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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.

RELATED: More accolades for Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith

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

Arkansas pitcher Gabe Gaeckle named SEC Freshman of the Week

Arkansas Razorbacks pitcher Gabe Gaeckle was awarded Freshman of the Week honors by the Southeastern Conference Monday.

Arkansas pitcher Gabe Gaeckle was named SEC Freshman of the Week Monday.

The true freshman from Aptos (Calif.) High School made two appearances in relief in the Razorbacks’ series victory over No. 16 Mississippi State at Baum-Walker Stadium over the weekend.

Gaeckle pitched 3 1/3 innings against the Bulldogs without allowing an earned run. He pitched two scoreless frames and struck out three of the nine batters he faced in Sunday’s 9-6 Arkansas victory. Gaeckle picked up his team-best seventh save of the season.

In Friday’s 7-5 victory over Mississippi State, Gaeckle pitched an inning and a third and walked three batters but did not allow a hit.

Gaeckle lowered his ERA to 2.06 in 35 innings this season. His 19 appearances trail only Will McEntire and left-hander Stone Hewlett among Arkansas pitchers.

The Razorbacks close out the regular season beginning Thursday with a three-game series at No. 5 Texas A&M. First pitch Thursday is scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT. The game can be seen on ESPN2.

How good is Hogs pitching? Three different Razorbacks named to Stopper of the Year watch list

Dude. Look at the Arkansas pitching numbers from these three. Mercy.

The Arkansas baseball team entered the 2024 banking its pitching staff. Considering the Diamond Hogs spent more than a month at No. 1 and are now No. 2 in the nation, the bet was smart.

And it isn’t just Hagen Smith for the Razorbacks, either, though he is a front-runner for first-team All-American honors and is on a short list of Golden Spikes possibilities. No, the arms behind him are getting things done, too.

Arkansas relievers Will McEntire, Gabe Gaeckle and Stone Hewlett were each named to the midseason watch list for college baseball’s Stopper of the Year. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association gives the award to the top reliever in the game each year.

Gaeckle carries a 2.81 earned-run average and 0.86 WHIP in 25 2/3 innings. McEntire has 53 strikeouts and a 1.05 WHIP in 42 innings. And Hewlett, the lefty specialist, has a 0.70 WHIP in 10 innings.

 Arkansas is tops in the SEC in team ERA by almost a whole run, tops in opposing batting average by 20 points, strikeouts by almost 30 and lead in fewest doubles and fewest home runs allowed.