Arkansas vs. SEMO: How to watch, listen, pitching matchup, forecast, team comparisons

Arkansas starter Ben Bybee delivers a pitch Wednesday, March 15, 2023, during the first inning of the Razorbacks’ 5-2 win over UNLV at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

SCHEDULED GAME TIME Tuesday, 3 p.m.

WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville

RECORDS Arkansas 18-2; SEMO 10-12

LAST 10 Arkansas 10-0; SEMO 6-4

STREAK Arkansas won 13; SEMO won 3

COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 814-425 in 21st season at Arkansas and 1,134-584 in 29th season overall in Division I; SEMO: Andy Sawyers — 164-152 in seventh season at SEMO and overall.

SERIES Arkansas leads 10-5

LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated SEMO 11-4 in 5 innings on Feb. 28, 2021, to sweep a 4-game series in Fayetteville.

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.

RADIO ANNOUNCERS Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst)

TELEVISION The game will be streamed by SEC Network-Plus and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required).

TV ANNOUNCERS Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst)

PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Ben Bybee (1-0, 2.35 ERA in 7 2/3 innings) vs. SEMO RHP Eddie White (0-1, 4.15 ERA in 8 2/3 innings)

FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday will be cloudy with a high of 56 degrees in Fayetteville. There will be a 90% chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. South winds will blow 20 to 25 mph, and could gust to 40 mph.

TEAM COMPARISONS

ERA: Arkansas 4.27; SEMO 5.05

Runs Scored Per Game: Arkansas 8.80; SEMO 5.77

Batting Average: Arkansas .307; SEMO .248

Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .250; SEMO .272


Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .549; SEMO .387

On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .420; SEMO .364

Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .975; SEMO .971

NOTABLE Arkansas is No. 3 in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll, which is the poll of record for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette….Tuesday's game is the final game in an 18-game homestand for the Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium. They are 16-1 at home....Arkansas' 13-game win streak is the longest in-season streak since 2010. The Razorbacks had a 12-game win streak in 2021, which was part of a 16-game win streak when coupled with the final games of the 2020 season that was canceled....SEMO is coached by Andy Sawyers, who was a catcher for Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn while Van Horn was the coach at Nebraska in the 1990s. Sawyers was also a volunteer coach on Van Horn's Cornhuskers coaching staff in 2000....Former Arkansas first baseman Trevor Ezell is an associate head coach for SEMO. Ezell transferred to Arkansas from SEMO for the 2019 season....Arkansas starter Ben Bybee pitched five scoreless innings against UNLV last Tuesday....SEMO is the projected champion of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Redhawks represented the OVC at the NCAA Tournament last season when they finished with a 37-22 record.