#5 Arkansas Begins Five-Game Week with Midweek Series against Little Rock
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 5 Arkansas (25-6) kicks off its second five-game week of the season with a midweek series against in-state foe Little Rock (17-11) at Baum-Walker Stadium.
First pitch in the opener of the two-game set between the Razorbacks and Trojans is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on SEC Network+. The series finale, meanwhile, gets going at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, on SEC Network+.
The Razorbacks are 20-2 overall at home this season. Excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Arkansas has posted six consecutive 20-win seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium, including a program-record 34-win season at home in 2018.
Schedule
Tuesday, April 11
Little Rock vs. #5 Arkansas – 6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Wednesday, April 12
Little Rock vs. #5 Arkansas – 4 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Tuesday, April 11
Little Rock LHP Chance Vaught (1-1, 7.53 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Cody Adcock (2-1, 6.66 ERA)
Wednesday, April 12
Little Rock TBA vs. Arkansas RHP Ben Bybee (2-0, 4.41 ERA)
Tune In
Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will have the call of Tuesday and Wednesday’s games on SEC Network+. Both games, including Tuesday’s broadcast from the Hog Pen, 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) and Razorback great Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call.
A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
In the Polls
D1Baseball – 5
NCBWA – 5
Perfect Game – 6
USA Today Coaches – 6
Baseball America – 6
Collegiate Baseball – 7
Natural State Showdown
Arkansas is 14-1 all-time against in-state opponents. All 15 of the Razorbacks’ meetings against their fellow Natural State programs have occurred since head coach Dave Van Horn took over at the helm.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 5-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 5-0
Arkansas State
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Little Rock
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-1
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 3-1
UCA
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 2-0
Record at Neutral Sites: Arkansas leads, 1-0
Midweek Mojo
The Razorbacks are 7-0 in midweek games this season. Including Tuesday and Wednesday’s contests against the Trojans, five midweek games remain on Arkansas’ 2023 regular-season schedule.
The Hogs last went undefeated in midweek games in 2005, posting a perfect 9-0 midweek record that season.
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