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Sculpture named for Van Horn, placed outside Hogs' ballpark

FAYETTEVILLE — A sculpture depicting a razorback was dedicated to Arkansas baseball coach Dave Van Horn on Thursday.

The sculpture, which is located near the west entrance of the newly opened Hunt Family Baseball Development Center adjacent to Baum-Walker Stadium, includes a plaque that refers to it as “Van Horn Hog.”

“The Van Horn Hog, named in honor of legendary Arkansas Razorback Head Baseball Coach Dave Van Horn, is symbolic of the indomitable fighting spirit of the wild Razorback,” a plaque reads below the sculpture. “The Razorback baseball program is nationally recognized as a skilled and spirited group possessing a fiery determination to prevail.