Over the last week, the Transfer Portal appeared to be a mortal enemy of Arkansas Baseball, as ten players announced their intentions to enter the portal since the Razorbacks’ trip to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina in the Super Regionals.
However, the pendulum seems to be swinging towards Arkansas again, as they landed two prospects from the portal on Saturday, bringing their weekend commitment list to three over the weekend.
The first commit of the day was from [autotag]Koty Frank[/autotag], a right-handed pitcher from the University of Nebraska. During his senior season for the Cornhuskers, Frank made 14 appearances with seven starts. Despite only getting 59.0 innings of work, he was second on the team with 70 strikeouts, while allowing the least amount of hits (54) by a pitcher who recorded more than 40 innings on the mound.
As many transfers do, Frank took to Twitter to announce his commitment to Arkansas. In the tweet, he thanked God, his coaches, family, and friends for their roles in the transfer process.
Chapter 5: Call of the Hogs #WPS🐗@RazorbackBSB pic.twitter.com/hwq0LZ5DAp
— Koty Frank (@KotyFrank) July 2, 2022
Frank is a 6-2, 210-pound pitcher from Tushka, Okla. He will have one season of eligibility remaining.
The second commit of the day comes from the Big 12. [autotag]Tavian Josenberger[/autotag], a utility player from Kansas City, announced that he will be transferring to Arkansas from Kansas, where he spent his first two collegiate seasons.
— Tavian J. (@tavianj12) July 2, 2022
Josenberger is listed as an IF/OF, but has the most experience playing second base, where he started 52 games last season for the Jayhawks. In 104 total games at Kansas, Josenberger hit .296 with three home runs, 54 RBI, and 21 doubles.
At the plate, Josenberger recorded multiple hits in 15 games, and even had a 12-game hitting streak during his sophomore season in 2022. His only two home runs of the season came in the same game against Charleston Southern on March 9, where he hit those home runs from both sides of the plate.
Josenberger’s draft stock is high was well, as he is ranked as a top-15 prospect by Baseball America, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball, ranking as high as No. 6. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Frank and Josenberger are the second and third commits of the weekend for Arkansas. On Friday, junior college transfer [autotag]Caleb Cali[/autotag] announced that he has intentions to come to Arkansas. He slashed .438/.533/.826 this past spring with 17 home runs, 22 doubles, six triples and 77 RBIs, and is projected to be a first baseman for the Razorbacks.
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