Jaxon Wiggins may be the best Sunday starter in the SEC. After elite pitching from Friday starter Connor Noland and Saturday starter Hagen Smith, Wiggins showed he can be just as dominant in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Kentucky. That completes a three-game sweep and puts Arkansas alone in first place in the SEC West after one weekend of conference play.
After taking a few weeks to wake up, the Arkansas bats have certainly begun to make some noise. The Hogs scored 45 runs in 5 games this week. Scoring runs will not be a longterm problem.
The pitching, though, has been the main storyline for the 2022 Razorbacks after 19 games. Wiggins pitched six strong innings, yielding only four hits while not allowing a run. He did issues four walks, but he backed that up with 8 strikeouts. The few times he was in trouble Wiggins was able to get out of it.
The bullpen was phenomenal all weekend, too, and Sunday was no exception. Even Taylor gave up a solo home run in one inning of work, while freshman Brady Tygart recorded a 6-out save in which he only allowed one base hit.
For the weekend Arkansas pitching allowed a total of 6 Kentucky runs (all earned) while striking out 32 batters. It was total dominance. As the Hogs begin running the gauntlet of SEC play, make not mistake: this team is ready.