No. 12 Arkansas blasts No. 5 Texas, 8-1, in the SEC Tournament

HOOVER, AL - MAY 22: Infielder Camden Kozeal #8 of the Arkansas Razorbacks is met at home plate by teammates after hitting a three run home run during the SEC Baseball Tournament Quarterfinals game between Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks on May 22, 2026, at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the second straight season, Jim Schlossnagle’s team flamed out of the SEC Tournament when the No. 5 Texas Longhorns suffered an 8-1 defeat by the No.

12 Arkansas Razorbacks in Hoover on Friday, keyed by two home runs by shortstop Camden Dozeal. As Schlossnagle opted to give redshirt senior right-hander Cody Howard his first start for the Horns since 2024, Howard suffered diminishing returns for his third straight outing this month. The problems started quickly, as Howard hit the game’s leadoff batter with a 1-2 pitch and then gave up the first home run to Dozeal on an 0-2 pitch that stayed up on the outer half of the plate to the left-handed shortstop.

CAMDEN KOZEAL GETS US GOING pic. twitter. com/NkqQjhADc1 — Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 22, 2026 Howard continued to work ahead in counts, striking out the next two batters, but gave up a third run in the first inning on a 1-2 double and an 0-1 single.

The second inning offered some similarities for Howard, who struck out the leadoff batter on three pitches before issuing a full-count walk. After a 1-0 single, Dozeal delivered another big blow, a three-run shot to center field on an inexplicable dead-center fastball at 95 miles per hour that Dozeal smashed 450 feet to dead center at 111 mph off his barrel. 450 FEET TO DEAD CENTER 😳 pic.