SCHEDULED GAME TIME Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 36-9; Arkansas State 16-24
LAST 10 Arkansas 6-4; Arkansas State 6-4
STREAKS Arkansas won 1; Arkansas State lost 1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 736-398 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,056-557 in 27th season overall in Division I; Arkansas State: Tommy Raffo - 326-353-1 in 13th season at Arkansas State and overall.
SERIES First meeting
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 Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Jaxon Wiggins (3-0, 5.11 ERA in 12 1/3 innings) vs. Arkansas State RHP Tyler Jeans (1-2, 6.41 ERA in 26 2/3 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, showers and possibly a thunderstorm are likely before 8 p.m., then rain chances diminish as the night goes on in Fayetteville. The forecasted high temperature is 61 degrees with a low of 47. East winds could gust up to 20 mph.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 4.08; Arkansas State 7.29
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.80; Arkansas State 5.43
Batting Average: Arkansas .280; Arkansas State .270
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .230; Arkansas State .291
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .493; Arkansas State .427
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .398; Arkansas State .371
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .979; Arkansas State .954
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 1; Arkansas State 150
NOTABLE Arkansas and Arkansas State are playing for the first time. The Red Wolves are the fourth in-state team to come to Fayetteville this season. The Razorbacks have a 5-0 record against Central Arkansas, Arkansas-Little Rock and Arkansas-Pine Bluff….Arkansas State has a 0-3 record this season against SEC teams. The Red Wolves lost 12-1 at Ole Miss to open the season, lost 18-10 at Mississippi State on April 13 and lost 15-12 at Ole Miss last Tuesday….Arkansas State lost 3-2 at Georgia Southern in the second game of a doubleheader last Saturday. The Red Wolves had won six of seven before the loss….Liam Hicks leads Arkansas State with a .398 batting average and Tyler Duncan (.317) leads the team with 9 home runs and 47 RBI. Ben Klutts (.323) leads the team with 14 doubles….Arkansas' Jaxon Wiggins is scheduled to make his first career start Tuesday. Wiggins has been a late-innings reliever for the Razorbacks this season and hasn't pitched since April 18....Arkansas is 22-5 at home this season. The Razorbacks have a 130-26 record at Baum-Walker Stadium dating to 2017….Arkansas State is 7-19 in road games this season….Attendance at Baum-Walker Stadium will be expanded to 7,645 for games during the month of May. That is equal to approximately 66% of total capacity at the ballpark.