BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- In Coach Dave Van Horn's eyes, whatever the Arkansas Razorbacks accomplish at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., this week is bonus material.
Van Horn thinks the No. 13 Razorbacks (39-15) clinched the big prize, a host spot for an NCAA regional, by winning their series at Texas A&M with an 8-0 shutout Saturday, giving Arkansas an 18-11 SEC mark and the No. 4 seed for the league tournament.
"After the game, obviously we won the series, so we're excited about that and we have momentum going into this week and feeling like that game might have got us a regional back in Fayetteville," Van Horn said during the Razorbacks' workout day at the University of Alabama-Birmingham baseball facility Tuesday.