Entering his 23rd season leading the Arkansas baseball program, Dave Van Horn had done his fair share of adapting to the times.
With the transfer portal and NIL now part of the equation, though, that is harder than ever for coaches of his generation. However, the 64-year-old has seen what’s unfolded across the country and has tried to get out ahead of a common criticism of his era.
Rather than keeping his pitchers and position players separate through the offseason, Van Horn told reporters Wednesday morning that he had his strength and conditioning staff bring them together near the end of the fall semester and add a competition aspect to the workouts.