FAYETTEVILLE -- Isaiah Campbell isn't surprised Connor Noland is joining him in the University of Arkansas' pitching rotation for this weekend's season-opening series against Eastern Illinois.
"Not at all," Campbell said. "Connor came in here after football and just worked hard, and his stuff looks like how it should be on the weekends.
"Electric fastball, really good off-speed stuff, and he's just a competitor. He's out there, and he's not scared of anything. He proved what he can do, and he got the start."
Campbell, a redshirt junior right-hander and team captain with an 8-8 career record in 102 innings, will start Friday against Eastern Illinois at Baum-Walker Stadium.