Diamond Hogs lose hitter and pitcher to transfer portal

Arkansas baseball is losing a freshman hitter and sophomore pitcher to the transfer portal this summer.

Drake Varnado and Mark Adamiak are in the portal.

Varnado, a freshman infielder/outfielder, and Adamiak, a sophomore pitcher, are listed in the transfer portal, via D1Baseball.com’s database. Varnado confirmed via his Twitter account Wednesday he would be transferring to Arizona State. He played in 15 games this year, starting three in the outfield.

Varnado hit .235 in 17 at-bats and his last game came May 19 against Alabama when he was a pinch-runner.

The Texas native was not on Arkansas’ roster for the Stillwater Regional. Nor was Adamiak, a 6-foot-4 reliever from Kansas. His destination is unknown.

Adamiak pitched 12 2/3 innings over nine games this year, logging a 3.95 earned-run average.

Arkansas plays on the weekend in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

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