McKinney recovering from hip surgery

Arkansas starting pitcher Keaton McKinney delivers against Miami in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball tournament elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Mike Theiler)FAYETTEVILLE — Keaton McKinney is recovering from surgery to repair a tear in his hip that bothered him at the end of Arkansas’ season.

The rising sophomore pitcher tweeted July 15 that the surgery was a success and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn echoed that assessment Monday.

“The surgery went well,” Van Horn said. “It’s what was bothering him pretty much the second half of the season. He had an issue with some pain in his hip and come to find out, he had a…