Arkansas baseball scrimmage expected to draw thousands, including recruits

Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick is shown during a scrimmage Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Fayetteville. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)FAYETTEVILLE — Ryder Helfrick committed to Arkansas’ baseball program sight unseen.

The first time Helfrick experienced Razorback baseball in person was as part of a big recruiting weekend for high school prospects that coincided with an Arkansas home football game. Helfrick attended a Friday night scrimmage at Baum-Walker Stadium.

So did thousands of others.

“I’m from California and college sports are not what it is here,” said Helfrick, now the Razorbacks' junior catcher. “Going to a college game on a Friday night, UCLA vs. Cal, there’s probably about 1,000 people…