FAYETTEVILLE -- The Minnesota Twins' decision to make Sherwood native Wes Johnson the first college pitching coach to go directly to the major leagues as a pitching coach is working out pretty well.
Johnson, hired from the University of Arkansas in November, has helped the Twins start 36-17 for the best record among MLB teams going into Tuesday night's games.
The guy who replaced Johnson at Arkansas is doing an impressive job, too.
With Matt Hobbs taking over as pitching coach, the Razorbacks (41-17) are the No. 5 national seed going into Friday's NCAA Fayetteville Regional opener against Central Connecticut State (30-21) at Baum-Walker Stadium.