GAME TIME Tuesday, 3 p.m.
WHERE Baum Stadium (10,737), Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 7-3; Illinois State 3-7
STREAKS Arkansas lost 3; Illinois State lost 2
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 696-387 in 18th season at Arkansas and 1,016-546 in 26th season overall in Division I; Illinois State: Steve Holm - 39-33 in second season at Illinois State and overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 5-1
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Illinois State 9-8 in 10 innings on Feb. 25, 2007, to win a three-game series 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 The game can be accessed on the ESPN app and ESPN3.com (Carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst)
LIKELY PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Blake Adams (0-0, 13.50 ERA in 3 ⅓ innings) vs. Illinois State RHP Jack Anderson (1-0, 8.10 ERA in 3 ⅓ innings)
WEATHER According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high near 66 degrees in Fayetteville.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 2.56; Illinois State 5.72
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 6.72; Illinois State 3.30
Batting Average: Arkansas .296; Illinois State .214
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .229; Illinois State .290
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .494; Illinois State .331
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .386; Illinois State .288
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .966; Illinois State .964
NOTABLE Arkansas shortstop Casey Martin will be back in the starting lineup for the game, coach Dave Van Horn said Monday. Martin sat out the Razorbacks' 3-2 loss to Baylor on Sunday after his batting average fell to .182 with a combined 1-for-9, six-strikeout performance against Oklahoma and Texas. Martin had started 102 consecutive games prior to Sunday, including 75 straight at shortstop....Tuesday’s game is the 11th of 24 consecutive road games in six different states to open the season for Illinois State. The Redbirds are not scheduled to play a home game until it hosts Northwestern on March 24....Illinois State is coming off a 1-2 weekend at Louisiana-Monroe, where it won the series opener 6-3 before losses of 26-8 and 4-2….Illinois State starting pitcher Jack Anderson started the Redbirds’ 7-5 win at Oklahoma on Feb. 23. In that game Illinois State scored 6 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks against Oklahoma starter Dane Acker, who threw a no-hitter in his next start against LSU….Tuesday’s game is Arkansas’ first midweek game of the season….The Razorbacks fell from No. 5 to No. 10 in the USA Today coaches poll this week….Arkansas’ Heston Kjerstad is batting .439, slugging .902 and has a .521 on-base percentage through 10 games. Kjerstad’s 18 hits include five home runs and four doubles, and he has 13 RBI….Illinois State was predicted to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference this season behind Dallas Baptist and Missouri State….Illinois State coach Steve Holm was an All-American shortstop at Oral Roberts in 2000 when he broke the school record with a .437 batting average. ORU won its game at Baum Stadium that season.