FAYETTEVILLE — Deanna Campbell laughs a lot and often. Isaiah Campbell’s mother is sweet, smart and, as Isaiah pointed out in our first interview, “very athletic.”
The ace of the Arkansas staff was quick to mention in a lengthy visit several years ago that “my athletic ability comes from my mom.”
That produced much laughter from Deanna after she finished a big family brunch Friday morning in Fayetteville as sort of a graduation reunion with other members of the family, now based in Olathe, Kan.
It was perfect timing. Isaiah had a Thursday night start against LSU, and shut down the Tigers on a hitter’s night with the wind blowing out of the ballpark.