The 2021 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team (variously the Diamond Hogs or the Omahogs) represents the University of Arkansas in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks are coached by Dave Van Horn, in his 19th season with the Razorbacks, and play their home games at Baum–Walker Stadium.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
In the preseason coaches poll, Arkansas was predicted to finish in third place in the West Division. Ole Miss received a majority of the votes to win the West Division, with Mississippi State, Arkansas, and LSU all receiving at least one such vote. Florida was the overwhelming favorite to win the East Division, receiving all but one first-place vote, with the last going to Vanderbilt. The Gators were also the favorites to win the SEC as a whole; they received 12 such votes, while Mississippi State and Vanderbilt received one each.
Preseason team selections
Multiple Razorbacks were named to preseason All-America teams by several organizations and publications. Baseball America named outfielder Christian Franklin and second baseman Robert Moore to its All-America second team, and College Baseball Nation made the same picks, though listed Moore as a shortstop. D1Baseball, Perfect Game, and NCBWA all named Franklin to their first teams. In addition, four Razorbacks – Moore, Franklin, catcher Casey Opitz, and designated hitter Matt Goodheart – were named to the SEC Baseball Coaches preseason All-Conference first team. Both Franklin and Moore were also named to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watchlist by USA Baseball.
Roster
Schedule and results
Arkansas' schedule was released on January 19, 2021. The Razorbacks began their season in Arlington, Texas, with the State Farm College Baseball Showdown. There, they looked to improve on their results from last year, where Arkansas travelled to Houston to play Oklahoma, Texas, and Baylor, losing all three. After wins against Texas Tech, Texas, and TCU, the Hogs opened their home season with a pair of weekend series sweeps against Southeast Missouri State and Murray State before playing their first true road series at Louisiana Tech. The final game against Louisiana Tech was the team's first loss of the season. They would suffer two more in quick succession, however, dropping a midweek home game to Oklahoma and the first of a home weekend series to Alabama, though they would recover to win the last two and take their SEC-opening series. Several days later, Arkansas finished a six-game home stand with a pair of midweek victories over Memphis.