FAYETTEVILLE — Dominic Taccolini may have returned to Arkansas no matter how the search for a new pitching coach turned out.
“In my heart, I figured I was about 95 percent certain I'd come back for my senior year,” Taccolini said. “But I will say that when I went to the Blue Jays (in the 16th round), I was wrestling with it.”
Then, Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn hired pitching coach Wes Johnson away from Mississippi State and there was nothing to think about for Taccolini.
“I got fired up,” Taccolini said. “I knew I was coming back then and I'm so glad I came back.