FAYETTEVILLE -- Upon their archrivals Texas Longhorns, LSU Tigers and Florida Gators, even the most inhumane Arkansas fan likely wouldn't wish mononucleosis and a broken finger.
They would have wished both on their Razorbacks back in February had they known that would put Arkansas into the College World Series come June.
This column was submitted Friday before the Razorbacks, then 2-0 in the double-elimination brackets portion of the College World Series in Omaha, played 2-1 Florida in Friday night's bracket championship game that will require a winner-take-all bracket championship game today if Arkansas did not prevail.
Minus shortstop Jax Biggers breaking his finger temporarily interrupting a season tailing from leadoff batter to ninth, and the mononucleosis temporarily sidelining ace closer Matt Cronin, Coach Dave Van Horn knows his Razorbacks could be variously dispersed for the summer instead of together in Omaha.