FAYETTEVILLE — When veteran pitching coach Dave Jorn retired in 2016, Clay Goodwin became the Razorback baseball program’s last active bridge spanning the coaching eras of Norm DeBriyn and Dave Van Horn.
Goodwin, a Benton native, joined DeBriyn’s 2001 Razorbacks as a redshirting freshman. In 2002, Goodwin was Arkansas’ switch-hitting third baseman, batting .301 for a squad that eventually fell to Clemson in the NCAA Super Regionals.
Following DeBriyn’s retirement, Goodwin became Van Horn’s third baseman from 2003-2005, peaking in average (.332 in 2003) and power (5 home runs, 17 doubles and 42 RBI in 2005) but enjoying 2004 the most.