http://www.hogdb.com Arkansas Razorback History, Stats, Records, News and Opinions Sat, 18 May 2013 06:13:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.hogdb.com/2013/04/07/origin-of-arkansas-cardinal-leads-to-razorbacks/ http://www.hogdb.com/2013/04/07/origin-of-arkansas-cardinal-leads-to-razorbacks/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:32:47 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=12867 Searching for the earliest time where anyone publicly called the University of Arkansas teams “The Razorbacks,” the quest took an unexpected turn. Deep in the fragile, one-hundred-and-sixteen-year-old browning pages of the 1897 University of Arkansas annual, “The Cardinal,” is a history that changes the [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2013/04/07/origin-of-arkansas-cardinal-leads-to-razorbacks/feed/ 32 http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/16/the-no-1-razorbacks-pummel-western-illinois/ http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/16/the-no-1-razorbacks-pummel-western-illinois/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:34:51 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=12835 The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team went into the second game of the season against Western Illinois Leathernecks looking to keep its No. 1 ranking and get experience for some of the younger Hog players. Back for the Hogs was Joe Serrano although not in [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/16/the-no-1-razorbacks-pummel-western-illinois/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/15/the-razorbacks-first-step-to-omaha/ http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/15/the-razorbacks-first-step-to-omaha/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:43:24 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=12829 College baseball’s No. 1 ranked Diamond Hogs (1-0) began their quest to return to the College World Series for the eighth time this afternoon with a thorough 9-1 pounding of the Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-1) at Baum Stadium. The Razorbacks’ starters for the first [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2013/02/15/the-razorbacks-first-step-to-omaha/feed/ 2 http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/24/pete-costellos-lopsided-incompetence-or-bias/ http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/24/pete-costellos-lopsided-incompetence-or-bias/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:37:32 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=12234 Pete Costello was the behind-the-plate umpire when the Razorbacks and Gamecocks met in the  rubber match to determine which team would go to the Finals of the 2012 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.  It wasn’t simply Razorbacks’ Fans impressions that calls favored South [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/24/pete-costellos-lopsided-incompetence-or-bias/feed/ 46 http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/12/2012-college-world-series-bracket-printable/ http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/12/2012-college-world-series-bracket-printable/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:42:28 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=12182 Print your own College World Series Bracket Courtesyof Hog Database!!    ]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2012/06/12/2012-college-world-series-bracket-printable/feed/ 15 http://www.hogdb.com/2012/02/17/2012-arkansas-razorbacks-baseball-schedule-radio-networks/ http://www.hogdb.com/2012/02/17/2012-arkansas-razorbacks-baseball-schedule-radio-networks/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:11:47 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=11327 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Schedule Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com *SEC Games ** All Starters are Projected.   2012 Razorback Baseball Radio Network Affiliates Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2012/02/17/2012-arkansas-razorbacks-baseball-schedule-radio-networks/feed/ 2 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/10/18/video-razorback-facility-master-plan/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/10/18/video-razorback-facility-master-plan/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:50:55 +0000 Jacob http://www.hogdb.com/?p=9605 UA Media Relations: At 2 p.m on Tuesday, Long will host a press conference in the Raymond Miller Room of the Broyles Athletic Center to outline the Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The press conference will be streamed live on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. The Ask the A.D. video [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/10/18/video-razorback-facility-master-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/24/all-access-all-arkansas/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/24/all-access-all-arkansas/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:24:42 +0000 Aimee Miller http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7610 A few weeks ago, ESPNU came to The Hill and gave the world a look inside Arkansas’ baseball program. If you missed this All-Access show, you missed something lovely. Never fear, however. They are re-airing it once more, on June 30th at 3:30pm. Isn’t [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/24/all-access-all-arkansas/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/23/symphony-nwa-arkansas-fight-song/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/23/symphony-nwa-arkansas-fight-song/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:10:11 +0000 Jacob http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7592 Back in March, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas performed “Arkansas, Fight” at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Although I don’t think this version would work for the football field, I’ve caught myself replaying it over and over. Football season feels like years away, [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/23/symphony-nwa-arkansas-fight-song/feed/ 1 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/18/well-bye-rotnei-clarke/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/18/well-bye-rotnei-clarke/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:29:35 +0000 Jacob http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7393 After months of speculation, Shawn Arnell tweeted on Thursday, confirming that Rotnei Clarke had asked for his release. After a busy day of rumors on Friday Matt Jones of Arkansas Online reported late last night that “Clarke was no longer on the team.”  Below are [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/18/well-bye-rotnei-clarke/feed/ 2 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/04/ncaa-sports-pay-for-play-why/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/04/ncaa-sports-pay-for-play-why/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:15:00 +0000 Hogtrough http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7237 Pay for play. The debate over paying college athletes has increased significantly over the years. Auburn has mountains of evidence regarding paying players throughout their history. National Championship-winning Jim Tressel was forced to step down this offseason after not properly monitoring his players improprieties. [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/04/ncaa-sports-pay-for-play-why/feed/ 7 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/03/hog-database-featured-on-the-bottom-line-with-dave-barr/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/03/hog-database-featured-on-the-bottom-line-with-dave-barr/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:12:49 +0000 Jacob http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7218 One of the great new radio shows covering sports in Arkansas is the The Bottom Line with Dave Barr originating from Northwest Arkansas. Dave Barr started the show earlier this year and was nice enough to ask me to come on the show last [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/03/hog-database-featured-on-the-bottom-line-with-dave-barr/feed/ 4 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/02/only-one-reason-ucla-chosen-over-arkansas-to-host-ncaa-regional/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/02/only-one-reason-ucla-chosen-over-arkansas-to-host-ncaa-regional/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:18:57 +0000 Sharp "Tusk" Williams http://www.hogdb.com/?p=7105 Studying the following table closely reveals little reasoning behind the NCAA’s choice of UCLA over Arkansas for a Regional Tournament site. [Btw, if the lettering is small to you, most browsers will allow you to zoom by holding down Ctrl and hitting the "+" [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/06/02/only-one-reason-ucla-chosen-over-arkansas-to-host-ncaa-regional/feed/ 3 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/31/baxendale-is-a-golden-spikes-semifinalist/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/31/baxendale-is-a-golden-spikes-semifinalist/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:14:19 +0000 IronHogFan http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6987 Arkansas Razorback pitcher DJ Baxendale was named as a semifinalist for the 2011 Golden Spikes Award.  There are 30 total semifinalists for the award. The Golden Spikes Award is given to the nation’s top amateur baseball player. On June 7, those 30 finalists will be [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/31/baxendale-is-a-golden-spikes-semifinalist/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/29/baseball-hogs-go-2-2-in-the-sec-tourney-expect-to-host/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/29/baseball-hogs-go-2-2-in-the-sec-tourney-expect-to-host/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 19:29:44 +0000 Jacob http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6920 College Baseball – After dropping their first game of the tournament Wednesday morning against Alabama, the Razorbacks were able to win their next two before being eliminated by Vanderbilt on Saturday. Alabama put the Razorbacks into the loser’s Wednesday morning after taking a quick [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/29/baseball-hogs-go-2-2-in-the-sec-tourney-expect-to-host/feed/ 2 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/21/hogs-down-ole-miss-win-sec-west/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/21/hogs-down-ole-miss-win-sec-west/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 00:35:53 +0000 James Moseley http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6862 On a beautiful day at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville,  the Diamond Hogs seemed to be behind the eight ball so to speak, down one game in the series with Ole Miss.  Arkansas Head Coach Dave Van Horn knew what was at stake and knew [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/21/hogs-down-ole-miss-win-sec-west/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/arkansas-vs-ole-miss-season-finale-hogs-hope-to-host/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/arkansas-vs-ole-miss-season-finale-hogs-hope-to-host/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:32:22 +0000 James Moseley http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6727 With the SEC baseball season winding down, the Diamond Hogs have one more feat before them.  In the middle of a four team race for the SEC West, Arkansas (34-17, 13-14) has a chance to put some pressure on Auburn, Alabama and Mississippi State [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/arkansas-vs-ole-miss-season-finale-hogs-hope-to-host/feed/ 1 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/dominic-ficociello-joins-baxendale-van-horn/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/dominic-ficociello-joins-baxendale-van-horn/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 16:15:28 +0000 IronHogFan http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6720 Last Tuesday morning it was announced that Arkansas Razorback pitcher D.J. Baxendale was added to the 22 man roster to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Razorback’s Coach Dave Van Horn will be serving as an assistant coach for Team USA. Another Razorback was named to [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/19/dominic-ficociello-joins-baxendale-van-horn/feed/ 1 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/17/the-diamond-hogs/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/17/the-diamond-hogs/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:40:51 +0000 IronHogFan http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6561 The Arkansas Razorback Baseball team, under Head Coach Dave Van Horn, are in what is known as “crunch time”. With 2 series left to play out at Baum Stadium, the Diamond Hogs are in need of a few wins to clinch a spot in the [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/17/the-diamond-hogs/feed/ 0 http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/12/summa-time-2/ http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/12/summa-time-2/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 14:22:04 +0000 IronHogFan http://www.hogdb.com/?p=6415 AH! Summer in Arkansas! The never ending onslaught of mosquitos, temperatures into the triple digits, and humidity that slaps you in the face everytime you open your front door. Could you think of a better state to be a citizen in for the summer [...]]]> http://www.hogdb.com/2011/05/12/summa-time-2/feed/ 0