WHEN Friday, 2 p.m.
WHERE Baum Stadium (10,737), Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 39-18; ORU 38-18.
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 634-361 in 16th season at Arkansas and 951-519 in 24th season overall in Division I; ORU: Ryan Folmar 215-129 in in sixth season at ORU and overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 68-35.
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated ORU 3-0 and 4-3 during the NCAA Fayetteville Regional in June 2017.
TELEVISION The game will be streamed on ESPN3.com and the ESPN 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. Blackouts may apply.
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be mostly sunny with a high near 90 degrees in Fayetteville.
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP
Arkansas: RHP Blaine Knight (10-0, 2.78 ERA); ORU: RHP Justin McGregor (6-1, 2.56 ERA).
TEAM COMPARISON
Team ERA: Arkansas 3.53; ORU 3.88.
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 6.85; ORU 5.83.
Batting Average: Arkansas .299; ORU .285.
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .240; ORU .233.
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .971; ORU .968.
Schedule Strength: Arkansas 2; ORU 266.
RPI: Arkansas 3; ORU 131.
NOTABLE Neither team will be eliminated with a loss. The loser will play the loser of Friday's late game between Southern Miss and Dallas Baptist in an elimination game Saturday at 2 p.m., while the winners will play in a non-elimination game Saturday at 7 p.m....Arkansas and Oral Roberts are playing in the opening game of the NCAA regionals for the third time in four seasons. The Razorbacks won both games - 3-0 last season in Fayetteville and 8-6 in Stillwater, Okla., in 2015....Oral Roberts defeated South Dakota State 11-3 on May 26 in the Summit League championship game. The Golden Eagles have won 19 consecutive Summit League championships....Missouri State is the only common opponent for Arkansas and ORU this season. The Razorbacks defeated the Bears 11-7 on April 17 in Fayetteville, while the Golden Eagles lost 6-5 to the Bears on March 13 in Springfield, Mo....ORU outfielder Noah Cummings (.323, 9 HR, 55 RBI) was player of the year in the Summit League....Arkansas is 20-11 all-time in home NCAA regional games, but the Razorbacks have won only two of their six home regionals, in 2004 and 2010. Arkansas also won home super regionals in 2004 and 2015.