#1 Arkansas Opens SEC Play against #22 Alabama This Weekend
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It Just Means More.
Southeastern Conference play gets started this weekend when No. 1 Arkansas hosts No. 22 Alabama in a clash between nationally ranked programs at Baum-Walker Stadium. The series begins Friday, March 19, with first pitch between the Razorbacks and Crimson Tide set for 6:30 p.m.
The top-ranked Hogs, in the midst of a six-game homestand, have lost two straight contests after beginning the year with a 12-0 record, which marked the best start of the Dave Van Horn era. The Tide, meanwhile, come to town with a 14-3 overall record, riding a two-game winning streak after picking up two home victories against Stetson last weekend.
Schedule
Friday, March 19 – 6:30 p.m. – vs. Alabama – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Saturday, March 20 – 6:30 p.m. – vs. Alabama – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Sunday, March 21 – 2 p.m. – vs. Alabama – SEC Network – Listen – Live Stats
Tune In
Friday and Saturday’s games will stream live on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call. Sunday’s contest will air nationally on the SEC Network with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Chris Burke (analyst) on the call.
Catch all the action through the ESPN app on smartphones, computers and tablets or via Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
All three games can be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield/IMG, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM. Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter will have the call all weekend long.
Radio Affiliates
Conway – KASR-FM 92.7
El Dorado – KELD-AM 107.1 (FM Translator)
Fayetteville – KQSM-FM 92.1
Forrest City – KXJK-AM 950
Forrest City – KXJK-FM 106.5
Fort Smith – KERX-FM 95.3
Little Rock – KABZ-FM 103.7
Marshall – KBCN-FM 104.3
Mena – KTTG-FM 96.3
Rogers – KURM-AM 790
Rogers – KURM-FM 100.3
Stuttgart – KWAK-FM 105.5
Texarkana, TX – KKTK-AM 1400
Three Straight Weeks at the Top
The Razorbacks remain the No. 1 team in college baseball.
Arkansas enters the fifth week of the season as the unanimous top-ranked team for the second consecutive week, leading all six major polls. Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and the USA Today Coaches Poll each recognized the Hogs as the top team in the country.
It is the third straight week that Arkansas is ranked No. 1. The Razorbacks were the consensus top-ranked team in week three with five of the six polls leaning in their favor.
Matchup & History
Friday
Alabama RHP Tyler Ras (2-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Peyton Pallette (1-0, 2.08 ERA)
Saturday
Alabama RHP Dylan Smith (0-1, 2.13 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Zebulon Vermillion (1-0, 2.60 ERA)
Sunday
Alabama RHP Antoine Jean (2-0, 1.45 ERA) vs. Arkansas LHP Lael Lockhart (1-1, 3.00 ERA)
The Razorbacks and Crimson Tide will meet for the 92nd time in history when the two teams take the field on Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium. Alabama leads the overall series, 48-43, but Arkansas owns a 24-18 all-time record against the Tide in Fayetteville.
The two programs last met during the 2019 campaign. The Hogs went on the road to Tuscaloosa and claimed a 2-1 series win, picking up a 12-3 victory in the opener before earning a 10-2 win in the finale. Arkansas defended its turf the year before that, sweeping Alabama in a three-game set in 2018 at Baum-Walker Stadium.
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