How many top-end programs lose the national pitcher of the year and their entire starting pitching to the MLB Draft only to field a deeper rotation the next season?
The short answer – almost never!
Arkansas might have done that for the 2025 season. Of course, no one replaces a talent like Hagen Smith, the best pitcher in college baseball last season.
No one is saying the Hogs have “another Hagen,” but the overall staff seems improved with the season opener against Washington State set for Friday. They have four solid starters and an ace to close.