Dave Van Horn serves as Head Coach for University of Arkansas's Baseball program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Horn, the three-time SEC Coach of the Year, enters his 24th season at the helm of the Arkansas baseball program in 2026. Over his 23 seasons as Head Hog, Van Horn has elevated Arkansas into one of the nation’s premier programs.
Van Horn, the second-winningest coach in Arkansas baseball history, has led the Razorbacks to eight College World Series appearances, including a runner-up finish (2018) and five top-five finishes (2009, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2025), 21 NCAA Tournament berths, three SEC overall titles (2004, 2021, 2023), eight SEC Western Division championships, one SEC Tournament title (2021) and 933 overall wins, including 373 SEC victories. Van Horn, whose 1,518 career wins are second most among all active Division I head coaches, is one of only five head coaches in college baseball history with 300 or more SEC wins in their career. Since returning to his alma mater to take over for retiring legendary Arkansas head baseball coach Norm DeBriyn, Van Horn, who was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2024, has produced nationally competitive teams and developed elite-level student-athletes on and off the field, including three Golden Spikes Award winners in Andrew Benintendi (2015), pitcher Kevin Kopps (2021) and infielder Wehiwa Aloy (2025); two Dick Howser Trophy winners in Benintendi (2015) and Kopps (2021); and countless All-Americans, All-SEC performers and future professional baseball players. Under Van Horn, the Razorbacks boast 39 All-America honorees, 56 All-SEC selections and 155 MLB draft picks over his 23 seasons at the helm of the program.
