Peyton Pallette entered the season with great expectations. He expected to anchor the pitching staff for the defending SEC Champions. Baseball America had him rated as the #13 overall prospect for the 2022 MLB Draft. And he was poised to bounce back from an injury-shortened 2021 campaign.
Unfortunately for him and Hogs fans everywhere, he will not get a chance to meet those expectations. Pallette will miss the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. The junior will requite Tommy John surgery. Kendall Rogers at D1Baseball was first to report this.
BREAKING: Crushing news out of Fayetteville as @RazorbackBSB projected Friday night starter and RHP Peyton Pallette will miss the 2022 season with a UCL injury that will require Tommy John surgery. The #Hogs were No. 2 in our preseason rankings on Monday. #WPS #Hogs
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) January 20, 2022
Pallette left a relief outing against Florida late last season with an elbow injury. The Hogs would go on to clinch the SEC regular season title that weekend. Head Coach Dave Van Horn told members of the media shortly thereafter that Pallette would be shutdown for the rest of the season. Initial reports indicated that Pallette did not tear his UCL and that he was preparing for the 2022 season.
It is unclear if this recent news is directly related to the 2021 injury.