Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball
The University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team, sometimes referred to as the Diamond Hogs, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and is currently coached by Dave van Horn. The program started in 1923, and will enter its 89th season of play in 2011. The University of Arkansas' is one of only four teams in the SEC to turn a profit from its baseball program in recent years, along with SEC Western division rivals LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Many large schools such as Iowa State, Colorado, and Wisconsin have dropped their baseball programs because of financial losses.
The Diamond Hogs have been to 25 NCAA tournaments and seven College World Series: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2012.
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