FAYETTEVILLE — Starting rotations are important. Everyone knows the starter sets the stage in college baseball. Without good starters, everything turns bad in a hurry.
But it’s not what I wanted to talk about in advance of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. Arkansas meets Central Connecticut at 1 p.m. Friday in the tournament opener.
Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs was a willing participant in my discussion about the value of the bullpen in regional baseball tournaments.
“The team with the best bullpen is the one which will be walking out of here with the victory,” Hobbs said just after the Razorbacks finished their workout at Baum-Walker Stadium.