'That could have been the game right there' – Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn points out biggest play of Razorbacks' win against Vols
The Tennessee Vols lost 11-4 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Fayetteville Super Regional on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee's 2025 season ended as a result of the loss. A five run fourth inning, which stretched the Razorbacks' lead to six runs, essentially put the game away for Arkansas. By the time the later innings rolled around, […]
The Tennessee Vols lost 11-4 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Fayetteville Super Regional on Sunday afternoon.
Tennessee's 2025 season ended as a result of the loss.
A five run fourth inning, which stretched the Razorbacks' lead to six runs, essentially put the game away for Arkansas.
By the time the later innings rolled around, it was all academic for the Razorbacks.
A play that happened in the third inning, when Arkansas was leading just 2-0, was likely the biggest moment of the game. In fact, it probably determined the outcome of the game.
Tennessee's best hitter, first baseman Andrew Fischer, stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the third inning with the bases loaded and no outs — a dream situation for the Vols.
But unfortunately for Tennessee, Fischer grounded into a double play. Fischer drove in a run, but the double play essentially ended the Vols' rally.
Fischer is the guy that Vols fans would want up to bat at that situation every time. And most times, he's probably going to deliver a huge hit in that moment. But sometimes the pitcher wins the battle. Sometimes the hitter misses the barrel by a half inch. That's baseball.
After the game, Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn acknowledged that getting Fischer to ground into a double play was likely the most important moment of the game.
"He hits a groundball to second, we turn the double play, and they got a runner on third," said Van Horn. "They got one [run] in, it’s 2 to 1. And then we get that out and the dugout erupted on our side [after] just giving up one. That could have been the game right there if they hit a ball in the gap. [There would have been] a little momentum with them, it gets a little loud over there and it gets a little crazy."
The final score was lopsided, but if Fischer’s grounder had found a hole in the infield, the game might have turned out very differently.
Again, that's baseball.
