Oklahoma catcher transferring to Arkansas

Oklahoma catcher Hudson Polk (16) during warm-ups before an NCAA regional championship baseball game against Liberty on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

FAYETTEVILLE — Former Oklahoma catcher Hudson Polk has committed to Arkansas, according to a post to his Twitter account.

On Wednesday he identified himself as a member of the Razorbacks’ baseball team on his Instagram profile.

"Thank you to the coaches and players at the University of Oklahoma for making me a college baseball player," Polk tweeted Thursday. "Moving on to my next chapter at (Arkansas). All glory to God."

A 6-1, 201-pounder who recently completed his sophomore season with the Sooners, Polk played in 12 games during Oklahoma’s run to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., and started six. He hit .313 in 16 at-bats, finishing with 2 doubles, 1 triple and 5 RBI.

Defensively, he had 1 error in 50 total chances and threw out 1 of 7 would-be base stealers. He did not play in the Sooners’ final 11 games.

The Coppell, Texas, native appeared in four games, including one start, in 2021. He hit one home run and drove in three runs.

Polk’s first career home run, a two-run shot, came in his first college start against Texas Southern.

At Coppell, Polk was regarded as the No. 31 player in Texas and the No. 204 prospect in the country, according to Prep Baseball Report.

Polk is at least the sixth Division I transfer to commit to the Razorbacks this offseason. He joins South Carolina pitcher Julian Bosnic, Creighton outfielder Jared Wegner, UC-Santa Barbara shortstop Jordan Sprinkle, Kansas second baseman Tavian Josenberger and Nebraska right-handed relief pitcher Koty Frank. 

Arkansas also has commitments from at least 10 junior college transfers, including one from switch-hitting catcher Parker Rowland of Eastern Oklahoma State College. He pledged to the Razorbacks on June 29.

Arkansas lost starting catcher Michael Turner to expired eligibility and backup Dylan Leach via transfer to Missouri. Max Soliz, the Razorbacks’ emergency catcher, is also transferring but has not announced a destination.

Matt Jones contributed information for this report