SCHEDULED GAME TIME Saturday, 8:35 p.m.
WHERE Minute Maid Park (41,168), Houston
RECORDS Arkansas 7-1; Texas 9-1
STREAKS Arkansas lost 1; Texas lost 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 696-385 in 18th season at Arkansas and 1,016-544 in 26th season overall in Division I; Texas: David Pierce - 117-75 in fourth season at Texas and 314-184 in ninth season overall.
SERIES Texas leads 55-32
LAST MEETING The teams split a two-game series on March 19-20, 2019, in Austin, Texas. The Razorbacks won the first game 11-4 and the Longhorns won the second game 7-6.
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 televised by AT&T SportsNet. It will be streamed on MLB.com, Astros.com and through the subscription MLB At Bat app, and on the Houston Astros' YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter page.
ANNOUNCERS Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Pat Combs (analyst)
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas LHP Patrick Wicklander (2-0, 0.00 ERA in 11 innings) vs. Texas RHP Ty Madden (2-0, 0.60 ERA in 15 innings)
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Saturday night will be cloudy with a low near 59 degrees in Houston.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 2.15; Texas 1.80
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.34; Texas 5.06
Batting Average: Arkansas .309; Texas .234
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .225; Texas .199
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .516; Texas .377
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .404; Texas .342
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .974; Texas .977
NOTABLE The start of the game will be delayed by 1 hour, 35 minutes due to an extra-inning game earlier in the day....Arkansas and Texas both lost their first game of the season Friday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. The Razorbacks lost 6-3 to Oklahoma and the Longhorns lost 4-3 to LSU….This is the sixth time in three seasons that Arkansas and Texas have played. The Razorbacks won all three meetings in 2018 - two in Fayetteville during the regular season, and one in Omaha, Neb., at the College World Series. The teams split a two-game series last year in Austin, Texas. Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn has said the teams will play again once next season during a season-opening, multi-team event in Arlington, Texas….All nine games at this weekend’s Shriners Classic will match an SEC team against a team from the Big 12. On Friday the Big 12 teams won two of three games. In addition to the Arkansas-Oklahoma and Texas-LSU results, Baylor defeated Missouri 4-2….Arkansas second baseman Robert Moore has reached base safely in 14 of his last 20 plate appearances. Moore hit a two-run home run and drew a walk during Friday’s game against Oklahoma. He has 11 RBI in his last five games….Arkansas’ starting pitcher Saturday, Patrick Wicklander, pitched four innings as the starter in the Razorbacks’ win over Texas last season….Texas senior outfielders Duke Ellis (.357) and Austin Todd (.342) were leading the Longhorns in hitting entering the weekend. Both players have hit a triple this season….Texas’ nine-game win streak to open the season was its longest since 2009 when the Longhorns finished national runner-up….Texas’ coaching staff includes five-time MLB All-Star Troy Tulowitzki (hitting coach) and two-time MLB All-Star Huston Street (student assistant). Street pitched for the Longhorns in college….Arkansas struck out a season-high 18 times during its loss to Oklahoma on Friday. The Razorbacks have struck out 69 times through eight games, with Casey Martin, Matt Goodheart and Braydon Webb striking out 10 times apiece.