Hogs start road trip at No. 12 South Carolina on Friday

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas begins a five-game road trip with a weekend series at No. 12 South Carolina.

The three-game set begins Friday with the team’s first trip to Columbia since 2015.

All three top-25 matchups will be streamed on SEC Network+ and through the WatchESPN app. The Razorbacks’ road trip will also take the team to Saint Louis next Tuesday for a midweek doubleheader.

No. 20/21 Arkansas (28-6/5-4 SEC) at No. 12/11 South Carolina (31-6/6-3 SEC) | Game Notes
Carolina Softball Stadium (Columbia, S.C.)

Game 1: Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m. – SEC Network+ | Live Stats
Game 2: Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. – SEC Network+ | Live Stats
Game 3: Sunday, April 8 at 12 p.m. – SEC Network+ | Live Stats

All-Time Series vs South Carolina

Arkansas and South Carolina have played 52 times prior to Friday’s series opener.

Nine of the Razorbacks’ 19 wins in the series have come in Columbia.

This weekend marks the first series meeting with both ranked inside the top 25.

Last Time Out

Katie Warrick drove in four runs and Autumn Storms picked up her second win of the series in Arkansas’ 8-2 win over No. 20 Mississippi State at Bogle Park.

Warrick, A.J. Belans and Haydi Bugarin each had two hits in the triumph. The victory capped a 12-1 home stand that featured a pair of SEC series wins.

It’s a Sweep

The Razorbacks’ sweep of No. 20 Mississippi State was the program’s first in SEC play since the 2013 season and their first ever against a ranked opponent in a three-game series. It was also the first series win against the Bulldogs since 2010.

Storms Named Pitcher of the Week

After a 2-0 week with a 0.00 ERA against Mississippi State including a complete-game shutout in game two to clinch the series, sophomore Autumn Storms was named SEC Pitcher of the Week.

She is the sixth Pitcher of the Week in program history and first since the 2009 season.

13 Pitches Later …

On the 13th pitch of her at-bat against Mississippi State’s Cassady Knudsen, junior Katie Warrick hit her team-high seventh home run in the sixth inning of an 8-2 win (April 1) at Bogle Park.

Warrick fell behind 1-2 and then fouled off five-consecutive pitches before clearing sending the ball over the wall in center field.

Rankings Watch

Arkansas is up three spots to a program-high No. 20 in the USA Today/NFCA poll and a carries a No. 21 ranking in the ESPN/USA Softball Top 25.

In the most recent RPI release, the Razorbacks are No. 17, another program best.

A Look at the Stat Sheet

Arkansas’ offense enters the weekend with 41 home runs, a mark that ranks second in the SEC and 11th in the NCAA.

The team also carries top-50 national figures in slugging percentage (.499), ERA (1.85), scoring (5.75 runs/game) and batting average (.300).