SCHEDULED GAME TIME Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
WHERE Swayze Field in Oxford, Miss.
RANKINGS Arkansas 2; Ole Miss 3
RECORDS Arkansas 25-5, 8-3 SEC; Ole Miss 24-7, 8-3 SEC
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; Ole Miss 7-3
STREAK Arkansas lost 1; Ole Miss won 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 725-394 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,045-553 in 27th season overall in Division I; Ole Miss: Mike Bianco - 791-447-1 in 21st season at Ole Miss and 891-518-1 in 24th season overall.
SERIES Tied 52-52
LAST MEETING Ole Miss defeated Arkansas 13-6 on Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader in Oxford, Miss. The Razorbacks won 7-3 in the first game of the doubleheader.
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 accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Matt McLaughlin (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas LHP Lael Lockhart (1-1, 3.41 ERA in 31 2/3 innings) vs. Ole Miss RHP Derek Diamond (3-3, 4.89 ERA in 35 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Sunday will be sunny with a high of 75 degrees in Oxford, Miss. Southwest winds could gust up to 20 mph.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 4.04; Ole Miss 3.55
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.48; Ole Miss 7.36
Batting Average: Arkansas .278; Ole Miss .294
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .229; Ole Miss .231
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .492; Ole Miss .457
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .394; Ole Miss .400
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .981; Ole Miss .973
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 2; Ole Miss 56
NOTABLE The winner of the series will not only take over sole possession of first place in the SEC West, but will likely be ranked No. 1 in the national polls after top-ranked Vanderbilt lost a home series against Georgia….The Razorbacks have not won a series at Swayze Field since 2010….Ole Miss has won the past four regular-season series against Arkansas, but the Razorbacks won a best-of-three-game super regional in Fayetteville in 2019. Arkansas and Ole Miss had a 4-4 record against each other in 2019, when they also met twice at the SEC Tournament….Sunday’s game will be the 67th career game that Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco have coached against each other. That will eclipse the 66 career meetings between the SEC’s two winningest coaches all time, Skip Bertman of LSU and Ron Polk of Mississippi State and Georgia. Bianco leads the all-time series against Van Horn, 39-27….Arkansas entered the series tied for the NCAA lead with 50 home runs but has hit only one home run through the first two games….Ole Miss starting first baseman Tim Elko will miss the series with a torn ACL that was suffered Monday. Elko was the NCBWA national hitter of the month for March and led the SEC with 36 RBI at the time of his injury. Elko was batting .340 with 9 home runs and 7 doubles….Ole Miss is 16-3 this season at Swayze Field….Arkansas is 9-2 this season away from home, including 6-2 in true road games. The Razorbacks defeated Texas Tech, Texas and TCU at a neutral field in Arlington, Texas, to open the season, and won road series at Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State….The state of Mississippi has lifted all covid-19 attendance restrictions. Ole Miss had announced attendances of 11,857 and 11,524 on Saturday, which were the fourth- and sixth-largest attendances ever recorded at Swayze Field….Both teams have been ranked No. 1 in multiple polls this season. The No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup is the highest in the Razorbacks' baseball history.