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With the 2020 baseball season just around the corner, HawgBeat is previewing Arkansas' projected starting lineup with in-depth player breakdowns.
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#5 - Jacob Nesbit - 3B
R-So. | R/R | 6-0 | 180
Coppell, Texas / Coppell HS
2019: 64 games/61 starts, .255/.333/.344, 10 2B, 3 HR, 42 RBI, 26 BB/56 K, 7-10 SB
This time last year, Nesbit was an unknown redshirt freshman coming off a strong summer performance in the Northwoods League.
Going into his redshirt sophomore season, though, he’s a returning starter who head coach Dave Van Horn is counting on to make a jump offensively.
Nesbit was the Razorbacks’ starting third baseman for all but five games in 2019 and got off to a hot start at the plate, but was the weak link in the lineup in SEC and postseason play.
