SCHEDULED GAME TIME Saturday, 2 p.m.
WHERE Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Miss.
RECORDS Arkansas 17-3, 3-1 SEC; Mississippi State 17-5, 2-2 SEC
LAST 10 Arkansas 7-3; Mississippi State 8-2
STREAK Arkansas won 5; Mississippi State lost 1
RANKINGS Arkansas 2; Mississippi State 4
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 717-392 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,037-551 in 27th season overall in Division I; Mississippi State: Chris Lemonis - 81-24 in third season at Mississippi State and 222-115-2 in seventh season overall.
SERIES Mississippi State leads 56-47
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Mississippi State 8-2 on Friday in Starkville, Miss.
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 Bart Gregory (play-by-play) and Charlie Winfield (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Zebulon Vermillion (2-0, 2.13 ERA in 25 1/3 innings) vs. Mississippi State RHP Will Bednar (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 12 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 82 degrees in Starkville, Miss. There is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. South winds could gust up to 20 mph.
TEAM COMPARISON
ERA: Arkansas 3.71; Mississippi State 2.51
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.41; Mississippi State 6.59
Batting Average: Arkansas .279; Mississippi State .268
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .200; Mississippi State .182
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .493; Mississippi State .398
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .395; Mississippi State .384
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .985; Mississippi State .972
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 1; Mississippi State 19
NOTABLE The road team will not be swept in the series for the first time since 2015. The home team swept the road team each of the previous four times these teams played since 2016, including 2018 when the then-No. 3 Razorbacks lost in Starkville, and 2019 when the then-No. 2 Bulldogs lost in Fayetteville....Arkansas has not won a series at Dudy Noble Field since 2012....The state of Mississippi has lifted all covid-19 health directives, but a capacity cap and mask mandate is still in place for games in Starkville....The Razorbacks won the final two games of their series against Alabama last week to win the series....Mississippi State won its first two games over LSU last week before losing in the series finale....The Bulldogs defeated North Alabama 18-1 on Wednesday in Starkville.