Arkansas's Razorbacks (46-13) will play Fayetteville Super Regional in the NCAA Championship, against 14 seeds and overall seeds of defending national champion Tennessee Tennessee Championship Volunteers (46-17).
Arkansas rebounded with VOLS in the opening game of the regular season series finale with a 10-7 loss to play 8-4 with a second and third game 8-6.
Since giving up the series, Tennessee has beaten Alabama and Texas in the SEC Championship to mercifully eliminate the 10-0 round of the seven-inning semi-finals in the SEC Championship.
In the Knoxville area, Walls entered the final round by defeating Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati. The Demon Deacon walked away to a runner's home, surviving 7-6 on Sunday with the base of ninth and forcing the champion to win Monday's showdown.
Vols overcame two early deficits, winning seven spots on the board in the fourth inning, with an 11-5 victory and its fifth straight super zone.
Tennessee ACE and SEC pitcher of the year Liam Doyle's worst outing for this season against Arkansas on May 16, the Pigs marked a possible top ten with a season-high 11 hits and a six-game run in the next month's MLB draft.
Doyle returned to form in the regional game after another tough performance against Texas in the quarterfinals of the SEC Championship (3.2 IP, 6 h, 4 ER).
Doyle beat 11 batsmen in the first game against Cincinnati, while surrendering only four hits in 6.2 innings before closing Wake Forrest's door in 2.1 innings of relief.
Doyle's headlines are the profound Arsenal that Vols has, and first baseman Andrew Fischer is arguably the hardest hitter in the country.
Fischer and midfielder Gavin Kilen were both selected for the first roster, both hot at the top of the roster. Senior outfielder Hunter Ensley has been named All-SEC second team and a full defensive roster.
Tennessee eighth-grade head coach and former Razorback assistant Tony Vitello never won a series against Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn and had a total of 2-11 against his former boss.
Arkansas and Tennessee will be on the first match of the Fayetteville Super Regional game on Friday at the Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville and will air on ESPN. The second game is scheduled for CT on ESPN on Sunday at 2pm, with Monday's "If Necessary" game for TBD.
Here is a comparison of Arkansas and Tennessee statistics, along with volunteers’ expected starting lineups and noteworthy pitchers.
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1. SSGavin Kilen - Junior, 5'11 inches, 187 lbs
2025 statistics: .363/.443/.686, 51 GP, 204 AB, 59 R, 74 H, 13 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 15 HR, 46 RBI, 28 BB, 26 K, 6 SB, 6 SB
2.1B Andrew Fischer - Junior High School, 6'1 inches, 210 lbs
2025 statistics: .343/.500/.762, 63 GP, 210 AB, 69 R, 72 H, 16 2B, 24 HR, 64 RBI, 62 BB, 41 K, 41 K, 4 SB
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2025 statistics: .343/.427/.545, 62 GP, 233 AB, 46 R, 80 H, 17 2B, 10 HR, 10 HR, 62 RBI, 30 BB, 40 K, 40 K, 7 SB
4. LF Dalton Bargo - Junior High School, 6'1", 195 lbs
2025 statistics: .282/.374/.579, 61 GP, 195 AB, 46 R, 55 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 1 3B, 14 HR, 40 RBI, 25 BB, 61 K, 3 SB, 3 SB
5.2B Dean Curley - Sophomore, 6'3", 218 lbs
2025 statistics: .315/.436/.523, 63 gp, 235 AB, 66 R, 74 H, 8 2b, 1 3b, 1 3b, 13 hr, 13 hr, 48 rbi, 44 bb, 47 K, 47 K, 8 SB
6. RFReese Chapman - Junior, 6'1" and 224 lbs
2025 statistics: .281/.350/.538, 62 GP, 210 AB, 44 R, 59 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 20 BB, 20 BB, 70 K, 3 SB, 3 SB
7. DHLevi Clark - Freshman, 6'1 inches, 211 lbs
2025 statistics: .303/.476/.623, 49 GP, 122 AB, 30 R, 37 H, 9 2B, 10 HR, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 35 BB, 36 K, 36 K, 1 SB
8. C Stone Lawless - Freshman, 6'2" and 219 lbs
2025 statistics: .304/.487/.679, 27 gp, 56 ab, 17 r, 17 h, 4 2b, 1 3b, 1 3b, 5 hr, 20 rbi, 19 bb, 19 bb, 13 k, 1 SB, 1 SB
Or Cannon Peebles - Junior, 5'11 inches, 190 lbs
2025 statistics: .251/.335/.486, 51 GP, 175 AB, 30 R, 44 H, 44 H, 8 2B, 11 HR, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 19 BB, 43 K
9.3B Manny Marin - Freshman, 6'1, 181 lbs
2025 statistics: .288/.363/.411, 56 GP, 146 AB, 23 R, 42 H, 9 2B, 3 HR, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 12 BB, 34 K, 34 K, 2 SB
LHP Liam Doyle - Junior High School, 6'2" and 220 lbs
2025 Statistics: 18 App, 16 GS, 10-3 W/L, 1 SV, 92 IP, 58 H, 29 ER, 30 BB, 158 K, 158 K, .178 BAA, 2.84 ERA
RHP Marcus Phillips - Junior, 6'4" and 246 lbs
2025 Statistics: 16 App, 16 GS, 4-4 W/L, 77.2 IP, 67 H, 32 ER, 32 BB, 93 K, .229 BAA, 3.71 ERA
LHP Dylan Loy - Sophomore, 6'0" and 208 lbs
Statistics for 2025: 31 App, 1 GS, 4-0 W/L, 2 SV, 31.2 IP, 19 H, 14 ER, 11 BB, 36 K, .168 BAA, 3.98 ERA
RHP Tegan Kuhns - Freshman, 6'3", 189 lbs
2025 Statistics: 15 App, 10 GS, 2-4 W/L, 36.2 IP, 43 H, 22 ER, 16 BB, 40 K, .285 BAA, 5.40 ERA
RHP Nate Snead - Junior High School, 6'2" and 212 lbs
2025 Statistics: 22 App, 1 GS, 4-2 W/L, 5 SV, 49.1 IP, 54 H, 22 ER, 19 BB, 42 K, 42 K, .277 BAA, 4.01 ERA
LHP Brandon Arvidson - Sophomore, 6'5" and 215 lbs
2025 Statistics: 28 App, 2 GS, 2-0 W/L, 1 SV, 37.1 IP, 27 H, 18 ER, 20 BB, 69 K, 69 K, .196 BAA, 4.34 ERA
RHP AJ Russell - Junior High School, 6'6" and 223 lbs
2025 Statistics: 11 App, 6 GS, 2-1 W/L, 23 IP, 22 H, 9 ER, 9 BB, 34 K, .239 BAA, 3.52 ERA
RHP Tanner Franklin - Junior, 6'5 inches, 225 lbs
2025 Statistics: 25 App, 1 GS, 1-2 W/L, 2 SV, 37.1 IP, 40 H, 21 ER, 9 BB, 51 K, .276 BAA, 5.06 ERA
RHP Brayden Krenzel - Freshman, 6'3", 214 lbs
2025 Statistics: 19 App, 2 GS, 3-0 W/L, 32.1 IP, 35 H, 16 ER, 19 BB, 41 K, .289 BAA, 4.45 ERA
RHP Austin Breedlove - Junior, 6'2" and 200 lbs
2025 Statistics: 25 App, 2 GS, 3-0 W/L, 23.2 IP, 20 H, 9 ER, 8 BB, 31 K, .233 BAA, 3.42 ERA
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