Arkansas baseball adds Ohio State lefty pitcher Landon Beidelschies

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON

FAYETTEVILLE – The Diamond Hogs kept their transfer portal momentum going on Monday with the addition of Ohio State left-handed pitcher Landon Beidelschies.

Beideleschies (6-3, 225), ranked as the fifth-best player in portal by On3, announced his decision to come to Arkansas via the social media platform X.

“These past 2 years at Ohio State have truly been the best years of my life, and I am extremely thankful for my time as a Buckeye,” Beidelschies wrote. “With that being said I am transferring to the University of Arkansas! Thank you to everyone who stood by me throughout this process.”

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He is the first pitcher and sixth overall transfer addition this offseason for the Razorbacks.

Beidelschies was 6-7 as a sophomore last season with a 4.15 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 84 2/3 innings while issuing just 31 free passes.

He started 15 games, had 7 quality starts of six innings or more and held hitters to a .231 batting average.

As a freshman, Beidelschies worked out of the bullpen in 23 of his 24 appearances and had a team-high seven saves and was 0-2 while fanning 45 in 30 1/3 innings.

Beidelschies threw three no-hitters and a perfect game as a senior and at Canfield (Ohio) High School with a 1.24 ERA and 87 strikeouts.

Arkansas is also known to be involved with Oregon State right handed pitcher Aiden Jimenez (6-3, 216), who did not pitch last season after suffering a preseason injury.

Jimenez, who visited Arkansas in the last few days, was 5-2 as a freshman with a 5.68 ERA in 22 appearances.

He started one game as a freshman and fanned 35 batters while walking 7.

Arkansas other portal additions so far are BYU designated hitter/first baseman Kuhio Aloy, Florida Gulf Coast University outfielder Charles Davalan of Florida Gulf Coast, Milwaukee outfielder Carson Hansen, Georgia State shortstop/outfielder Maximus Martin and TCU outfielder Logan Maxwell.

The Razorbacks have also signed 17 high school players and five junior college standouts.

Photo courtesy of Ohio State athletics