Hotshot Recruits Arkansas coaches are also excited about the list of recruits they've already signed. Shortstop Corey Ragsdale and center fielder Reggie Fitzpatrick will make an impact next season if they don't opt for the pros. The same is true of junior pitcher Josh Glynn, a junior college recruit. And Cole Barthel, who signed to play football for Arkansas as a quarterback from Alabama, could be one of DeBriyn's best hitters as a freshman. Especially after the way Hagedorn performed after redshirting, DeBriyn has hopes for others who sat out the 2001 season.
Bridges is pretty good.
He's got classic arm action and he can run. He's a left-handed hitter who can hit. He wasn't ready this season and I felt really good about redshirting him. Bridges' father died close to Christmas during his senior year of high school. He had a hard time on the anniversary of his dad's death.