1987 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

1987 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA tournament ; As of June 30, 1987; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 →

Last updated June 08, 2023

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.

Schedule and results

Legend
	Arkansas win
	Arkansas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Arkansas team member

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]

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References

↑ "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.

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[1] "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[2] "2021 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas. p. 160. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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v t e Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
Venues	Washington County Fairgrounds (?–1974) George Cole Field (1975–1995) Baum–Walker Stadium (1996–present)
Rivalries	Arkansas State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1897 1898–1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College World Series appearances in italics

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