FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas baseball returns to Baum-Walker Stadium this weekend set to face a preseason top-five team that hasn’t lived up to expectations.
The No. 2 Razorbacks (35-6, 14-4 SEC) will begin a three-game series tonight against Florida (21-19, 8-10). The Gators have struggled in midweek games all season and have now lost three-straight series in the SEC.
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Arkansas is 3-3 in its last two SEC matchups, but the Hogs are riding a 25-game winning streak at home and haven’t lost an SEC game in Fayetteville all year. Last weekend, Arkansas took two-of-three games on the road against South Carolina.
Below is a look at the weekend schedule, probable pitchers and live updates from the Hogs home series against the Gators.
Arkansas baseball vs. Florida schedule
- Game 1: Friday, April 26, 6:15 pm CT, SECN+/SEC Network
- Game 2: Saturday, April 27, Noon, ESPN2
- Game 3: Sunday, April 28, 2 pm CT, SECN+
Arkansas baseball vs. Florida: Probable pitchers
Arkansas pitchers listed first.
- Game 1: LHP Hagen Smith (8-0, 1.53 ERA) vs LHP Pierce Coppola (0-2, 6 p.m.)
- Game 2: RHP Brady Tygart (4-1, 2.64) vs. TBA
- Game 3: TBA vs LHP Jac Caglianone (5-0, 3.86)
Arkansas baseball vs. Florida: Live score updates
- The starting lineups are live, and Arkansas is using a new batting order in game 42. Jared Sprague-Lott is up in the two-hole, and Ryder Helfrick is the designated hitter. There are some added righties in the lineup against Florida lefty Pierce Cappolo. And of course, Hagen Smith is on the mound for Arkansas.
- Good evening from Baum-Walker Stadium, where Arkansas baseball begins a three-game series against Florida tonight. The series opener has been pushed back 15 minutes to get the field ready after today’s heavy rain in Fayetteville.
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