SCHEDULED GAME TIME Friday, 5 p.m.
WHERE Bogle Park in Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 44-9; Princeton 27-15-2
STREAK Arkansas won 5; Princeton won 2
LAST 10 Arkansas 9-1; Princeton 7-2-1
COACHES Arkansas: Courtney Deifel — 234-126 in seventh season at Arkansas and 261-151 in eighth season overall; Princeton: Lisa Van Ackeren — 166-194-2 in 10th season at Princeton and overall.
SERIES First meeting
TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required).
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be sunny with a high of 87 degrees and a low of 69 degrees in Fayetteville. South winds could gust to 35 mph.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 2.81; Princeton 2.99
Runs Scored Per Game: Arkansas 7.32; Princeton 4.25
Batting Average: Arkansas .337; Princeton .295
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .234; Princeton .218
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .619; Princeton .399
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .433; Princeton .345
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .972; Princeton .965
NOTABLE The winner of Friday's game will play Saturday against the winner of a game between Oregon and Wichita State. The losers of those games will also play Saturday in an elimination game....The Razorbacks are 24-4 at home this season....Princeton won the Ivy League regular-season and tournament championships....Arkansas is hosting an NCAA regional for the third time in program history. The Razorbacks won their previous home regionals in 2018 and 2021....Arkansas is the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host a super regional next week if it wins its regional....The winner of the Fayetteville Regional will be paired with the winner of the Seattle Regional in the super regional round. The Seattle Regional includes Washington, Texas, Weber State and Lehigh.