SCHEDULED GAME TIME Friday, 7 p.m.
WHERE Globe Life Field (40,300) in Arlington, Texas
2022 RECORDS Arkansas 46-21; Texas 47-22
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 796-423 in 21st season at Arkansas and 1,116-582 in 29th season overall in Division I; Texas: David Pierce — 219-116 in seventh season at Texas and 416-225 in 12th season overall.
SERIES Texas leads 76-38
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Texas 4-0 at the College Baseball Showdown on Feb. 21, 2021, in Arlington, Texas.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the TuneIn app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.
TELEVISION The game will be streamed on FloSports.com (subscription required).
PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas LHP Hagen Smith (7-2, 4.66 ERA in 77 1/3 innings in 2022) vs. Texas LHP Lucas Gordon (7-2, 3.05 ERA in 85 2/3 innings in 2022)
NOTABLE This is the season opener for both teams....Arkansas is predicted to finish third in the SEC West. Texas is predicted to finish fourth in the Big 12....The Razorbacks have a 5-2 record against the Longhorns since the start of the 2018 season....Texas and Arkansas have had the last two winners of the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy as national player of the year. Former Arkansas pitcher Kevin Kopps won the awards in 2021 and former Texas infielder Ivan Melendez won them in 2022....Both teams have played in three of the past four College World Series....Texas will play three future conference foes this weekend in Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Missouri. The Longhorns will join the SEC for the 2025 baseball season....Arkansas is scheduled to play in the College Baseball Showdown for at least the next two seasons....Former Arkansas pitcher Heston Tole, a right-hander, is now on the Texas roster.