MLB Draft Rewind: 2012

For the third time in his Arkansas tenure, Van Horn guided the Razorbacks to Omaha and the College World Series in 2012. Arkansas used a dominant pitching staff, timely hitting and strong defense to win the Houston Regional and Waco Super Regional to advance to the seventh College World Series in program history. The Razorbacks won their first two games of the College World Series and finished in a tie for third, equaling the second-best finish to a season in school history.

Arkansas finished the season with a 46-22 record, the most wins for UA under Van Horn and the sixth-highest single-season win total in school history. The Razorbacks also won 40 games for the fourth straight season and for the 18th time in program history. Arkansas finished the season ranked in the top six in all four of the major college baseball polls, including a No. 3 national ranking in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, the NCBWA poll and the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Arkansas had a knack for winning the close games in 2012. The Razorbacks played 32 games decided by one or two runs and went 19-13 in those games. Arkansas was 14-9 in one-run games during the 2012 season and had a streak of seven straight one-run victories late in the season. Six of the Razorbacks’ seven wins in the NCAA Tournament were by one run, including a pair of 1-0 victories.

The 2012 draft featured eight Arkansas selections, and the seventh-straight year one became an MLB player.