FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas shortstop Jax Biggers suffered a fractured left index finger during the first inning of the Razorbacks' 9-3 win over Texas A&M on Friday.
A team spokesman said Biggers can play with the injury "as pain allows," and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said he hopes to have him back for next week's series at Georgia.
Biggers suffered the injury while trying to lay down a bunt during the Razorbacks' four-run first inning. The ball hit his finger and he winced in pain as blood dripped from his hand. He was taken to a hospital for an X-ray, which confirmed the fracture.
"He'll be fine," Van Horn said. "It's on the end of his finger. He won't play short tomorrow, but from what I've been told and the X-ray I saw, he might need a couple of days off and might be ready to go against Georgia, if he can handle the pain."
Biggers, a team captain, has started 46 games at shortstop this season and is batting .276 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI. He leads the team with 31 walks.
He was back in the dugout before the end of the game, wearing a splint over his finger.
"He's just a great leader," Arkansas second baseman Carson Shaddy said. "He came in and he was just trying to help everybody and be a good team guy."
Sophomore Jack Kenley replaced Biggers in the field and made two great defensive plays during the eighth inning. Kenley, who entered with a .250 batting average, also had a bases-loaded walk to start the scoring in the Razorbacks' five-run fifth inning.
"I think he did a great job," Shaddy said. "He was sitting on the bench in the first inning, that happened and all of a sudden he was thrown into the fire.
"He's always there for us. That bat he had for us with the bases loaded was unbelievable."