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Peyton Stovall latest Arkansas baseball player to receive All-American honors

Arkansas’ Peyton Stovall became the 34th player in program history to receive All-American honors.

Arkansas’ Peyton Stovall was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-American team Friday.

Stovall became the 34th All-American in Razorbacks history. He was a third team selection by ABCA/Rawlings. A product of Haughton High School (La.), Stovall led the team with a .340 average and .944 OPS in 48 games as Arkansas’ starting second baseman in his junior season.

He hit nine home runs, tied for the team lead in doubles (12) and finished with 38 RBIs.

Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith was also named to ABCA/Rawlings’ All-American team as a first team selection Friday. Smith went 9-2 with a 2.04 ERA (fourth nationally) and 161 strikeouts in 84 innings this season.

Smith was previously named Perfect Game’s Pitcher of the Year and is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy, and the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation.

Pitchers Gabe Gaeckle and Colin Fisher previously landed on Freshman All-America teams by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Gaeckle was named SEC Freshman of the Week back on May 13. He posted a 2.32 ERA in 22 relief appearances over 42 2/3 innings for the Diamond Hogs in 2024.

Fisher appeared in 10 games this season before undergoing season-ending surgery. He went 6-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 27 innings, striking out 27 batters to eight walks allowed.

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Arkansas’ Fisher, Gaeckle named Freshman All-Americans

Gabe Gaeckle and Colin Fisher’s AA status marks the eighth time Arkansas has made two more named Frosh All-Americans ever. That’s crazy.

The last two Arkansas players to do what Gabe Gaeckle and Colin Fisher did Monday were Hagen Smith and Brady Tygart.

Not exactly low company.

Gaeckle and Fisher were each named as Freshman All-Americans on Monday. The righty Gaeckle was named a relief pitcher. Fisher, a lefty, was named as a starter. They are the 27th and 28th Razorbacks to be named to the team in history.

Gaeckle was extraordinary out of the Arkansas bullpen all year long. He struck out 57 batters in 42 2/3 innings and had a 2.32 earned-run average and a 1.05 WHIP in 22 games to go along with seven saves.

Fisher was Arkansas’ mid-week starter until he was lost for the season because of elbow surgery in April. That he made the team despite playing just two months shows just how good he was. He finihed his season with 27 strikeouts in 27 innings and carried a 2.67 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 10 games, seven of which were starts.

Arkansas has had two or more players selected as All-Americans an astounding eight times.

2024: Gaeckle, Fisher
2022: Smith, Tygart
2021: Cayden Wallace, Robert Moore
2018: Casey Martin, Heston Kjerstad
2011: Nolan Sanburn, Dominic Ficociello, Barrett Astin
2005: Nick Schmidt, Shaun Seibert
2004: Jake Dugger, Danny Hamblin
1995: Matt Carnes, Matt Erickson

Diamond Hogs lose two pitchers to season-ending injuries

Hunter Dietz hasn’t pitched in months and will undergo a second surgery. Colin Fisher had been a staple for the Diamond Hogs.

Arkansas freshmen left-handers Colin Fisher and Hunter Dietz will miss the rest of the season, coach Dave Van Horn said.

Fisher will undergo elbow surgery. Van Horn said Fisher may undergo Tommy John surgery, though preliminary signs indicate Fisher’s elbow may not be quite that bad. He could have an internal brace operation, instead. That latter is preferred because of the shorter recovery time.

Fisher has been Arkansas’ de facto No. 4 starter this season, getting the nod in a majority of Arkansas’ midweek games. Through those contests, he finished with 2.67 earned-run average with 27 strikeouts in 27 innings with just eight walks.

Dietz, who had surgery in the fall on his elbow, will have to have another one. This one will cause him to miss up to six months. He pitched in just two games after returning from the initial surgery upon the elbow aggravating him again. Dietz ultimately pitched in just one overall inning.

Arkansas, ranked No. 5 in the nation, is preparing for the homestretch of the regular season. The Diamond Hogs are second in the SEC and close with Mississippi State and Texas A&M on consecutive weekends to end the year. The MSU series will be the home finale at Baum-Walker Stadium and starts Friday.