ArkansasSports360.com: Arkansas Close to the Cusp of a National Championship Series

Today on ArkansasSports360.com:

• Arkansas has won some close games and is now the closest it’s been to a national championship in over a generation. Arkansas pitcher Randall Fant will get the start Thursday night with a chance to lead Arkansas to the NCAA national championship series.

• Former Razorback baseball player Drew Smyly is due to return from the disabled list after suffering a blister on his pitching middle finger. He could return for Detroit against Texas next week.

• Safety Dominique Alexander (6-1, 185) committed to the Razorbacks earlier this week, becoming the ninth member of the Class of 2013. The Tulsa Booker T. Washington product told Hawgs247.com that Arkansas had been his top choice since ninth grade.