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Arkansas is set to open its 2022 baseball season with a series against Illinois State beginning Feb. 18 at Baum-Walker Stadium. Leading up to the opener, HawgBeat will get you ready for the season by previewing the Razorbacks’ key players.
The series continues with our projected starter at designated hitter…
DH - Chris Lanzilli - #18
Super senior
6-2 | 225 | R/R
Stoneham, Mass. | Dexter HS / Wake Forest
Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn has talked about how this year’s team is going to hit well and hit for power. The addition of graduate transfer Chris Lanzilli brings an elite bat to an already loaded lineup.
“Yeah, I think we’re going to hit home runs, no doubt,” Van Horn said last month. “We got three transfer hitters and they can all hit the ball a long way and they’re all middle-of-the-order guys -- all three of them. I don’t even know if I can get them all in the lineup at the same time.”
During his four years at Wake Forest, Lanzilli started 166 games — primarily in the outfield — and slashed .298/.375/.561, giving him an impressive career .936 OPS. He racked up 195 hits, 147 RBIs and 42 home runs, which ranks third among active college players.
