Hogs Host Bears in Midweek Matchup at Baum-Walker Stadium
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 24 Arkansas (26-15) and Missouri State (26-11) will square off for the second and final time this season on Tuesday, April 21, at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch in the second midweek meeting between the Hogs and Bears is scheduled for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
Entering Tuesday night, the Razorbacks are 8-2 in midweek games, including a 6-1 mark in midweek matchups at Baum-Walker Stadium, in the 2026 campaign. One of Arkansas’ two midweek losses this season came in a 15-14 setback in 10 innings in this year’s first matchup against Missouri State on Tuesday, March 31, in Springfield, Mo., at Hammons Field.
Schedule
Tuesday, April 21
Missouri State vs. #24 Arkansas – 6 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Tuesday, April 21
Missouri State – RHP Brock Lucas (4-3, 7.03 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Tate McGuire (0-0, 3.72 ERA)
Arkansas’ Tate McGuire will start on the hill Tuesday night against Missouri State. The right-hander from Liberty, Mo., has made 12 appearances, including two starts, on the mound this season with a 0-0 record, 3.72 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work. McGuire, who is limiting opposing hitters to a .226 batting average, made his first midweek start of the year against Little Rock on April 7, working three scoreless innings with a strikeout in Arkansas’ 7-0 shutout win.
Tune In
Tuesday night’s midweek matchup between No. 24 Arkansas and Missouri State will steam on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) in the broadcast booth. The game 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 from inside Baum-Walker Stadium.
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History Lesson
Arkansas is 59-32 overall against Missouri State with a 37-16 mark in games played inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Hogs are 21-13 overall and 13-9 at home against the Bears.
Including this season’s first midweek matchup between the two teams, the Razorbacks are 5-5 in their last 10 meetings against the Bears with a 4-3 advantage in games played at Baum-Walker Stadium in that span. In the most recent game between the two teams in Fayetteville, Ark., Arkansas lost 14-13 in 10 innings against Missouri State on March 25, 2025.
In the Polls
As of April 20, Arkansas is ranked No. 18 by Baseball America, No. 21 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and No. 24 by Baseball America and in the USA Today Coaches poll. The Hogs are unranked by Perfect Game.
Arkansas is ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll for the 135th consecutive week, the longest active streak and longest by any team in the last 20 seasons. The Razorbacks have been ranked by coaches in every poll since March 27, 2017.
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