Matt Hobbs is in his third season as the Arkansas pitching coach in 2020, joining the Razorbacks in November 2018.
Matt helped craft the Razorback pitching staff into one of the top groups in the country in his first year on the Hill in 2019. and In a shortened season, the Hogs put together a 3.68 ERA and an 11-5 record with three saves and one shutout. Arkansas racked up 143 strikeouts in 142.0 innings
Hobbs has coached eight players that have been drafted in the top-10 rounds, including 2018 first-round pick Griffin Roberts, and has helped develop a total of seven big leaguers.
Before Arkansas, Hobbs was the Pitching coach at Wake Forest and in each of his first three years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons improved in ERA, strikeouts , walks per nine and opponent batting average
Hobbs pitched at Missouri from 1999-2002, where he won 13 games and struck out 125 batters. Hobbs was drafted twice, first by the San Diego Padres in 2001 and then by the Kansas City Royals in 2002.
On the show we talk all things pitching development, including who they like to recruit, what pitching assessments they use, and how they use tech for offseason development and measuring in season progress.
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Zona Baseball’s Trent Otis on development within the team setting, constraints, and measurement.
Dave Turgeon- Coordinator of Instruction, Pittsburgh Pirates
Kevin Davidson- Owner/Founder of BaseballCloud
Steve Dintaman- Head Baseball Coach, Sinclair Community College (OH)
JSerra HS Head Coach Brett Kay on building culture and leaving a lasting legacy
Jeff Leach- Manager of Hitting, Axe Bat
Nova Southeastern Head Coach Greg Brown on Batting Practice setup and ”Theme Thursdays”
Jeff Carlson- Head Baseball Coach (retired), Elk Grove HS (CA)
HiPro Hitting’s Chris Dunn on two-way communication, and constraints in the team setting
Drew Saylor- MiLB Manager and Hitting Coordinator, Pittsburgh Pirates
NIACC Head Coach Travis Hergert on a culture of development and competition
Justin Willard- MiLB Pitching Coach, Minnesota Twins
Oxford HS Head Coach Wes Brooks on Competition, BP and Practice Planning
Donegal Fergus- Associate Head Coach and Hitting Coach, UC Santa Barbara (CA)
Savannah Bananas Head Coach Tyler Gillum on Pressure, Failing and Prehab
Adrian Dinkel- Head Baseball Coach, Southeastern University (FL)
Texas Baseball Ranch Director of Player Development Flint Wallace on Assessments, Connection and In Season Development
Lance Spigner- Head Baseball Coach, UA Rich Mountain and Former Head Coach at Horatio HS (AR)
Cleveland Indians Performance Coordinator Ryan Faer on weight room management, in season lifting, and simplification.
Dave Therneau- Pitching Coach, Stetson University (FL)
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