SCHEDULED GAME TIME Saturday, 1 p.m.
WHERE Bogle Park in Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 45-9; Oregon 32-17
STREAK Arkansas won 6; Oregon won 3
LAST 10 Arkansas 9-1; Oregon 6-4
COACHES Arkansas: Courtney Deifel — 235-126 in seventh season at Arkansas and 262-151 in eighth season overall; Oregon: Melyssa Lombardi — 116-66 in fourth season at Oregon and overall.
SERIES Tied 3-3
LAST MEETING Oregon defeated Arkansas 8-7 in eight innings on Feb. 19, 2011, in Las Vegas.
TELEVISION The game can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). Additional TV arrangements could be made at a later time.
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be cloudy with a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms in Fayetteville. The high temperature will be 76 degrees.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 2.77; Oregon 3.83
Runs Scored Per Game: Arkansas 7.39; Oregon 6.04
Batting Average: Arkansas .337; Oregon .299
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .232; Oregon .239
Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .618; Oregon .509
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .435; Oregon .363
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .972; Oregon .976
NOTABLE Neither team can be eliminated with a loss....The winner of the game will advance to Sunday's regional championship. The loser of the game will play in an elimination game Saturday night against the winner of a Saturday elimination game between Wichita State and Princeton....Arkansas defeated Princeton 11-0 in five innings Friday....Oregon defeated Wichita State 10-2 in five innings Friday....Arkansas coach Courtney Deifel and Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi were on staff together at Oklahoma for two seasons from 2008-09. Deifel was a graduate assistant coach for the Sooners and Lombardi was a 21-year assistant at Oklahoma....Arkansas and Oregon are meeting in the NCAA Tournament for the second time. The Ducks eliminated the Razorbacks with a 3-0 victory in Norman, Okla., in 2008....The Razorbacks are 25-4 at home this season....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.