national top-five ranking and as co-champions of the league during the regular season, the Razorbacks are all but guaranteed to be hosts for the NCAA Tournament when those entrants are announced Monday.
Arkansas’ loss to the Aggies on Saturday was their first of the season as it had won all three games during the regular season and beat Texas A&M earlier in the SEC Tournament.
The Razorbacks made a game of it late, scoring three runs in the ninth to pull within one with two outs. But Jace Bohrofen and Jared Wegner each struck out with runners on first and second base to end the game.
Caleb Cali had the best day for Arkansas, going 3 for 4 with two runs. John Bolton went 2 for 3 from the bottom of the lineup with two RBI and a run.
Arkansas will know its fate for the NCAA Tournament on Monday at 11 a.m. when the selection show will be shown live on ESPN2.
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