Arkansas
Arkansas gets much needed rest ahead of facing SEC’s cream of the crop
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Forty-one games into the season, Arkansas has hit a wall. Playing 66 innings of baseball from Friday to Friday is similar to a MLB workload.
It’s a harsh set of circumstances dealt to the Hogs due to weather and a switch from a Friday-Sunday series to a Thursday-Saturday series.
The Hogs are just 3-4 in that stretch and have lost its first SEC series at Baum-Walker Stadium since 2022.
The Razorbacks losing an SEC series at home is not something that happens very often. Unrelated, the last two years that Arkansas made it to Omaha were 2022 & 2019. — Cory Stewart (@Stewhog) April 19, 2025
The last time was three years ago in 2022. The last time before that was three years earlier in 2019.
Coach Dave Van Horn admitted that his team could be feeling the effects of a lot of baseball in a truncated timeline after the Razorbacks lost the series finale 9-2 against Texas A&M.
“You could tell our guys were tired,” Van Horn said. “The second game, they were tired. We were hoping that we could get through it, find a way to win it. But they, you know, you could say they were just a little bit tardy with some swings. But A&M, they’re really good. We just didn’t finish today.”
The schedule only becomes tougher for Arkansas down the stretch. The Hogs first play its first double midweek in about a month and a half against Arkansas-Little Rock. It’s also a team that has beaten the Hogs twice since the series started in 2019, including most recently in 2023.
Arkansas’ closing SEC slate is arguably four of the toughest teams in the conference. Van Horn admitted that catching teams at the wrong time could be an issue.
Arkansas could be feeling some deja vu after running into a hot Texas A&M team after a slow start. Now is a bad a time as any to catch Florida.
Pending the result of the series finale against Mississippi State, Florida could be welcoming the Razorbacks to town Friday off back-to-back conference sweeps after starting the season 1-11 in SEC play.
It’s a similar route that the Gators took to the semifinals of the College World Series in 2024, finishing 28-26 overall in the regular season, including 13-17 in conference play before catching fire down the stretch under coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
Arkansas won the SEC West but was bounced from its home regional for the second straight season.
Despite Florida’s recent hot stretch, they are the easiest team by record remaining on Arkansas’ schedule outside of Little Rock and Missouri State, the last midweek games of the season.
The Razorbacks will likely need to sweep No. 1 Texas at home to have any shot of winning the first 16-team SEC title. After the Longhorns swept a fellow top-10 team in Auburn, they are now three games clear of Arkansas at 16-2.
The Razorbacks by dropping another series has allowed the chasing pack to close within half a game for second.
The top four teams this year receive a double-bye in this year’s single-elimination confernce tournament.
Arkansas then closes the season with likely back-to-back top 10 teams in LSU and Tennessee.
The Razorbacks will get relief from their fatigue with three days off, but the schedule that lays in front after the hiatus will lay more challenges than playing seven games in eight days.
First pitch against Little Rock is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and will be streamed on SEC+.
CORNING, Ark. (KATV) — Regulatory Enforcement Agents with the Department of Finance and Administration, along with local police, seized a significant amount of illegal THC products from Pacific Green in Corning on Tuesday.
According to the DFA, more than a dozen agents joined the City of Corning Police in the day-long operation that resulted in two arrests.
DFA agents seized more than 25 pounds of illegal products consisting of flower, vapes, and edibles.
Owner Ben Bennett and employee Sharia Shipman were arrested and both charged with the following:
- Delivery of a Schedule VI controlled substance (Class D Felony)
- Possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with the purpose to deliver (Class B Felony)
- Controlled substances – Offenses relating to records, maintaining premises (Class C Felony)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia (Class D Felony)
- Unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate certain crimes (Class C Felony)
Bennett’s bond was set at $150,000, while Shipman’s bond was set at $100,000.
“In addition to selling illegal products, investigators confirmed violations involving underage access at this location,” said David Potter, Director of the Regulatory Enforcement Division. “This retailer, which was located within 1,000 feet of a school, presented significant public health and safety concerns. We are proud to partner with the Corning Police Department in addressing these violations. We seized a substantial quantity of illegal products, including flower, vapes, edibles, and other items, during the operation. We appreciate the cooperation of local law enforcement and information received from the community that led to yesterday’s operation and stopped this blatant disregard of the law.”
Note: All suspects accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
The Department of Finance and Administration said Arkansans can use Apple Wallet to present their license or ID in person, online and in apps at select organizations, including at more than 250 Transportation Security
IDEMIA Public Security North America and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles have launched Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, allowing residents to securely store and use their credentials on an iPhone or Apple Watch.
The new feature gives Arkansans the ability to present their identification at participating businesses and venues, at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in more than 250 airports, and online or within apps when age or identity verification is required.
The launch builds on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to expand digital identification options. In March 2025, the state introduced the Arkansas Mobile ID app, and officials say adding IDs to Apple Wallet offers residents another secure and convenient way to access their credentials.
“We’re proud to build on our partnership with the Arkansas DFA’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles, expanding on the launch of the Arkansas Mobile ID app in March 2025. The launch of ID in Apple Wallet in the state provides Arkansas residents a new, secure way to store and present their digital credentials, with transparency and control over how their information is shared at the forefront,” said Rob Gardner, CEO, IDEMIA Civil Identity.
To add an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, users can tap the plus sign at the top of the Wallet app on their iPhone, select “Driver’s License or State ID,” and follow the verification process.
Officials say privacy and security were central considerations in the rollout. Information stored in Apple Wallet is encrypted on a user’s device, and users control when and how their information is shared. When presenting an ID, only the information necessary to verify age or identity is provided.
Apple and the Arkansas Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles also do not receive information about when or where residents use their digital IDs.
The technology is also designed to make verification easier for businesses. Participating businesses can use IDEMIA’s Mobile ID Verify app to accept and verify mobile IDs directly from an iPhone without requiring customers to hand over their devices or use additional hardware.
The launch marks another step toward broader adoption of digital credentials in Arkansas, giving residents a secure alternative to carrying a physical driver’s license or state ID while maintaining control over their personal information.
For information on the launch of IDs in Apple Wallet in Arkansas, click here.
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