FAYETTEVILLE — The last play of the Arkansas’ Razorbacks’ 2020 baseball season was a defensive masterpiece.
Diving stop by third baseman Jacob Nesbit in the hole. Strong turn at second base by Robert Moore with a baserunner bearing down. Classic stretch and catch by first baseman Cole Austin on a low throw. The replay review confirmed an out on the bang-bang play at first.
The double play put a bow on the Razorbacks’ 10-9 victory over hot-hitting Grand Canyon on March 11.
No one knew it that night, but the rapidly evolving events surrounding the potential spread of the coronavirus would suspend and then end the season just before the Razorbacks headed to Starkville, Miss.