Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Today’s game

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NO. 1 ARKANSAS VS. TEXAS A&M

WHEN 6:30 p.m.

WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium, Fayettevil­le RECORDS Texas A&M 20-15, 3-9 SEC; Arkansas 28-5, 9-3

STARTING PITCHERS Texas A&M: LHP Dustin Saenz (5-3, 3.19 ERA); Arkansas: LHP Patrick Wicklander (1-1, 2.76 ERA)

SERIES Texas A&M leads 46-43-1 COACHES Rob Childress (612-322-3 in 16th season at A&M, 655-332-3 in 17th season overall); Dave Van Horn (728-394 in 19th season at Arkansas, 1,048-553 in 27th season overall)

TV None

RADIO Razorback Sports Network

INTERNET SEC Network-Plus

SHORT HOPS Arkansas won five of the first six series, including a sweep in 2018, after Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012. The Aggies took the 2019 series 2-1 in College Station, Texas. … Arkansas is 44th nationally (fifth in the SEC) in team batting average (.287), 72nd (11th) in team earned-run average (4.25), 22nd (first) in team fielding percentage (.978), sixth (first) in scoring (8.5 runs per game) and first in home runs (63). … The Aggies are 114th (12th) in team batting average (.269), 31st (seventh) in team ERA (3.65), 92nd (12th) in team fielding percentage (.972), 76th (10th) in scoring (6.5 rpg) and 10th (fifth) in home runs (44). … The Razorbacks vs. Aggies old Southwest Conference throwback series is among the top rivalry series this weekend in the SEC, along with Auburn at Alabama, Ole Miss at Mississipp­i State, and Vanderbilt at Tennessee.

THE WEEK AHEAD

TODAY Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY Texas A&M, 2 p.m. MONDAY Off

TUESDAY Grambling State, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Off

THURSDAY at South Carolina, 6 p.m.

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