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🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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In this episode of The Hog Pod, we sit down with Razorback pitcher Zach Root just days before his first trip to Omaha. Root opens up about his journey to Arkansas, the mindset that’s fueled the Hogs’ postseason run, and why this team feels different. From haircut superstitions and late-night Taco Bell runs to embracing competition and shutting out the noise, Root shares the behind-the-scenes moments that have defined his season. He also reflects on his relationship with his dad, what makes this team so close-knit, and how they're staying loose—and locked in—as they prepare to face LSU on college baseball’s biggest stage.
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0:00.0 | What do you think of that guy? He just crawled hands and knees through our interview in the back. |
0:05.3 | You couldn't see Bobby. Bobby Wernis thinks he can't be seen. But the best part is the way it looked on camera. |
0:12.2 | It's going to be awesome, coach. You know, just the fun around here. Oh, it's awesome. |
0:21.4 | Just being around the bill. |
0:23.1 | I try to explain it to people, but you're in it every day. |
0:27.0 | Yeah, I mean, it's obviously there's times to goof off and there's times to work. |
0:33.4 | But, I mean, when we're on the field, we get our work in, And then every other time, it's just trying not to think too much about it. |
0:39.9 | And all the coaches, like to mess around with each other, all the players. |
0:42.9 | Like, we're just so comfortable with each other. |
0:45.1 | And it's, I mean, it's a brotherhood for sure. Welcome into the hog pot. |
1:00.3 | I'm Beaumaddingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality. Roots 1-2, Curveball, Hey, struck him out looking. |
1:18.6 | The 1-2-3, clean, first inning for Zach Root. |
1:22.6 | Razorback Ace, Zach Roode is now a household name. |
1:26.6 | From the fire he showed on the mound against Tennessee, |
1:30.3 | and Rooke is all sorts of fired up. |
1:33.3 | Well, I tell you what, it is getting spicy, boys. |
1:37.3 | To the post-game meal celebrations. |
1:39.3 | Taco Bell. |
1:41.3 | Double beef burrito. |
1:42.3 | I go and get about five of those. And the wicked four pitches he can throw for strikes. |
1:46.0 | I've never had a pitcher in my coaching career that could mix effectively four pitches |
1:51.0 | and throw them for strikes and then get swings and misses with them. |
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