FAYETTEVILLE — During a conference call last month announcing the College Baseball Showdown at the Texas Rangers' ballpark, all six of the participating head coaches spoke to the importance of recruiting the Dallas area.
"We have a small population in our state so we have to go out and about," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said on the call. "Texas is probably our number one state besides the in-state kids, to be honest with you."
Arkansas' roster includes four Dallas-area players, including projected starting third baseman Jacob Nesbit from Coppell, projected starting left fielder Braydon Webb from McKinney, and one of the team's most experienced relief pitchers, Kole Ramage of Southlake.