SCHEDULED GAME TIME Friday, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 20-4, 5-2 SEC; Auburn 12-11, 1-6 SEC
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; Auburn 3-7
STREAK Arkansas lost 1; Auburn won 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 720-393 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,040-552 in 27th season overall in Division I; Auburn: Butch Thompson - 166-126 in sixth season at Auburn and overall in Division I.
SERIES Auburn leads 48-46
LAST MEETING Auburn defeated Arkansas 2-1 on Thursday 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 will be streamed by SEC Network-Plus and can be streamed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Zebulon Vermillion (2-0, 3.14 ERA in 28 2/3 innings) vs. Auburn LHP Jack Owen (0-1, 23.14 ERA in 2 1/3 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be sunny with a high of 62 degrees and a low of 41 degrees in Fayetteville. South winds could gust up to 20 mph.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 3.80; Auburn 4.59
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.73; Auburn 6.84
Batting Average: Arkansas .282; Auburn .306
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .214; Auburn .238
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .515; Auburn .492
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .393; Auburn .395
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .981; Auburn .979
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 2; Auburn 44
NOTABLE Auburn won the first game of the series by a score of 2-1….Arkansas committed three errors Thursday. The Razorbacks entered the series with an SEC-best fielding percentage of .983….Auburn snapped a six-game losing streak in Fayetteville. The Tigers’ win Thursday was their first at Baum-Walker Stadium since April 26, 2014….Arkansas right fielder Cayden Wallace extended his hitting streak to eight games Thursday….Auburn starting pitcher Jack Owen is making his third appearance of the season. He missed the first four weeks with an injury….This is the first of three SEC series for Arkansas that are scheduled to begin on a Thursday. The series is starting a day earlier than normal because of the Easter holiday Sunday. The Razorbacks are also scheduled to start series at South Carolina and at home against Florida on a Thursday….Auburn was swept by Ole Miss and Kentucky in its first two SEC series....Arkansas designated hitter Matt Goodheart was named the SEC player of the week Monday. Goodheart went 8 for 20, hit 4 home runs and had 7 RBI last week, and was 3 for 5 during the Razorbacks’ 21-8 victory over Central Arkansas on Tuesday….Arkansas had hit 19 home runs during its past six games entering the series, and led the NCAA with 45 home runs entering the Auburn series….Auburn entered the series ranked 16th nationally with 8.3 runs per game. The Tigers scored a combined 51 runs during a two-game series against Alabama A&M in February….Arkansas is 12-3 at home this season. The Razorbacks have a 120-24 record at Baum-Walker Stadium dating to 2017….Attendance at Baum-Walker Stadium will be expanded to 6,585 for games during the month of April. It previously had been capped at 5,735 for the final half of March. Attendance was capped at 4,218 to begin the season….Auburn and Arkansas participated in the last College World Series in 2019.