Hogs, Bears Meet for First Time in History on Tuesday
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas, one of college baseball’s most homer-happy teams, is back at Baum-Walker Stadium this week after a dominant showing at Mississippi State.
The Razorbacks marched into Dudy Noble Field over the weekend and not only won their first SEC road series of the season, but swept the Bulldogs convincingly in Starkville for the first time since 2010.
The Hogs, now riding a seven-game winning streak, host Central Arkansas on Tuesday night, welcoming in the Bears for the first ever meeting in modern history between the two in-state foes. The ballgame will stream SEC Network+ with first pitch coming at 6:30 p.m.
Schedule
Tuesday, March 30 – 6:30 p.m. – vs. Central Arkansas – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Matchup & History
Tuesday
Central Arkansas RHP Tate Busey (0-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Kole Ramage (0-1, 9.95 ERA)
Tune In
Tuesday’s game will stream live on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (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.
The game can also 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 on Tuesday evening.
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
Homer-Happy Hogs
The Razorbacks have smashed the second-most home runs in all of college baseball through their first 22 games of the season. Arkansas has hit 40 home runs this year and sit only two behind national leader LSU’s 42 dingers. Arkansas’ power numbers are reflected in its team slugging percentage of .498, which ranks 12th in the nation and third in the SEC.
Christian Franklin leads the Hogs with his team-high seven home runs. Matt Goodheart, Brady Slavens and Cayden Wallace, meanwhile, have each launched six homers this season
for the Razorbacks. Goodheart enters Tuesday’s contest with a round-tripper in four consecutive contests, launching one in the series finale against Memphis before swatting home runs in each of the three games at Mississippi State over the weekend.
And That’s The Bottom Line, ‘Cause Baseball America Said So!
Arkansas is still the No. 1 team in the country, according to Baseball America.
The Razorbacks remained the top-ranked team in the publication’s week seven poll, which was released Monday. It is the fifth straight week of the season that Arkansas holds the No. 1 spot in at least one of the six major polls.
The Hogs were previously the unanimous No. 1 team in college baseball, having led the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and USA Today Coaches polls for two consecutive weeks.
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