FAYETTEVILLE — There is a theory about Midwest hitters.
Because they don't see as much advanced pitching in their region in high school, many take time to adapt to the college game.
"There is a belief that arms from the North, you kind of like those because they haven't thrown as many bullets," said Nate Thompson, Arkansas' first-year hitting coach. "But hitters from the North, they have some catching up to do as far as seeing the baseball."
Take Arkansas' two most dynamic hitters of the past five years, for example.
Andrew Benintendi, who grew up in Cincinnati, batted .