SCHEDULED GAME TIME Friday, 6 p.m.
WHERE Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
RECORDS Arkansas 32-7, 13-5 SEC; LSU 25-15, 6-12 SEC
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; LSU 6-4
STREAKS Arkansas won 1; LSU won 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 732-396 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,052-555 in 27th season overall in Division I; LSU: Paul Mainieri - 628-275-3 in 15th season at LSU and 1,313-646-6 in 33rd season overall in Division I.
SERIES LSU leads 74-34
LAST MEETING LSU defeated Arkansas 3-2 on May 11, 2019, in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks won the series 2-1.
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 SEC Network and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Chris Burke (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas LHP Patrick Wicklander (2-1, 2.20 ERA in 41 innings) vs. LSU RHP Landon Marceaux (4-3, 2.10 ERA in 60 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, there is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Friday in Baton Rouge, La. It will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature of 82 degrees and a low of 66.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 4.08; LSU 4.29
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.96; LSU 6.25
Batting Average: Arkansas .280; LSU .276
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .225; LSU .246
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .505; LSU .464
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .405; LSU .367
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .980; LSU .975
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 1; LSU 3
NOTABLE LSU will return to full capacity at Alex Box Stadium beginning Friday. The change follows a proclamation by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards that 100% capacity will be allowed at outdoor sporting events in the state. Masks will no longer be required for spectators. The listed capacity at Alex Box Stadium is 10,326….Arkansas has lost seven consecutive series at LSU and is looking for its first series win in Baton Rouge since 2004. The Razorbacks have not won any of five series played at the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009….Arkansas starter Patrick Wicklander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 7 innings last week at South Carolina. Wicklander did not walk a batter for the second time in 25 career starts….LSU is led offensively by a pair of freshmen, right fielder Dylan Crews and first baseman Tre’ Morgan. Crews has a .362 batting average and 10 home runs. Morgan bats .358 and leads the Tigers with 12 doubles and three triples. The duo has combined for 39 extra-base hits and has been successful in 21 of 26 stolen-base attempts….Crews and Morgan are among five position starters — three freshmen and two sophomores — who are playing their first SEC season for LSU….Arkansas enters the series tied with Vanderbilt for first place in the SEC. The Razorbacks have a two-game lead over Mississippi State for first place in the SEC West….LSU has the fourth-worst SEC record, but the Tigers have won five of their last nine SEC games. LSU nearly won a sixth game during that timeframe, but blew an eight-run lead in the eighth inning at Ole Miss last Sunday….LSU is 19-10 at home this season, but just 2-7 at home against SEC teams. The Tigers have lost all three of their home conference series against Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and South Carolina….Arkansas is 12-3 away from home this season, including 9-3 in true road series at Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and South Carolina….The Razorbacks enter the series leading the NCAA in home runs (74) and walks taken (240)….Arkansas right hander Kevin Kopps was named one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s national players of the week following five perfect innings at South Carolina last week. Kopps struck out 12 of 15 batters he faced. Kopps was one of 65 players named to the midseason watch list for the Stopper of the Year Award this week. The award is presented to college baseball’s best relief pitcher.