#6 Arkansas to Host Stetson in Final Non-Conference Weekend Series of Regular Season
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sixth-ranked Arkansas (10-3) will host Atlantic Sun Conference foe Stetson (5-8) in a four-game set, its final non-conference weekend series of the regular season, inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium.
First pitch in the series opener between the Hogs and Hatters is 1 p.m. Friday, March 6. The game, which will not be televised, was set to begin at 6 p.m. but was moved ahead by five hours due to potential severe weather in the area.
Arkansas, winners of 34 consecutive non-conference regular season weekend series at home, has not lost or tied a non-conference weekend series in the regular season at Baum-Walker Stadium since the 2014 campaign. That season, the Hogs dropped two-of-three games to South Alabama in their final non-conference home weekend series of the year.
Schedule
Friday, March 6
Stetson vs. #6 Arkansas – 1 p.m. – Listen – Live Stats
Saturday, March 7
Stetson vs. #6 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Sunday, March 8
Stetson vs. #6 Arkansas – 1 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Monday, March 9
Stetson vs. #6 Arkansas – Noon – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Friday, March 6
Stetson – RHP Zane Coppersmith (1-1, 14.40 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Gabe Gaeckle (1-1, 3.68 ERA)
Saturday, March 7
Stetson – RHP Ethan Phillips (1-1, 2.57 ERA)
Arkansas – LHP Hunter Dietz (1-1, 4.15 ERA)
Sunday, March 8
Stetston – TBA
Arkansas – LHP Colin Fisher (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
Monday, March 9
Stetson – TBA
Arkansas – TBA
Tune In
Excluding Friday’s game, which will not be televised due to conflicts with multiple on-campus events and SEC replay requirements, Arkansas’ weekend series against Stetson will stream on SEC Network+. Shawn Murnin (play-by-play), voice of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, and Troy Eklund (analyst) have the call Saturday before Brett Dolan (play-by-play) joins Eklund in the broadcast booth Sunday and Monday.
The weekend 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) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call.
A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
History Lesson
The Hogs and Hatters will meet on the diamond for the first time in history this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn, who began his NCAA head coaching career in 1993, and legendary Stetson head coach Pete Dunn (1980-2016), however, are closely linked by wins. Van Horn earned his 1,314th career NCAA victory in Arkansas’ midweek win against Oral Roberts, surpassing Dunn (1,313) on college baseball’s winningest coaches list.
Go Gold
In Sunday’s game against Stetson, Arkansas will don gold hats to promote childhood cancer awareness. The Razorbacks are 4-1 all-time in the hats, which were first worn in a childhood cancer awareness game during the 2021 campaign.
2021: Arkansas State – W, 8-4
2022: Arkansas State – W, 10-1
2024: Missouri State – W, 12-7
2025: UCA – W, 9-2
2025: Missouri State – L, 14-13 (10)
Non-Con Cruising
Arkansas has won 34 consecutive non-conference weekend regular season series inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. The Razorbacks have not lost or tied a non-conference weekend series in the regular season at home since 2014, when Arkansas dropped two-of-three games to South Alabama in its final non-conference weekend series.
The Hogs clinched their 33rd consecutive non-conference weekend regular season series at Baum-Walker Stadium in their home opening weekend series sweep against Xavier (Feb. 20-22) before securing their 34th consecutive non-conference weekend series win against UT Arlington (Feb. 27-March 1). Of its 34 consecutive non-conference weekend regular season series wins, Arkansas has completed three or four-game sweeps of its opponent in 22 of them (64.7%).
Season (Series Record)
2015 (3-0)
North Dakota – WWW
Eastern Illinois – WWW
Loyola Marymount – WWL
2016 (3-0)
Central Michigan – WWW
Eastern Illinois – WLW
Western Illinois – WWW
2017 (3-0)
Miami (OH) – WWW
Bryant – WWW
Rhode Island – WWL
2018 (3-0)
Bucknell – WWW
USC – WLW
Kent State – WLW
2019 (3-0)
Eastern Illinois – WWW
Stony Brook – WWW
Louisiana Tech – WLW
2020 (3-0)
Eastern Illinois – WWW
Gonzaga – WWWW
South Alabama – LWW
2021 (2-0)
SEMO – WWWW
Murray State – WWW
2022 (3-0)
Illinois State – LWW
Southeastern – LWW
UIC – WWW
2023 (3-0)
Eastern Illinois – WWL
Wright State – WWW
Louisiana Tech – WWW
2024 (3-0)
James Madison – WWLW
Murray State – WWW
McNeese – WWW
2025 (3-0)
Washington State – WWWW
Charlotte – WWW
ULM – WWW
2026 (2-0)
Xavier – WWW
UT Arlington – LWW
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