1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
NCAA South I Regional champion
College World Series, 5th (tie)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	51–16–1 (17–4 SWC)
Head coach	Norm DeBriyn (18th season);
Home stadium	George Cole Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks were coached by Norm DeBriyn, in his 18th season with the Razorbacks, and played their home games at George Cole Field.

1987 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	3	.857	61	–	11	.847
No. 5 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	51	–	16	.761
No. 13 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	44	–	22	.667
No. 14 Houston ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	.524	40	–	24	.625
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	38	–	15	.717
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	21	–	28	.429
Rice ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	23	–	23	.500
TCU ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	24	–	35	.407

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Schedule and results

1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log

Regular season

February (6–3–1)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
February 14	at Memphis*	Nat Buring Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 3–1	1–0
February 14	at Memphis*	Nat Buring Stadium	T 2–2	1–0–1
February 21	Memphis*	George Cole Field Fayetteville, Arkansas	W 21–5	2–0–1
February 22	Memphis*	George Cole Field	W 14–7	3–0–1
February 23	Missouri Southern*	George Cole Field	W 4–3	4–0–1
February 23	Missouri Southern*	George Cole Field	W 13–10	5–0–1
February 25	vs. Hawaii Pacific*	Rainbow Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii	L 4–6	5–1–1
February 26	vs. Hawaii Pacific*	Rainbow Stadium	W 10–7	6–1–1
February 27	at Hawaii*	Rainbow Stadium	L 4–8	6–2–1
February 28	at Hawaii*	Rainbow Stadium	L 5–6 (10)	6–3–1

March (18–4)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
March 1	at Hawaii*	Rainbow Stadium	W 9–7 (10)	7–3–1
March 2	at Hawaii*	Rainbow Stadium	W 7–4	8–3–1
March 6	Kansas State*	George Cole Field	L 3–4	8–4–1
March 7	Kansas State*	George Cole Field	W 12–7	9–4–1
March 8	North Texas*	George Cole Field	W 13–4	10–4–1
March 9	Lubbock Christian*	George Cole Field	W 13–3	11–4–1
March 10	Saint Louis*	George Cole Field	W 20–10	12–4–1
March 11	Saint Louis*	George Cole Field	W 9–0	13–4–1
March 11	Saint Louis*	George Cole Field	W 15–5	14–4–1
March 13	Northern Iowa*	George Cole Field	W 10–3	15–4–1
March 14	Western Kentucky*	George Cole Field	W 8–3	16–4–1
March 15	Western Kentucky*	George Cole Field	W 5–2	17–4–1
March 15	Washington State*	George Cole Field	L 5–11	17–5–1
March 20	at Texas A&M	Olsen Field College Station, Texas	W 17–10	18–5–1	1–0
March 21	at Texas A&M	Olsen Field	W 8–2	19–5–1	2–0
March 22	at Texas A&M	Olsen Field	W 7–3	20–5–1	3–0
March 25	at Oklahoma State*	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 1–8	20–6–1
March 27	Houston	George Cole Field	L 3–4	20–7–1	3–1
March 28	Houston	George Cole Field	W 10–3	21–7–1	4–1
March 28	Houston	George Cole Field	W 12–6	22–7–1	5–1
March 31	Missouri–St. Louis*	George Cole Field	W 11–2	23–7–1
March 31	Missouri–St. Louis*	George Cole Field	W 14–2	24–7–1

April (17–1)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
April 3	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas	W 2–0	25–7–1	6–1
April 4	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field	W 8–6	26–7–1	7–1
April 4	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field	W 9–0	27–7–1	8–1
April 7	Evangel*	George Cole Field	W 16–2	28–7–1
April 10	at TCU	TCU Diamond Fort Worth, Texas	W 9–7	29–7–1	9–1
April 11	at TCU	TCU Diamond	L 6–7	29–8–1	9–2
April 11	at TCU	TCU Diamond	W 13–7	30–8–1	10–2
April 15	Oklahoma*	George Cole Field	W 12–11	31–8–1
April 17	Baylor	George Cole Field	W 5–3	32–8–1	11–2
April 18	Baylor	George Cole Field	W 8–0	33–8–1	12–2
April 18	Baylor	George Cole Field	W 6–5	34–8–1	13–2
April 20	School of the Ozarks*	George Cole Field	W 12–1	35–8–1
April 21	Oklahoma State*	George Cole Field	W 9–8	36–8–1
April 24	at Rice	Cameron Field Houston, Texas	W 4–3	37–8–1	14–2
April 25	at Rice	Cameron Field	W 5–1	38–8–1	15–2
April 25	at Rice	Cameron Field	W 3–0	39–8–1	16–2
April 28	Southeastern Oklahoma State*	George Cole Field	W 14–10	40–8–1
April 29	Missouri Southern*	George Cole Field	W 20–5	41–8–1

May (3–4)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
May 1	Texas	George Cole Field	L 5–9	41–9–1	16–3
May 2	Texas	George Cole Field	W 9–3	42–9–1	17–3
May 2	Texas	George Cole Field	L 1–4	42–10–1	17–4
May 7	Oral Roberts*	George Cole Field	W 14–4	43–10–1
May 8	Oral Roberts*	George Cole Field	W 17–4	44–10–1
May 10	at Oral Roberts*	J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma	L 2–10	44–11–1
May 10	at Missouri*	Simmons Field Columbia, Missouri	L 11–12 (10)	44–12–1

Postseason

SWC Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWCT Record
May 15	vs. Texas A&M	Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas	W 4–3	45–12–1	1–0
May 17	at Texas	Disch–Falk Field	L 3–10	45–13–1	1–1
May 17	vs. Houston	Disch–Falk Field	W 14–9	46–13–1	2–1
May 18	at Texas	Disch–Falk Field	L 2–3	46–14–1	2–2

NCAA South I Regional (4–0)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 22	vs. Middle Tennessee*	Joe W. Davis Stadium Huntsville, Alabama	W 10–7	47–14–1	1–0
May 22	vs. West Virginia*	Joe W. Davis Stadium	W 7–2	48–14–1	2–0
May 23	vs. Clemson*	Joe W. Davis Stadium	W 6–5 (10)	49–14–1	3–0
May 24	vs. Clemson*	Joe W. Davis Stadium	W 4–2	50–14–1	4–0

College World Series (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
May 30	vs. Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska	L 6–13	50–15–1	0–1
May 31	vs. Georgia*	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	W 5–4	51–15–1	1–1
June 3	vs. LSU*	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	L 2–5	51–16–1	1–2

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source^[2]

^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ "2021 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas. p. 160. Retrieved April 12, 2021.