FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — No. 5 Arkansas (25-6) kicks off its second five-game week of the season with midweek series against in-state foe Little Rock (17-11) at Baum-Walker Stadium.
First pitch in the opener of the two-game set between the Razorbacks and Trojans is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on SEC Network+. The series finale, meanwhile, gets going at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, on SEC Network+.
The Razorbacks are 20-2 overall at home this season. Excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Arkansas has posted six consecutive 20-win seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium, including a program-record 34-win season at home in 2018.
On the Mound
Tuesday: Little Rock LHP Chance Vaught (1-1, 7.53 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Cody Adcock (2-1, 6.66 ERA)
Wednesday: Little Rock TBA vs. Arkansas RHP Ben Bybee (2-0, 4.41 ERA)
Tune In
Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will have the call of Tuesday and Wednesday’s games on SEC Network+.
Both games, including Tuesday’s broadcast from the Hog Pen, can also be heard on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harris-Mountain Home with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Razorback great Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call.
In the Polls
D1Baseball – 5
NCBWA – 5
Perfect Game – 6
USA Today Coaches – 6
Baseball America – 6
Collegiate Baseball – 7
In-State Showdown
Arkansas is 17-1 all-time against in-state opponents. All 18 of the Razorbacks’ meetings against their fellow Natural State programs have occurred since coach Dave Van Horn took over at the helm.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff:
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 5-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 5-0
Arkansas State
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Little Rock
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-1
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 3-1
UCA
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 3-0
Record in Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 2-0
Record at Neutral Sites: Arkansas leads, 1-0
Midweek Mojo
The Razorbacks are 7-0 in midweek games this season. Including Tuesday and Wednesday contests against the Trojans, five midweek games remain on Arkansas’ 2023 regular-season schedule.
The Hogs last went undefeated in midweek games in 2005, posting a perfect 9-0 midweek record that season.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
