SCHEDULED GAME TIME Thursday, 7:50 p.m.
WHERE Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas 43-10; Vanderbilt 40-13
LAST 10 Arkansas 8-2; Vanderbilt 7-3
STREAKS Arkansas won 5; Vanderbilt won 1
RANKINGS Arkansas 1; Vanderbilt 3
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 743-399 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,063-558 in 27th season overall in Division I; Vanderbilt: Tim Corbin - 793-372-1 in 19th season at Vanderbilt and overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 32-29
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt 14-12 on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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 Dave Neal (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (analyst) and Todd Walker (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas LHP Patrick Wicklander (5-1, 1.89 ERA in 62 innings) vs. Vanderbilt RHP Kumar Rocker (11-2, 2.45 ERA in 88 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with a low of 69 degrees in Hoover, Ala.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 3.87; Vanderbilt 3.43
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.61; Vanderbilt 7.15
Batting Average: Arkansas .275; Vanderbilt .304
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .225; Vanderbilt .190
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .488; Vanderbilt .517
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .393; Vanderbilt .393
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .979; Vanderbilt .975
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 1; Vanderbilt 12
NOTABLE Neither team can be eliminated Thursday. The winner will advance to the semifinals of the tournament and will not play again until Saturday. The loser will play Ole Miss in an elimination game Friday. Ole Miss eliminated Georgia with a 4-0 win Thursday afternoon....Arkansas was No. 1 nationally for 10 weeks and Vanderbilt was ranked No. 1 for three weeks during the regular season....Arkansas is the No. 1 seed at the SEC Tournament following its regular-season championship. The Razorbacks have never won the tournament title….Vanderbilt is the No. 4 seed at the tournament after the Commodores finished one-half game behind Tennessee in the SEC East….Arkansas defeated Georgia 11-2 on Wednesday….Vanderbilt defeated Ole Miss 5-4 on Wednesday. The Commodores won on Dominic Keegan’s walk-off single in the ninth inning….The Razorbacks will be without first baseman Brady Slavens on Thursday after Slavens sprained his ankle during the game against Georgia. Slavens, who leads the SEC with 61 RBI, is expected to miss 1 to 3 weeks….Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn was named SEC coach of the year and right-handed reliever Kevin Kopps was named SEC pitcher of the year Monday….Vanderbilt outfielder Enrique Bradfield was named SEC freshman of the year and pitcher Jack Leiter was named SEC newcomer of the year….The Arkansas-Vanderbilt game is the last of four scheduled games Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, so a delayed start time is possible.