SCHEDULED GAME TIMES Friday, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Founders Park in Columbia, S.C.
RECORDS Arkansas 31-6, 12-4 SEC; South Carolina 24-11, 10-6 SEC
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; South Carolina 6-4
RANKINGS Arkansas 1; South Carolina 11
STREAKS Arkansas won 1; South Carolina lost 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 731-395 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,051-554 in 27th season overall in Division I; South Carolina: Mark Kingston - 101-69 in fourth season at South Carolina and 374-249-1 in 12th season overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 43-34
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated South Carolina 6-1 on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.
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 games will be streamed by SEC Network-Plus and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Burch Antley (play-by-play) and Kip Bouknight (analyst)
GAME 1 PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Peyton Pallette (1-2, 4.06 ERA in 37 2/3 innings) vs. South Carolina RHP Brannon Jordan (4-2, 3.15 ERA in 45 2/3 innings)
GAME 2 PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas TBA vs. South Carolina RHP Will Sanders (6-1, 2.11 ERA in 38 1/3 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be increasingly cloudy in Columbia, S.C., with a high of 73 degrees and a low of 54 degrees.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 4.10; South Carolina 3.38
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 8.28; South Carolina 5.69
Batting Average: Arkansas .286; South Carolina .263
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .227; South Carolina .214
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .517; South Carolina .462
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .410; South Carolina .364
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .979; South Carolina .974
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 4; South Carolina 12
NOTABLE Arkansas is playing a nine-inning doubleheader for the third consecutive weekend. The Razorbacks split a doubleheader at Ole Miss two weeks ago and swept a doubleheader at home against Texas A&M last week….South Carolina is playing a doubleheader for the second consecutive week. The Gamecocks won two seven-inning games at LSU last Saturday….The Gamecocks entered the series with the SEC’s second-best ERA (3.33), third-lowest opposing batting average (.213) and third-most strikeouts (419)….South Carolina infielder/catcher Wes Clarke has hit 15 home runs this season, which is tied for the NCAA lead. The Gamecocks have hit 52 home runs, which are sixth most in the NCAA….Arkansas’ 72 home runs are the most in the NCAA this year. The Razorbacks have hit 45 home runs in their last 20 games, including two home runs hit by Robert Moore during Thursday’s series opener….Arkansas also leads the NCAA in runs scored (312) and walks (229)….Arkansas designated hitter Matt Goodheart was named national player of the week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game following a 10 for 17 week that included 10 RBI. Goodheart has hit five home runs in his last four games….Arkansas right fielder Cayden Wallace was named SEC freshman of the week for the second consecutive week. Wallace entered the series batting a team-best .358 in SEC-only games….Arkansas has a 15-16 all-time record in Columbia, S.C., including a 7-6 record at Founders Park, which opened as Carolina Stadium in 2009. The Razorbacks’ two previous trips to Columbia have resulted in sweeps. Arkansas swept then-No. 6 South Carolina in 2013, and the Razorbacks were swept by the Gamecocks in their last trip to Columbia in 2016….South Carolina is expanding its maximum capacity to 3,350 for this week’s games, up from 1,938 for earlier games this season. The listed capacity at Founders Park is 8,242, including 6,600 seats….This is Arkansas’ second of three SEC series that will begin on a Thursday. The Razorbacks lost their Thursday game against Auburn on April 1 and are scheduled to play Florida in a Thursday-Friday-Series beginning May 20 in Fayetteville.