Razorbacks baseball report

Time for nitty-gritty of baseball

FAYETTEVILLE — With finals week wrapping up at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, the No. 6 Razorbacks baseball team has entered it’s all-baseball, all-the-time segment of the season.

That’s the optimum time for a team looking to make a postseason push.

“The guys are done with finals, and you can just tell by talking to them … that they’re just so relieved,” Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn said on the eve of the Razorbacks’ final home series against Texas A&M. “They’re just ready to focus in on baseball for hopefully the next six, seven weeks.”

Van Horn said the end of classes comes with a different feel.

“These guys, for example, were practicing at 11 o’clock,” he said. “We got in early work. They’re all here. Some have already lifted weights this morning because there were some time slots there. It just frees them up. Mentally, you don’t have to worry.

“It’s kind of almost like going back to being a kid again in the summer. You’re carefree and let’s go play ball.”

Senior Luke Bonfield called the completion

of finals an “awesome” milestone.

“All we have to do is what every guy on the team likes to do,” Bonfield said. “Some people love school, but I don’t love school. I’d much rather be out here than in the classroom.”