After a year of flashy plays in the field, Arkansas’ Robert Moore won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top second baseman in Division I baseball.
Moore beat out Coastal Carolina’s Matt McDermott and Central Michigan’s Mario Camilletti, it was announced Wednesday, becoming the first player in school history to receive the honor.
This season, Moore committed just two errors all season and had a .992 fielding percentage. He was part of 42 double plays and had 92 putouts for the Razorbacks.
In a Twitter post Wednesday, Moore thanked a long list of people who helped him get to where he is. One of the names he thanked multiple times was Razorback shortstop Jalen Battles -- the other half of arguably the top middle infield in the country.
“Thank you to Cayden (Wallace) and Jalen (Battles) for keeping the culture of infielders strong, competitive, and having relentless focus through practice and games,” Moore said.
The highlights for Moore have come at times throughout the College World Series, including an incredible play against Stanford on Saturday that made SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays.
Arkansas pitcher Connor Noland was also named a finalist for the Rawling Gold Glove Award as the nation’s top defensive pitcher, but Iowa pitcher Ben Beutel took home the hardware for that award.
Moore and Noland were both named to the SEC All-Defensive team in late May.
The Razorbacks will try to keep their season alive when they meet Ole Miss tonight in Omaha. Arkansas will need to beat the Rebels twice to advance to the College World Series finals.
The teams will face off at 6 p.m. CT at Charles Schwab Field and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.
