FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas landed a commitment Wednesday from the top fielding third baseman in junior college baseball.
Ben McLaughlin (6-3, 175 pounds) announced on his Twitter page that he will transfer to the Razorbacks from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. McLaughlin, a native of Golden, Colo., has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
As a sophomore this year, McLaughlin batted .411 with 19 home runs and 83 RBI, and was successful in 7 of 11 stolen-base attempts. He had an .804 slugging percentage and .511 on-base percentage for an OPS of 1.315.
During the second game of a doubleheader against Pratt (Kan.