Tag: Mark Adamiak

Oakland A’s sign former Hogs righty Mark Adamiak

Former Hogs pitcher Mark Adamiak was one of two remaining ex-Arkansas players yet to sign.

Mark Adamiak becomes the latest Hog to sign his first professional contract in the MLB.

Adamiak went to the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB Draft, a part of nine Razorbacks selected. During the MLB Draft League, Adamiak hit 97 miles-per-hour on the gun with his fastball and a consistent slider in the mid-80s.

 

The A’s signed the 21-year-old for $125k with no slot value.

The redshirt sophomore didn’t play any games in 2022 due to injury. In his freshman year, he appeared in 11 games for the Razorback, claiming two wins and 20 strikeouts in 15 innings.

The only Razorback remaining to sign after last week’s draft is third baseman Cayden Wallace, who was drafted 49th overall by the Kansas City Royals in the second round.

The deadline for drafted players to sign is Aug. 1.

Zebulon Vermillion inks deal with New York Mets

Vermillion has signed a money-saving deal with the New York Mets, which brings Arkansas’ signing total to seven players.

A former Arkansas reliever is the latest to sign his rookie contract.

[autotag]Zebulon Vermillion[/autotag], the No. 299 overall selection by the New York Mets, has agreed to terms with the organization according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline.

According to Callis, the deal is a money-saver for the Mets, who have signed Vermillion for $20,000.

Vermillion posted an overall record of 10-1 in five seasons at Arkansas, recording an even 100 strikeouts in 71 appearances. Vermillion saw his most action during the 2022 season, a season in which he used his extra season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season of 2020.

In 24 appearances, Vermillion struck out 28 batters while walking ten and allowing 22 hits in 26.1 innings of work on the mound, posting a career-low in ERA with 2.39.

Vermillion becomes the seventh Razorback draftee to sign a rookie deal. At the time of this post, no deals had been reported for [autotag]Cayden Wallace[/autotag] (49th overall selection by Kansas City), and [autotag]Mark Adamiak[/autotag] (454th overall selection by Oakland).

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Razorbacks escape Central Arkansas’ upset effort in extra inning win

The Razorbacks took advantage of a late-inning mishap by Central Arkansas to grab the win.

It took extra innings, but the Razorbacks pulled it out.

A 10th inning mishap by Central Arkansas with runners in scoring position gave Arkansas the break they needed as they walked off victorious, defeating the Bears, 2-1 Tuesday at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

Tied 1-1 heading to the 10th inning, Central Arkansas would strand a runner at third base to end their half of the inning, giving Arkansas a chance to walk away was winners. [autotag]Robert Moore[/autotag] and [autotag]Cayden Wallace[/autotag] would reach on a single and a walk respectively.

[autotag]Michael Turner[/autotag] would reach base at the expense of Wallace being thrown out at second base on a fielder’s choice but would advance Moore to third base. [autotag]Brady Slavens[/autotag] stepped in the box and would take a base on balls with a full count, but the last pitch escaped the pitcher, allowing Moore to score and to give Arkansas the win.

Defense was the name of the game prior to the 10th inning walkoff. Arkansas took their first lead of the game in the 5th inning, breaking a scoreless tie. [autotag]Braydon Webb[/autotag] opened the inning with a single to left field, and scored two at-bats later on a single to left field by [autotag]Dylan Leach[/autotag] to give the Razorbacks the 1-0 lead.

Central Arkansas answered in the top of the 6th inning. Hunter Hicks grounded out to score Kolby Johnson, who reached with a leadoff double, from third base.

Pitching wise, both teams received production from their bullpens. For Arkansas, starter [autotag]Will McEntire[/autotag] allowed three hits and an earned run in 6.0 innings, striking out four batters. [autotag]Zack Morris[/autotag], [autotag]Evan Taylor[/autotag], [autotag]Mark Adamiak[/autotag], and [autotag]Heston Tole[/autotag] would carry the load for the remaining four innings, with neither reliever allowing a hit.

Central Arkansas’ Oliver Laufman tossed seven innings in his start, allowing six hits and an earned run. Andrew Shoultz struck out four batters and allowed a hit in 2.2 innings of relief.

Webb led the Arkansas offense with two hits, while Leach led in RBI with one.

The Razorbacks return to Baum-Walker Stadium on Friday to host Ole Miss. First pitch of the weekend-opener is set for 6:30 p.m. CT

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Hogs Pitchers Leaving Grambling Grumbling

It was a bullpen day for the 3rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team on Tuesday. Sometimes that can lead to long, inconsistent games as each pitcher who takes the mound never finds time to get comfortable. That was not the case for the Hogs, though. Four pitchers combined to strikeout 13 Grambling Tigers en route to a 14-1 victory in 8 innings.

It was a bullpen day for the 3rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team on Tuesday. Sometimes that can lead to long, inconsistent games as each pitcher who takes the mound never finds time to get comfortable. That was not the case for the Hogs, though. Four pitchers combined to strikeout 13 Grambling Tigers en route to a 14-1 victory in 8 innings.

Each guy did his job for the Hogs tonight. With SEC play looming this weekend, head coach Dave Van Horn and pitching coach Matt Hobbs are surely relieved to see a nice, smooth ride from their bullpen men against Grambling.

The pitching staff combined to sit down 22 of the final 23 Tigers batters. And the one that got away did so thanks to a loosely untucked jersey that caught a Gabe Starks riding fastball.

It was complete dominance after an uneven first inning from Mark Adamiak. And it was such a team effort we decided to highlight each of them as our Arms of the Game.