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Nesbit wins SEC award as Diamond Hogs climb national poll

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas third baseman Jacob Nesbit was named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the week on Monday.

Nesbit went 8-for-19 with 7 RBI during five games last week at Texas and Alabama, and extended his hitting streak to 14 games. Nesbit hit his first career home run late during the Razorbacks' 12-3 win over Alabama on Friday.

Batting primarily eighth in the batting order, Nesbit has reached base in 21 consecutive games. He leads the team with a .346 batting average.

Arkansas (20-4, 5-1 SEC) was 3-2 in last week's games. The Razorbacks split the two-game series against Texas and won the series at Alabama with a 10-2 victory in Sunday's rubber match.