Since 1999, when the NCAA adopted the current tournament structure, only twice has a 3-seed come out of its side of the CWS bracket, and each of those teams (2007 Oregon State and 2015 Virginia) played for the national title the year before. Given the history, I can’t tale the Cinderellas.
Q+A with Arkansas Pitching Coach Matt Hobbs
A former pitcher equally comfortable relating to players and breaking down mechanics and Trackman data, Hobbs might one day be a candidate to follow Johnson’s footsteps to a big-league staff. Not yet, though. For now, he’s content helping mold future big leaguers. Five Razorback arms were selected in this year’s draft, four in the top ten rounds.