#4 Arkansas Heads to South Carolina for SEC Road Weekend Series
COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 4 Arkansas (16-6, 2-1 SEC) embarks on its first SEC road trip of the 2026 campaign when it heads to South Carolina (12-10, 0-3 SEC) for a weekend series from March 20-22 at Founders Park in Columbia, S.C.
First pitch in the series opener between the fourth-ranked Razorbacks and Gamecocks is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Friday, March 20, on SEC Network+ with Dave Weinstein (play-by-play) and Grayson Greiner (analyst) on the call. The second game of the series gets underway at 3 p.m. CT Saturday, March 21, on SEC Network+, while the third and final game of the SEC weekend series will begin with a 12:30 p.m. CT first pitch Sunday, March 22, on SEC Network+.
Arkansas, off to a 2-1 start in league play this year after an SEC Opening Weekend series win against Mississippi State, has been the conference’s most consistent winner over the last near-decade, having won 18 or more SEC games in eight consecutive seasons and 20 or more SEC games in five of the last six seasons entering the 2026 campaign. LSU is the only other program in SEC history with least eight consecutive seasons of 18 or more SEC wins (10 from 1996-2005).
Schedule
Friday, March 20
#4 Arkansas vs. South Carolina – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Saturday, March 21
#4 Arkansas vs. South Carolina – 3 p.m. CT – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Sunday, March 22
#4 Arkansas vs. South Carolina – 12:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Friday, March 20
Arkansas – RHP Gabe Gaeckle (2-1, 2.73 ERA)
South Carolina – RHP Josh Gunther (2-0, 3.65 ERA)
Saturday, March 21
Arkansas – LHP Hunter Dietz (2-2, 4.18 ERA)
South Carolina – RHP Amp Phillips (2-2, 2.62 ERA)
Sunday, March 22
Arkansas – LHP Colin Fisher (2-1, 1.95 ERA)
South Carolina – TBA
Tune In
The entirety of the SEC weekend series between fourth-ranked Arkansas and South Carolina will stream on SEC Network+ with Dave Weinstein (play-by-play) and Grayson Greiner (analyst) on the call from inside Founders Park.
The series can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson (play-by-play) on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
History Lesson
Arkansas is 51-38 overall against South Carolina, including an even 18-18 record in Columbia, S.C. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks are 35-24 overall and 14-10 in games played in Columbia against the Gamecocks.
The Hogs have won five consecutive regular season series against the Gamecocks (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 & 2025), including road weekend series at Founders Park in 2021 and 2024. Arkansas has not lost a series played on the road in Columbia since being swept by South Carolina on March 18-20, 2016, during SEC Opening Weekend.
Arkansas swept South Carolina in last season’s weekend series inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. The Razorbacks have swept the Gamecocks in Columbia only once before, accomplishing the feat during the 2013 campaign.
The Situation in Soda City
Arkansas enters this weekend’s series against South Carolina looking to secure a three-game series sweep to improve to 5-1 through its first six SEC games for the third consecutive season, and sixth time in the last seven full seasons. The Razorbacks previously started 5-1 through their first six league games in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Arkansas’ most recent 4-2 start through its first six conference games of a season came in 2023. That year, the Hogs swept Auburn (3-0) at Baum-Walker Stadium on SEC Opening Weekend before a series loss on the road at LSU (1-2).
It Just Means More Wins
Entering the 2026 campaign, Arkansas has won 18 or more SEC games in eight consecutive seasons. LSU is the only other program in SEC history to record at least eight consecutive seasons of 18 or more SEC victories (10 from 1996-2005).
Additionally, Arkansas has started 8-4 or better in SEC play for eight consecutive seasons. Arkansas’ streak is the best stretch of starting 8-4 or better in SEC play by a team since LSU did so in eight consecutive seasons from 1991-98.
The Razorbacks have finished with 20 or more SEC wins in a season six times in program history, including five times in the Dave Van Horn era (2003-pres.). Arkansas (2023-25), one of three teams in SEC history along with Tennessee (1993-95) and LSU (1996-98) to reach the 20-win mark in league play in three consecutive seasons, has won 20 or more games in conference play in five of the last six seasons, making them the only team in league history to accomplish the feat.
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