No. 1 Arkansas' sweep of LSU proves how dangerous the Hogs really are

The sweep is already Arkansas' second through three conference series, with a lone loss to Auburn the only blemish on the Razorbacks conference record. LSU hasn't been so fortunate, with a meager mark of just 2-7 through their first nine SEC contests. 

While LSU may not have a great record so far, the sweep still proves huge for Arkansas, as it's an early measuring stick that shows how dominant the club has been so far and how dangerous it can ultimately be. 

Obviously you want to be playing your best baseball come the NCAA Tournament in June, but if Arkansas is playing this well early in the season, how good will they look if they're hitting their stride come the postseason? Many other Razorback squads, most notably 2021's, have fallen victim to peaking too early, but this Razorback team has a different feel to it. 

For an Arkansas program that has achieved much success but failed to bring home the ultimate prize, teams like this year's invoke both hope and fear into their fans. Hope might spring eternal with every strikeout and home run, but the fear of championship potential unrealized might be greater than the joy felt from a regular-season series win. 

There are two ways to look at Arkansas' baseball team currently: the present, where Arkansas seems to easily be the best team in the country. And the future, where Razorback fans hope to not have to reconnect with past Omaha demons, most notably a dropped foul ball that cost the Hogs the 2018 national championship. 

The NCAA Tournament will eventually determine the legacy of this year's Arkansas team, but in the present, they are the best and most dangerous team in the country by a country mile.