2020 Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic Features UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Pitching Coach Matt Hobbs

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Nov. 5, 2019 - PRLog -- The 5th annual Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic will be hosted at The Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick January 9th-11th, 2020. The 3-day event will feature presentations by the nation's top coaches including Matt Hobbs of the University of Arkansas as well as coaches from Rutgers, the University of South Florida, Davidson College, Carson-Newman University, the University of Iowa, Washington Nationals, Tennessee, Auburn, Ensworth High School, and the University of Miami. The experts at Baseball America have called our coaches "some of the brightest minds in the game today." Our clinic features 14 renowned coaches who will be presenting over 54 informative and insightful talks covering everything including, in-game coaching, pitching, hitting, fielding, speed, arm care, functional strength, and having a mental edge on your competition.

Matt Hobbs was announced as the new Razorback pitching coach in December 2018, after spending the last four seasons at Wake Forest.  In 2018, the Deacon pitching staff set a new program record for strikeouts per nine innings, fanning more than one batter per inning.

Before coming to Wake Forest, Hobbs spent four years as the pitching coach at his alma mater, Missouri. Hobbs spent the 2010 season as the pitching coach at the University of San Francisco.  Before USF, Hobbs spent three years as the associate head coach, pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at UC-San Diego.

Before his stint at UC-San Diego, Hobbs spent two seasons as the pitching coach at Santa Barbara City College. During the summers, Hobbs was the pitching coach for Foresters Baseball, which won the National Baseball Congress World Series in 2006. Hobbs also served one season as an assistant coach at Chapman University, where he primarily worked with pitchers and catchers. In Hobbs' coaching career, 33 student-athletes have either been drafted or signed pro contracts, including 29 who were undrafted heading into college.

Hobbs pitched at Missouri from 1999-2002, and he was drafted twice, first by the San Diego Padres in 2001 and then by the Kansas City Royals in 2002.

Hobbs and his wife, Marta, have two daughters, Addison and Taylor, and a son, Will.

Learn firsthand baseball insights from one of the best pitching coaches in the country, Matt Hobbs. Don't wait or you'll miss it! REGISTER (https://www.insidebaseballcoachesclinic.com/events/2020-e...) for the 2020 East Coast Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic! For more information, call (973) 921-0400 today!