Hogs Meet Mavericks in Weekend Series at Baum-Walker Stadium
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks’ season-long 18-game homestand rolls on this weekend inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium when sixth-ranked Arkansas (7-2) hosts non-conference opponent UT Arlington (2-6).
First pitch between the Hogs, winners of 33 straight non-conference regular season weekend series at home, and Mavs is set for 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, on SEC Network+ with Josh Haley (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
Following their home opening weekend series sweep against Xavier, Arkansas 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 Razorbacks dropped two-of-three games to South Alabama in their final non-conference home weekend series of the year.
Schedule
Friday, Feb. 27
UT Arlington vs. #6 Arkansas – 3 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Saturday, Feb. 28
UT Arlington vs. #6 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Sunday, March 1
UT Arlington vs. #6 Arkansas – 1 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Friday, Feb. 27
UT Arlington – RHP Caylon Dygert (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Gabe Gaeckle (1-0, 1.93 ERA)
Saturday, Feb. 28
UT Arlington – RHP Dylan Skolfield (0-2, 6.48 ERA)
Arkansas – LHP Hunter Dietz (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
Sunday, March 1
UT Arlington – TBA
Arkansas – LHP Colin Fisher (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Tune In
All three games of Arkansas’ weekend series against UT Arlington will stream on SEC Network+ with Josh Haley (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call. 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. Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) have the call Friday and Saturday before Chuck Barrett (play-by-play) joins Carpenter in the booth Sunday.
A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
History Lesson
Arkansas is 7-1 all-time against UT Arlington, including a 5-0 mark in the Dave Van Horn era, but the two programs will square off in Fayetteville, Ark., for the first time in history this weekend. The Hogs and Mavs last met for a three-game set in Honolulu, Hawai’i, in 2006. Arkansas swept the series and has won six in a row against UTA entering this weekend.
One-Hit Wizardry
Arkansas has twirled one-hit shutouts in two of its last three games entering the weekend series with UT Arlington.
Colin Fisher fired an eight-inning complete-game one-hit shutout in the series-sweeping win against Xavier (Feb. 22) before James DeCremer, Steele Eaves and Parker Coil combined for a one-hit shutout in the midweek win against Arkansas State (Feb. 25). The last time Arkansas threw two one-hitters in a season was 2024 when Razorback pitchers combined for a one-hit shutout against Missouri (March 16) and did so again against Arkansas State (April 2).
Arkansas accomplished the feat for the first time in the Dave Van Horn era in 2017, recording one-hitters against Memphis (April 17) and Tennessee (May 6).
Good Things Comes in Threes
Arkansas has won 33 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 thanks to their home opening weekend series sweep against the Musketeers. Of its 33 straight non-conference weekend regular season series wins, Arkansas has completed three or four-game sweeps of its opponent in 22 of them (66.7%).
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 (1-0)
Xavier – WWW
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