WHEN Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.; and Sunday 12 p.m.
WHERE Baum Stadium (10,737), Fayetteville.
RECORDS Arkansas 33-15, 14-10 SEC; Texas A&M 34-14, 12-12 SEC.
RANKINGS Arkansas 6; Texas A&M 20.
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 628-358 in 16th season at Arkansas and 945-516 in 24th season overall in Division I; Texas A&M: Rob Childress - 533-275-2 in 13th season at Texas A&M and overall.
SERIES Texas A&M leads 41-39.
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Texas A&M twice during a three-game series in College Station, Texas, last May.
TELEVISION Friday’s game will be televised by SEC Network, and games Saturday and Sunday will be televised by ESPN2. All three games will be streamed on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the TuneIn app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1 - Arkansas: RHP Blaine Knight (7-0, 2.77 ERA); Texas A&M: RHP Mitchell Kilkenny (8-2, 2.20 ERA).
Game 2 - Arkansas: LHP Kacey Murphy (5-4, 2.57 ERA); Texas A&M: LHP John Doxakis (6-3, 3.04 ERA).
Game 3 - Arkansas: RHP Isaiah Campbell (3-5, 4.76 ERA); Texas A&M: RHP Stephen Kolek (5-4, 3.78 ERA).
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Friday night’s forecast is mostly clear with a low of 68 degrees. Saturday will be sunny with a high of 87 degrees and Sunday will be sunny with a high of 89 degrees.
TEAM COMPARISON
Team ERA: Arkansas 3.50; Texas A&M 3.15.
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.06; Texas A&M 5.56.
Batting Average: Arkansas .306; Texas A&M .288.
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .240; Texas A&M .238.
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .973; Texas A&M .973.
Schedule Strength: Arkansas 6; Texas A&M 19.
RPI: Arkansas 5; Texas A&M 13.
NOTABLE Arkansas enters this weekend's series with a one-half game lead over Ole Miss for first place in the SEC West. Texas A&M is two games behind the Razorbacks....Redshirt junior Hunter Wilson will make his 10th start of the season Friday, but first start at first base. Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said earlier this week he was making a change at first base because of a lack of production from past starters Jordan McFarland and Jared Gates….Arkansas closer Matt Cronin will be available to pitch Sunday, if needed. Cronin has not pitched since April 20 because of mononucleosis….Arkansas enters this weekend’s series with a 26-3 record at Baum Stadium. That is the best home record in the SEC. For more on the Razorbacks’ home success and how it affects the Razorbacks’ postseason projections, click here….Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and Texas A&M coach Rob Childress worked together for 10 seasons at three schools - Texarkana Community College, Northwestern (La.) State and Nebraska….This series will feature six of the top 15 batting averages in the SEC. For Arkansas, Carson Shaddy ranks fourth in the league with a .361 average, Heston Kjerstad fifth with a .357 average, Casey Martin 10th with a .340 average and Eric Cole 13th with a .335 average. For Texas A&M, Michael Helman ranks third in the league with a .378 average and Braden Shewmake 11th with a .338 average. Kjerstad and Martin have the two best batting averages in the conference among freshmen.