GAME TIME Saturday, 8:20 p.m.
WHERE Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
2020 RECORDS Arkansas 11-5; Texas Tech 16-3
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 700-389 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,020-548 in 27th season overall in Division I; Texas Tech: Tim Tadlock - 301-155 in ninth season at Texas Tech and overall in Division I.
SERIES Arkansas leads 45-16
LAST MEETING Texas Tech defeated Arkansas 5-4 on June 17, 2019, at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
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 on FloSports.com, which requires a subscription.
ANNOUNCERS Scott Galetti (play-by-play) and Pat Combs (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas junior RHP Zebulon Vermillion (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 7 1/3 innings in 2020) vs. Texas Tech senior LHP Patrick Monteverde (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2 2/3 innings at Division II Seton Hill (Pa.) in 2020).
TEAM COMPARISON (2020 STATS)
ERA: Arkansas 3.68; Texas Tech 3.36
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.34; Texas Tech 8.34
Batting Average: Arkansas .310; Texas Tech .319
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .243; Texas Tech .213
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .487; Texas Tech .527
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .403; Texas Tech .434
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .975; Texas Tech .977
NOTABLE The start of the game will be delayed by 1 hour, 20 minutes because of the length of the preceding game between Ole Miss and TCU. Arkansas and Texas Tech are meeting for the fourth time since the beginning of the 2018 season. The teams’ last two meetings have come at the College World Series. The Razorbacks defeated the Red Raiders 7-4 in Omaha in 2018, and Texas Tech eliminated Arkansas from the College World Series with a 5-4 victory in 2019….Arkansas outfielder Christian Franklin and second baseman Robert Moore, and Texas Tech outfielder Dylan Neuse are among 55 players on the preseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award that is given to the national player of the year….Neuse is the preseason Big 12 player of the year. He was batting .355 and had a .438 on-base percentage when last season was suspended….The Razorbacks and Red Raiders are among six teams playing in the inaugural College Baseball Showdown that is hosted by the Texas Rangers. Arkansas is also scheduled to play Texas and TCU in Arlington, and Texas Tech is scheduled to play Ole Miss and Mississippi State….Texas Tech outfielder Easton Murrell began his career at Arkansas in 2018. In his first season at Texas Tech a year later, Murrell hit a home run during the Red Raiders’ victory over the Razorbacks at the College World Series….Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and Texas Tech coach Tim Tadlock are coaching their alma mater. Both are former junior college head coaches in Texas….Texas Tech starter Patrick Monteverde has pitched in only four games since the start of the 2019 season. He required Tommy John surgery after three appearances in 2019, and pitched only 2 2/3 innings last season before the season was shut down….Arkansas starting pitcher Zebulon Vermilion is making his first career start. Vermillion has appeared in 32 games during his career, including five last season when he did not allow a run and struck out 12 in 7 1/3 innings….Arkansas third baseman Jacob Nesbit (Coppell), left fielder Braydon Webb (McKinney), relief pitcher Kole Ramage (Southlake) and infielder/outfielder Zack Gregory (Keller) are from the Dallas-Fort Worth area….The Razorbacks are playing in an MLB stadium for the fourth time in six seasons. Arkansas played at Houston’s MinuteMaid Park in 2016 and 2020, and at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium in 2017….Attendance will be capped at around 15,000 each day Globe Life Field.