Two Midweek Clashes with Memphis Up Next for Hogs

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks’ six-game homestand concludes with a midweek series against Memphis, which gets started Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Arkansas, riding a two-game win streak after bouncing back to defeat nationally ranked Alabama twice last weekend, hosts the Tigers for two contests before hitting the road for three games at Mississippi State. First pitch in game one of the series against the Tigers is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.

Arkansas is now 14-3 on the year, including 2-1 in SEC play, after winning its first conference series of the year over the weekend. The top-ranked Hogs avenged a loss in the opener, stifling the Crimson Tide on Saturday and Sunday to pick up back-to-back wins.

Memphis, meanwhile, is 9-8 overall this season and also riding a two-game winning streak entering the midweek series.

Schedule
Tuesday, March 23 – 6:30 p.m. – vs. Memphis – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Wednesday, March 24 – 3 p.m. – vs. Memphis – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats

Tune In
Tuesday and Wednesday’s games will stream live on SEC Network+. Catch all the action through the ESPN app on smartphones, computers and tablets or via Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Both games can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield/IMG, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM. Phil Elson and Bubba Carpenter will have the call.

Radio Affiliates
Conway – KASR-FM 92.7
El Dorado – KELD-AM 107.1 (FM Translator)
Fayetteville – KQSM-FM 92.1
Forrest City – KXJK-AM 950
Forrest City – KXJK-FM 106.5
Fort Smith – KERX-FM 95.3
Little Rock – KABZ-FM 103.7
Marshall – KBCN-FM 104.3
Mena – KTTG-FM 96.3
Rogers – KURM-AM 790
Rogers – KURM-FM 100.3
Stuttgart – KWAK-FM 105.5
Texarkana, TX – KKTK-AM 1400

And That’s The Bottom Line, ‘Cause Baseball America Said So!
Arkansas is still the No. 1 team in the country, according to Baseball America.

The Razorbacks remained the top-ranked team in the publication’s week six poll, which was released Monday. It is the fourth straight week that Arkansas holds the No. 1 spot in at least one of the six major polls.

The Hogs were previously the unanimous No. 1 team in college baseball, having led the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and USA Today Coaches polls for two consecutive weeks.

Matchup & History
Tuesday
Memphis LHP Dalton Kendrick (0-0, 14.29 ERA) vs. Arkansas RHP Caleb Bolden (0-0, 5.14 ERA)

Wednesday
Memphis TBA vs. Arkansas TBA

Arkansas and Memphis will meet for the 41st time in history when the two teams take the field on Tuesday evening at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Razorbacks lead the overall series, 26-13-1, owning an 11-3 all-time mark in games played in Fayetteville.

Before this midweek series, the two programs last met during the 2019 campaign. The Hogs won decisively, taming the Tigers, 10-3, at Baum-Walker Stadium. Arkansas has won six consecutive games against Memphis as well as nine of the last 10 matchups.

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