Zach Root and Charles Davalan helped take Arkansas to the semifinals of the College World Series earlier this year. Now, they'll be teammates once more in the organization of MLB's reigning champions.

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night. His teammate, Charles Davalan, went to the Dodgers with the ...

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night. His teammate, Charles Davalan, went to the Dodgers with ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have selected Arkansas left-handed pitcher Zach Root with the No. 40 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Root spent one season with the Razorbacks after transferring in ...

Zach Root Utilizes Effective Four-Pitch Mix in Becoming Arkansas Ace At 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Root doesn’t overwhelm with physicality or triple-digit heat. However, he effectively worked a ...

Arkansas pitcher Zach Root, shown pitching against Washington State in February in Fayetteville, Ark. was selected 40th overall by the Dodgers in the MLB draft on Sunday. “I couldn’t be happier.

Sharing a rotation with fellow first-rounder Gage Wood, Root made 19 starts, posting a 3.26 ERA in 99 1/3 innings while striking out 126 hitters.

Dodgers' Zachary Root: Drafted by DodgersThe Dodgers have selected Root with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft. Root transferred to Arkansas after two years at Eastern ...

He batted .346/.433/.561 with 14 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 65 games this season. Root grew up in Florida before playing at East Carolina, then transferring to Arkansas for the 2025 season.

We have three conferences remaining in the College World Series. The ACC is represented by Louisville, the Sun Belt by Coastal Carolina and the SEC by LSU and Arkansas.