Dave Van Horn, Arkansas Razorbacks
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A former standout at Omaha Creighton Prep and Stanford, ESPN analyst Kyle Peterson spoke about coach Dave Van Horn and his Razorbacks' squad.
All-SEC left-handers Kade Anderson of LSU and Zach Root of Arkansas, who are both likely to start opposite each other again Saturday in Omaha, started that game. Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings in the first meeting, and when Root exited after 6 innings the Razorbacks led 4-2.
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NWAhomepage on MSNESPN college baseball analysts size up Diamond Hogs’ chance to win it allFAYETTEVILLE – Count ESPN college baseball announcers Chris Burke and Kyle Peterson among those who think this might be the time that Arkansas and head coach Dave Van Horn leave Omaha with the crown. The two highly-respected analysts held a zoom with media Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming College World Series, which begins Friday.
With an 11-4 win over Tennessee at Baum-Walker Stadium on Sunday, the Razorbacks punched their ticket to the College World Series for the 12th time in program history.
Vitello praised Arkansas for having possibly the most complete lineup in the SEC. The Aloy brothers, Wehiwa and Kuhio, were held in check, but Arkansas’ 2025 squad still became only the second under Van Horn to sweep its way to Omaha — without any hiccups to the star-studded Volunteers, who boast 6 draft prospects in the top 100 by MLB Pipeline.
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It's no secret that talk around the office vending machines across Arkansas have sometimes circled around to whether Razorbacks
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When Arkansas defeated Tennessee 11-4 on Sunday, Van Horn became the 12th coach to lead his team to the CWS 10 or more times. He took Nebraska in 2001 and 2002, and this is the eighth time he has led the Razorbacks to Omaha since 2004.