Hogs Wrap Up Regular Season at Home against Vols
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 8 Arkansas (41-11, 18-9 SEC), two games back of first in the SEC standings, wrap up the regular season against No. 17 Tennessee (40-13, 15-12 SEC) this weekend inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium.
First pitch in the series opener between the Hogs and Volunteers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, on ESPN2 with Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (analyst) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) on the call. Friday and Saturday’s contests will broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+ and 2 p.m. on SEC Network, respectively, with Hart and Burke on the call.
Arkansas enters the final weekend of the regular season second in the SEC standings at 18-9, two games behind first-place Texas (40-10, 20-7 SEC) with just three conference contests left to play. The Razorbacks have won 18 SEC games for the eighth consecutive season, the longest such streak by an SEC team since LSU from 1996-2005, and can clinch their sixth 20-win SEC season in program history with a series win this weekend against the Volunteers.
Schedule
Thursday, May 15
#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 7 p.m. – ESPN2 – Listen – Live Stats
Friday, May 16
#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Saturday, May 17
#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Thursday, May 15
Tennessee – RHP Marcus Phillips (3-4, 3.55 ERA)
Arkansas – LHP Zach Root (6-3, 3.88 ERA)
Friday, May 16
Tennessee – LHP Liam Doyle (9-2, 2.17 ERA)
Arkansas – TBA
Saturday, May 17
Tennessee – RHP Tegan Kuhns (2-2, 3.78 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Gage Wood (1-1, 5.51 ERA)
Tune In
Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (analyst) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) have the call of Thursday night’s series opener between eighth-ranked Arkansas and No. 17 Tennessee on ESPN2. Hart (play-by-play) and Burke (analyst) will also be in the broadcast booth for Friday and Saturday’s contests on SEC Network+ and SEC Network, respectively.
The series between the Razorbacks and Volunteers 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 and former big leaguer Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
History Lesson
Entering the weekend, Arkansas is 42-28 overall against Tennessee since 1960, including a 22-10 record in games played in Fayetteville. Under Dave Van Horn, the Hogs are 30-14 overall and 15-5 at Baum-Walker Stadium against the Vols.
Arkansas, 10-2 in its last 12 games against the Volunteers since 2017, has not lost a weekend series against Tennessee since the 2005 season, and has not lost a weekend series against Tennessee in Fayetteville since 1996. The Razorbacks have won five consecutive games against the Volunteers entering this weekend, and are one win shy of matching their longest winning streak against Tennessee in program history of six games, a feat they have accomplished twice.
This Is 40
The Hogs, who were the first team in the country to 40 wins, have clinched their eighth consecutive 40-win season. Arkansas is the only SEC program to accomplish the feat in each of the last eight full seasons, doing so in 2017 (45 wins), 2018 (48 wins), 2019 (46 wins), 2021 (50 wins), 2022 (46 wins), 2023 (43 wins), 2024 (44 wins) and now 2025 (40 wins).
Arkansas is also one of only two programs in the country, along with Southern Miss, to accomplish the feat in each of the last eight full seasons. Southern Miss, currently 38-13, has won 40 or more games every season since 2016.
It Just Means More Wins
Arkansas enters the final weekend of the 2025 regular season with an 18-9 SEC record, marking its eighth consecutive campaign with 18 or more SEC wins. It represents the longest such streak by an SEC team since LSU from 1996-2005.
The Razorbacks can clinch their sixth 20-win SEC season in program history with a series win this weekend against the Volunteers. Arkansas has finished with 20 or more SEC victories in a season five times in program history, including four times under head coach Dave Van Horn (2019: 20 SEC wins; 2021: 22 SEC wins; 2023: 20 SEC wins; 2024: 20 SEC wins).
The Razorbacks reached the 20-win mark in SEC play in back-to-back seasons in 2023 (20 wins) and 2024 (20 wins) for the first time in program history. Arkansas, which has reached the 20-win mark in SEC play in four of the last five seasons, is the first team since LSU from 1994-97 to post four 20-win SEC campaigns in five years.
30 Seasons of Baum-Walker Stadium
The 2025 campaign marks the 30th season in the history of Baum-Walker Stadium, which opened in 1996. Arkansas won its 700th game at Baum-Walker Stadium against Washington State on Feb. 17, 2025, and maintains an overall record of 726-246 (.747) inside the stadium’s friendly confines entering this weekend’s SEC series against Tennessee.
Entering Thursday night’s series opener, Arkansas is 30-3 at home this season. Since the venue opened, the Hogs have recorded seven 30-win seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium, accomplishing the feat in 2004 (31 wins), 2018 (program-record 34 wins), 2019 (33 wins), 2021 (30 wins), 2023 (32 wins), 2024 (program-record 34 wins) and 2025 (30 wins).
The Razorbacks have won 28 or more games in each of the last eight full seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium: 2017 (29 wins), 2018 (34 wins), 2019 (33 wins), 2021 (30 wins), 2022 (28 wins), 2023 (32 wins), 2024 (34 wins) and 2025 (30 wins).
Homerin’ Hogs
Through 52 games, Arkansas has swatted 102 home runs, good for fifth most nationally and third most in a single season in program history. With six more homers this year, the Razorbacks will set a single-season program record, eclipsing their single-season program record of 109 home runs, which was set over 63 games during the 2021 campaign.
Total – Year / Games – Avg./Gm
1. 109 – 2021 / 63 – 1.73
2. 106 –2022 / 67 – 1.58
3. 104 – 2025 / 52 – 2.00
4. 98 – 2018 / 69 – 1.42
T5. 92 – 2023 / 61 – 1.51
T5. 92 – 2010 / 64 –1.44
7. 88 – 2019 / 66 – 1.33
8. 87 – 2024 / 60 – 1.45
9. 84 – 1999 / 65 – 1.29
10. 83 – 2017 / 64 – 1.30
Razorback shortstop Wehiwa Aloy, who is slashing a team-leading .364/.450/.687 through 52 games, leads the team in home runs with 17. The Wailuku, Hawai’i, native’s 17 homers are tied for 10th most by a Razorback in a single season.
HR – Player – Year
1. 24 – Ryan Lundquist – 1997
T2. 22 – Brett Eibner – 2010
T2. 22 – Danny Hamblin – 2007
T4. 20 – Andrew Benintendi – 2015
T4. 20 – Chad Spanberger – 2017
T4. 20 – Rodney Nye – 1999
T7. 19 – Andy Wilkins – 2009
T7. 19 – Ryan Fox – 2003
9. 18 – Andy Skeels – 1987
T10. 17 – Wehiwa Aloy – 2025
T10. 17 – Heston Kjerstad – 2019
T10. 17 – Danny Hamblin – 2006
T10. 17 – Michael Conner – 2002
T10. 17 – Eric Hinske – 1997
T10. 17 – Jeff King – 1986
T10. 17 – Jeff King – 1985
T10. 17 – Kevin McReynolds – 1980
Senior Night
The Razorbacks will recognize six seniors on the field prior to Friday night’s first pitch against the Volunteers: OF Carson Boles, RHP Dylan Carter, OF Kendall Diggs, OF Logan Maxwell, RHP Will McEntire and INF/OF Rocco Peppi.
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