Diamond Hogs crush and sweep Missouri, fans and media react

In a doubleheader, the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks dominated the Missouri Tigers in both games at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
Charles Davalan runs the bases for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Charles Davalan runs the bases for the Arkansas Razorbacks. | Wesley Hitt/GettyImages

The No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (30-3; 11-1 SEC) made the Missouri Tigers (11-20; 0-12 SEC) appear unworthy of playing in the SEC as the Hogs swept the series with double-digit wins each game at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 14-4. Gabe Gaeckle surrendered four runs in four innings. While everything seems to be going tremendously well for Arkansas, its starting pitching, especially Gaeckle, needs to improve as the Hogs prepare to face tougher SEC competition and, eventually, stiff postseason competition.

However, that competition will have its hands full with the Hogs' offense. One will find it challenging to find a better offensive lineup, given that Arkansas has excellent hitters with power from the top to the bottom of the order. Charles Davalan was the most significant star in the first game of the doubleheader. As ESPN noted, Davalan had two homers and seven RBIs.

The Razorbacks were slightly more dominant in the second game of the doubleheader. Arkansas defeated Missouri 16-2. Landon Beidelschies only allowed two runs in four innings and had seven strikeouts. Although several players had impressive games, the most significant star in the second game of the doubleheader was Cam Kozeal. ESPN disclosed that he delivered two homers and six RBIs.

When the new college baseball rankings are released, the Hogs will likely move up to being the top-ranked team in the nation. After such a dominant performance in this series, sweeping the Missouri Tigers, the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks received much praise, as they deserved, on social media.

Social Media Reactions: Arkansas baseball vs. Missouri

NCAA Baseball was impressed with the Arkansas Razorbacks' performances in this weekend series against the Missouri Tigers.

The Arkansas Razorbacks noted how historic the Hogs' offensive production was in this weekend series.

Andrew Ellis, an Arkansas Razorbacks beat writer at Inside Arkansas, highlighted how impressed he is with Carson Boles.

Arkansas Baseball shared that this is the "Best 33-game start in program history for the second season in a row."

Arkansas Baseball Player Development enjoyed the series sweep.

Steve Sullivan, an Arkansas KATV sportscaster, stated, "This is shaping up as one of the biggest three game beat downs in SEC baseball history."

Cory Stewart, an Arkansas fan, argued that "This was not competitive baseball."

Dave Van Horn, head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team, said, "We scored 50 runs in three games...in the last 24 hours pretty much." To be accurate, though, it was 51 runs.

Hunter Yurachek, director of athletics at the University of Arkansas, celebrated the series sweep.

Rabid Razorback Fans posited that this was a historic series "BEATDOWN."

RazorbackHobbs, an Arkansas fan, emphasized how well Ryder Helfrick is playing.

John Nabors, Owner of Inside Arkansas, expressed how impressed he is with Cam Kozeal.

Hogtrough, a Razorback fan, also communicated how impressed he is with Cam Kozeal.

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