SCHEDULED GAME TIME Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
WHERE Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas 44-10; Ole Miss 41-18
LAST 10 Arkansas 9-1; Ole Miss 6-4
STREAKS Arkansas won 6; Ole Miss won 2
RANKINGS Arkansas 1; Ole Miss 11
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn - 744-399 in 19th season at Arkansas and 1,064-558 in 27th season overall in Division I; Ole Miss: Mike Bianco - 808-458-1 in 21st season at Ole Miss and 908-529-1 in 24th season overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 53-52
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 18-14 on April 11 in Oxford, 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 televised by SEC Network and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (analyst) and Chris Burke (analyst)
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Caleb Bolden (2-0, 4.89 ERA in 38 2/3 innings) vs. Ole Miss RHP Cody Adcock (0-0, 5.40 ERA in 15 innings)
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be partly sunny with a high of 76 degrees in Hoover, Ala.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 3.87; Ole Miss 4.51
Earned Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.59; Ole Miss 6.95
Batting Average: Arkansas .274; Ole Miss .293
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .225; Ole Miss .246
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .484; Ole Miss .461
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .393; Ole Miss .389
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .979; Ole Miss .973
Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 1; Ole Miss 12
NOTABLE The loser of Saturday’s game will be eliminated. The winner will advance to the championship game against either Tennessee or Florida on Sunday…..Arkansas is the No. 1 seed at the SEC Tournament following its regular-season championship. The Razorbacks have never won the tournament title….Ole Miss is the No. 5 seed in the tournament. The Rebels are 3-1 this week in Hoover with wins over Auburn (7-4), Georgia (4-0) and Vanderbilt (4-1), and a loss to Vanderbilt (5-4)….Arkansas defeated Georgia 11-2 on Wednesday and Vanderbilt 6-4 on Thursday….Both starting pitchers are from Texarkana. Arkansas' Caleb Bolden attended Pleasant Grove High School in Texas. Ole Miss' Cody Adcock attended Arkansas High School....The Razorbacks will be without first baseman Brady Slavens 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….Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco have coached against each other 67 times entering Saturday’s game. Earlier this year they eclipsed the 66 career meetings between the SEC’s two winningest coaches all time, Skip Bertman of LSU and Ron Polk of Mississippi State and Georgia. Bianco leads the all-time series against Van Horn, 39-28. Bianco ranks third and Van Horn ranks fifth on the SEC’s career wins list.