FAYETTEVILLE — Lael Lockhart Jr., a former all-conference utility player at Houston, committed to play baseball at Arkansas on Friday.
The 6-2, 215-pound native of Friendswood, Texas, will have one season to play for the Razorbacks after the NCAA restored a season of eligibility for baseball players that was lost due to the covid-19 outbreak. Lockhart, a left-handed pitcher and switch hitter, was a senior at Houston this season and is joining the Razorbacks as a graduate transfer.
Lockhart was Houston’s No. 1 starter for most of the past two seasons. This year he posted a 1-2 record and 4.