Dave Van Horn is one of the only coaches in the athletic department that was in his current role when Bobby Petrino was still the head coach here as of the spring of 2012.
Van Horn enters his 22nd season as the skipper of the Razorbacks and met with the assembled media on Thursday to discuss his thoughts on the team he has and the state of his program.
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The catcher room is loaded, according to Van Horn, with potentially four guys who could all contribute in some form or fashion.
Pitching is also super deep, as deep as Van Horn can remember it being, and the top three is likely Hagen Smith, Brady Tygart and Hunter Hollan, although not necessarily in that order.
Kendall Diggs is back as a captain, and will be counted on for leadership and as a RBI machine.
Van Horn also mentioned the need for NIL in baseball, where they couldn’t get some of the players they wanted to campus because they weren’t able to pay enough.
Overall, the team is plenty deep and loaded per usual, and expect them to compete for a SEC title and a spot in Omaha.