GAME TIME Thursday, Approximately 4:30 p.m.
WHERE Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (10,800), Hoover, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas 41-15; Georgia 43-14
STREAK Arkansas won 1; Georgia won 5
LAST 10 Arkansas 6-4; Georgia 8-2
RANKINGS Arkansas 5; Georgia 6
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 684-379 in 17th season at Arkansas and 1,004-538 in 25th season overall in Division I; Georgia: Scott Stricklin - 186-154-1 in sixth season at Georgia and 536-342-1 in 15th season overall in Division I
SERIES Arkansas leads 34-23
LAST MEETING Georgia defeated Arkansas in two of three games in May 2018 in Athens, Ga.
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 The game will be aired on SEC Network. All games can be accessed on the ESPN app and ESPN3.com. (Carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (analyst) and Todd Walker (analyst)
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Isaiah Campbell (10-1, 2.50 ERA) vs. Georgia RHP Cole Wilcox (3-1, 4.17 ERA)
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, it will be sunny with a high of 93 degrees in Hoover, Ala.
NOTABLE Neither Arkansas nor Georgia will be eliminated with a loss. The winner will advance to Saturday’s tournament semifinals, while the loser will be sent to an elimination game Friday against either Ole Miss or Texas A&M. The Rebels and Aggies play an elimination game Thursday at 9:30 a.m….Georgia defeated Texas A&M 2-0 on Wednesday. Cam Shepherd hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Bulldogs did not have a hit until the eighth inning….Arkansas is the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament despite having one less conference win than No. 3 seed Georgia. Division champions are automatically seeded Nos. 1 and 2 at the SEC Tournament, and the Razorbacks are considered the SEC West champion by virtue of their series sweep of Mississippi State. Arkansas and Mississippi State tied for the division championship at 20-10 apiece….Arkansas has advanced to the weekend at the past two SEC Tournaments. The Razorbacks lost to LSU in the semifinals of last year’s tournament and lost to LSU in the championship game in 2017. Arkansas has never won the SEC Tournament….Georgia won its first SEC Tournament game since 2011 on Wednesday.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 3.98; Georgia 3.11
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.44; Georgia 5.82
Batting Average: Arkansas .304; Georgia .273
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .229; Georgia .194
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .499; Georgia .430
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .402; Georgia .378
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .970; Georgia .981
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 12; Georgia 10
RPI: Arkansas 6; Georgia 3