FAYETTEVILLE -- Right-hander Trevor Stephan was a leading candidate to be Arkansas' No. 3 starter even before Keaton McKinney suffered a season-ending injury, Razorbacks Coach Dave Van Horn said Friday.
Stephan, a junior transfer from Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, was an 18th-round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox last summer and has turned heads during his short time at Arkansas with a fastball that has been clocked at 97 mph.
Stephan didn't start pitching until two years ago, signing with Hill as a first baseman, then converting to pitcher.
"He throws a lot of strikes," Van Horn said.