FAYETTEVILLE — The week before Dave Van Horn took over for Norm DeBriyn as Arkansas’ baseball coach, the men nearly were in opposing dugouts at the College World Series.
It came down to June 9, 2002, when DeBriyn’s Razorbacks faced Clemson, and Van Horn’s Nebraska Cornhuskers played Richmond in Game 3 of their respective super regionals. If Arkansas and Nebraska both won that day, they would have played each other at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., the following weekend.
The dream matchup wasn’t meant to be, though. The Cornhuskers won 11-6 on their home field, while the Razorbacks lost 7-4 at Clemson.