Razorbacks Get Big Game from Peyton Holt in Full-Time Position

After finding out he's starter rest of way, steps up in win over Vanderbilt

Arkansas second baseman Peyton Holt found out earlier in the week he'll be starting the rest of the season and responded big-time in a 8-2win over Vanderbilt to start a three-game series Thursday night.

Holt had played well while they tried to get normal starter Peyton Stovall back, had a 3-for-4 night and made some big-time plays in the field, taking some extra bases away from the Commodores and killing any hopes before they could get going. One of those came while Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn was doing the mid-game interview in the SEC Network broadcast of the game.

He also made plays on the bases, advancing, getting some key hits at the right time in a solid start to the final regular-season series of the year before starting the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., next week.

Hagen Smith had what is becoming a traditional start to a series this year. He scattered five hits over five innings, walked just two and single runs in the fourth and fifth inning before giving way to Will McEntire, who went the rest of the way and he gave up a hit and hit a batter but nothing else to get the convincing win.

The Hogs put up four runs in the first, a single run in the second, two more in the fifth and the last run in seventh. Brady Slavens hit a homer in the first inning, but they just got the rest in their usual small-ball manner against a Vandy pitching staff that was struggling from the start.

The Hogs are now 39-13 on the season (20-8 in the SEC) and will go for two straight on Friday night at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.

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ESPN'S NBA DRAFT COMBINE COVERAGE ENDED UP BEING WALL TO WALL RAZORBACK COVERAGE

RAZORBACKS ERIC MUSSELMAN TALKING AT NBA COMBINE A BIG POSITIVE FOR PROGRAM IN LOT OF WAYS

CALLER GETS FORMER HOGS QB MATT JONES TO REVEAL HIS CONNECTION TO OLE MISS STREAKER

MASSIVE MOVE BY ACC COULD TRIGGER LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD AFFECT RAZORBACKS, SEC SCHEDULES

RAZORBACK FANS STANCE ON BASEBALL GETTING OVERALL NO. 1 SEED EASY WAY TO SORT TRUE FANS FROM THOSE HOPPING ON BANDWAGON LATE IN SEASON

FORMER HOG DOMINECK DETAILS WHY HE LEFT ARKANSAS, HOW HE'S ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN COLORADO

VAN HORN CONSIDERED PULLING HOLLAN IN COMPLETE GAME GEM, BUT NOT FOR LONG

RAZORBACKS GET COMPLETE GAME FROM HUNTER HOLLAN TO TAKE SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES ON SUNDAY

NEW OFFENSE UNDER DAN ENOS MAY HAVE SOME CLUES WITH LATEST TIGHT END COMMITMENT

HOGS GET JUST ENOUGH OFFENSE TO TAKE DOWN NO. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA

ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER HAS FUN WITH AUBURN AFTER RECRUITING INVITE THAT WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG

TAKEOVER OF ESPN RADIO SHOW PROVED HOG FANS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRANSFER PORTAL LATE IN WINDOW

DESPITE GUT-WRENCHING LOSS, RAZORBACK SOFTBALL WAKES UP TO GOOD NEWS

SLOW NEWS DAY, SPECULATION MAKES DEVO DAVIS RADIO APPEARANCE BIGGER NEWS THAN NORMAL

RAZORBACKS COACH DAVE VAN HORN STARTING HAGEN SMITH ON FRIDAY NIGHT BUT NOTHING FINAL ON REST OF WEEKEND.

PLAYERS NOW HAVE AN UNTAPPED BARGAINING CHIP THAT CAN SLOW THINGS DRAMATICALLY IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL

NO EXPLANATION WHY UNIVERSITY PULLED MAKHI MITCHELL RETURN POST

DEVO HAS GROWN MAN DECISION TO MAKE AFTER COMBINE, G LEAGUE SNUB

CASE FOR DAVE VAN HORN AS TOP COACH IN SEC BECOMING FAIRLY CLEAR AS THIS SEASON HAS PROGRESSED

OLE MISS ASSISTANT POSES GREATEST THREAT ARKANSAS HAS FACE IN RECRUITING IN DECADES

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FAYETTEVILLE WEATHER UPDATE

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