GAME TIME Saturday, 1 p.m.
WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium (10,737), Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 39-12, 19-7 SEC; LSU 30-21, 14-12 SEC
STREAK Arkansas won 2; LSU lost 5
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; LSU 4-6
RANKINGS Arkansas 4; LSU 17
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 682-376 in 17th season at Arkansas and 1,002-535 in 25th season overall in Division I; LSU: Paul Mainieri - 581-250-3 in 13th season at LSU and 1,266-621-6 in 31st season overall in Division I.
SERIES LSU leads 73-34
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated LSU 14-4 on Thursday and 11-6 on Friday in Fayetteville.
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.
TELEVISION Saturday's game will be shown on ESPN2. All games can be accessed on the ESPN app and ESPN3.com. (Carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Kyle Peterson (analyst)
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Connor Noland (2-3, 4.39 ERA) vs. LSU RHP Landon Marceaux (3-2, 7.04 ERA)
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Saturday afternoon includes an 80 percent chance of rain, clearing later in the day, and a high of 62 degrees.
NOTABLE The Razorbacks entered the series with a two-game lead in the SEC West over Mississippi State and Ole Miss. LSU was three games back in the division....Arkansas won its series against LSU for the first time since 2011, when the Razorbacks swept a three-game series in Fayetteville. The Tigers had won three of four meetings against the Razorbacks the past two seasons….Arkansas is 27-5 at Baum-Walker Stadium this season. The Razorbacks are 90-17 in Fayetteville since the start of the 2017 season. That stretch includes 22 series wins in the past 25 series, and nine sweeps of Southeastern Conference opponents….LSU freshman right hander Cole Henry did not make the trip to Fayetteville. Henry (arm soreness) struck out 12 batters in 5 1/3 innings in his last start against Florida on April 19, and was in line to become the Tigers’ No. 1 starter….LSU lost 12-1 to Louisiana Tech on Tuesday. The Tigers have lost five games to in-state opponents during midweek competition this season….LSU is 6-13 in road games this season….Arkansas designated hitter Matt Goodheart entered the series batting .429, slugging .610 and has an on-base percentage of .532 in SEC games-only. Goodheart ranks second in batting average, third in slugging percentage and first in on-base percentage, and is tied for the league lead in triples (2) and second in doubles (9) during league play.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 4.04; LSU 4.86.
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.84; LSU 5.39.
Batting Average: Arkansas .312; LSU .272.
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .228; LSU .253.
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .510; LSU .411.
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .413; LSU .357.
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .972; LSU .978.
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 11; LSU 5.
RPI: Arkansas 5; LSU 25.