SEMO fifth-year Coach Andy Sawyers played catcher for Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn at Nebraska in 1998, then joined the Cornhuskers' staff as a volunteer assistant in 2000. His coaching path has also included a stint as associate head coach at Texas A&M from 2011-15 for another Van Horn protege, Rob Childress.
Additionally, the Redhawks this season brought aboard SEMO graduate Trevor Ezell, who excelled as a graduate transfer for the Razorbacks in 2019. Ezell is the team's director of offensive player development.
"Trevor Ezell was one of our starters, kind of our glue on that 2019 team," Van Horn said.