Arkansas vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Baseball: How to watch and listen, pitching matchup, forecast, what to know

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn (right) and Arkansas-Little Rock coach Chris Curry (left) stand with umpire Jason Blackburn on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Fayetteville. (J.T. Wampler/NWA Democrat-Gazette)

SCHEDULED GAME TIME 

Tuesday, 3 p.m., at Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville

RECORDS 

Arkansas 19-3; Arkansas-Little Rock 13-11

STREAKS

Arkansas lost 1; Arkansas-Little Rock lost 1

LAST 10 GAMES

Arkansas 9-1; Arkansas-Little Rock 5-5

COACHES 

Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 858-444 in 22nd season at Arkansas and 1,178-601 in 30th season overall in Division I. 

Arkansas-Little Rock: Chris Curry — 218-249 in 10th season at Arkansas-Little Rock and overall in Division I. 

SERIES HISTORY

Arkansas leads 4-2.

LAST MEETING

Arkansas-Little Rock defeated Arkansas 11-4 on April 12, 2023, in Fayetteville to split a two-game series. 

TELEVISION 

The game will be streamed by SEC Network+. It can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Logan Forsythe (analyst) will be on the call.

RADIO 

Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) will call the game on the Razorback Sports Network, which can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the TuneIn app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.

STARTING PITCHERS 

Arkansas: RHP Ben Bybee — First appearance

Arkansas-Little Rock: RHP Austin Stubber — 4-0, 2.04 ERA, 0.85 WHIP in 17 2/3 innings.

TEAM COMPARISONS

Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 2.59; UALR 5.72

Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.32; UALR 5.17

Batting Avg.: Arkansas .280; UALR .261

Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .191; UALR .254

Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .459; UALR .406

On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .397; UALR .344

Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .977; UALR .972

FORECAST

According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high of 50 degrees in Fayetteville. West winds will be around 15 mph and could gust to 20 mph, and that will make it feel colder than the high temperature. 

WHAT TO KNOW

• Arkansas starter Ben Bybee will make his season debut. Bybee missed the first four weeks of the season with mononucleosis and has not appeared in a game since he was cleared to return earlier this month.

• The start time was changed from 6:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. due to cold temperatures in the forecast Tuesday night. 

Arkansas is ranked first and UALR is unranked in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll. 

• The Razorbacks were predicted to win the SEC and the Trojans were predicted to win the Ohio Valley Conference by coaches. 

• UALR coach Chris Curry was a volunteer assistant coach for the Razorbacks from 2009-10.