OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas assistants Wes Johnson and Nate Thompson came up short of the College World Series just days before accepting their jobs with the Razorbacks.
Johnson, the second-year pitching coach, was part of the national seed Mississippi State team that lost a home super regional to Arizona in 2016. Thompson, the hitting coach, was part of the Missouri State team that lost a super regional at TCU after beating Arkansas in regional play last year.
"That was something I have been talking to my wife, Karen, about kind of down the stretch, that I want to get these players there, but I really want to get these coaches there, as well, because they’ve never been," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said.