SCHEDULED GAME TIME
Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville
RECORDS
Arkansas 27-3, 11-1 SEC
San Jose State 12-19, 7-8 Mountain West
STREAKS
Arkansas won 8
San Jose State won 4
LAST 10 GAMES
Arkansas 9-1
San Jose State 5-5
COACHES
Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 866-444 in 22nd season at Arkansas and 1,186-601 in 30th season overall in Division I.
San Jose State: Brad Sanfilippo — 131-181 in seventh season at San Jose State and overall.
SERIES HISTORY
Arkansas leads 2-0
LAST MEETING
Arkansas defeated San Jose State 7-4 on March 19, 1995, to sweep a two-game series in San Jose, Calif.
TELEVISION
The game will be streamed by SEC Network+. It can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). Josh Haley (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will be on the call.
RADIO
Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) will call the game on the Razorback Sports Network, which 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.
STARTING PITCHERS
Arkansas: RHP Ben Bybee — 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP in 4 innings.
San Jose State: RHP Keaton Chase — 1-0, 8.69 ERA, 1.88 WHIP in 19 2/3 innings.
TEAM COMPARISONS
Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 2.63; San Jose State 6.35
Runs Per Game: Arkansas 7.43; San Jose State 6.16
Batting Avg.: Arkansas .283; San Jose State .256
Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .194; San Jose State .283
Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .476; San Jose State .433
On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .406; San Jose State .361
Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .980; San Jose State .963
FORECAST
According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday will be cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in Fayetteville. The high temperature will be 70 degrees with a low of 55. There is a 70% chance of precipitation during evening hours. East winds will blow 10 mph and could gust to 20 mph.
WHAT TO KNOW
• Arkansas is ranked first and San Jose State is unranked in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll.
• The Razorbacks were predicted to win the SEC and the Spartans were predicted to win the Mountain West Conference by coaches.
• Arkansas has won 21 consecutive home games, which is a record at the 29-year-old Baum-Walker Stadium. With one more victory the Razorbacks would set the longest in-season home winning streak in program history. Arkansas won 21 consecutive games at George Cole Field in 1985 and 1989. The school-record win streak is 27 games, spanning the 1984-85 seasons.
• San Jose State represented the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA Tournament last season. The Spartans went 0-2 at the Stanford Regional.
• Arkansas is playing its first of three weeks with two midweek games. The Razorbacks are also scheduled to host Texas Tech twice next week and Missouri State on April 30-May 1.