FAYETTEVILLE — Two of the most successful Arkansas pitchers of the past decade have joined the Razorbacks’ baseball coaching staff for the 2020 season.
DJ Baxendale and Kacey Murphy were recently brought on as student assistant coaches who will work with pitchers. Baxendale (communications) and Murphy (psychology) will finish their undergraduate degrees while helping coach.
Both have been shadowing Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs this week after players returned from the university’s holiday break. Baxendale and Murphy said their gameday roles have yet to be defined, but it is expected that one will work in the bullpen and the other in the dugout.