( Andy Shupe)
Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs speaks Saturday, March 5, 2022, with starter Hagen Smith and catcher Michael Turner during the fourth inning of the Razorbacks' 4-2 win over Southeastern Louisiana at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ trip to Missouri this week will be a homecoming of sorts for fourth-year Razorbacks pitching coach Matt Hobbs.
Hobbs, a Southern California native, played and coached at Missouri for a combined eight seasons. He was a pitcher for the Tigers from 1999-2002 and was the team’s pitching coach from 2011-14.
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn hired Hobbs prior to the 2019 season, but this week’s series will be the Razorbacks’ first in Columbia, Mo.