SPRINGDALE — Robert Moore was likely headed to a stellar freshman season at the University of Arkansas before his season was cut short by the covid-19 pandemic in March.
The true freshman and the son of Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore played just 16 games, but had a big impact in limited time. Moore was named the national player of the week in February, and the SEC co-freshman of the week in what turned out to be the final week of the season. On Tuesday, he was named a freshman All-American.
He batted .317 with 20 hits, 2 home runs and 17 RBI in a small sample-size season.