Arkansas baseball will start Zach Root, Tennessee will hold Liam Doyle for first super regional game

Arkansas pitcher Zach Root throws during practice Friday, June 6, 2025, in Fayetteville. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will start left-handed pitcher Zach Root against Tennessee right-hander Marcus Phillips on Saturday in Game 1 of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional.

Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks’ 23rd-year coach, stopped short of announcing Gage Wood as the Game 2 starter against the Volunteers on Sunday.

“As of right now he’s going to be a starter,” Van Horn said, “but you just never know when you get to these series like this how you’re going to do it.”

Root (3.78 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) has been the Razorbacks’ No. 1 starter since SEC play began in March. He allowed 4 runs,…