Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Today’s game

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OLE MISS AT NO. 1 ARKANSAS

WHEN 6 p.m.

WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium, Fayettevil­le

RECORDS Ole Miss 18-12, 3-6 SEC; Arkansas 24-3, 8-1

STARTING PITCHERS Ole Miss RHP Riley Maddox (2-2, 4.02 ERA); Arkansas LHP Hagen Smith (5-0, 1.54) COACHES Mike Bianco (897-526-1 in 24th season at Ole Miss, 1,097-591-1 in 26th season overall); Dave Van Horn (863-444 in 22nd season at Arkansas, 1,183-601 in 30th season overall)

SERIES Arkansas leads 59-53

TV SEC Network

RADIO Razorback Sports Network

SHORT HOPS Arkansas had 9 errors through its first 7 games and 9 in its past 20 games, including a streak of 5 error-less games. … The Hogs continue to lead the country in team ERA (2.59) by a substantia­l margin over second-place Texas A&M (3.21), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.34), strikeouts per 9 innings (13.2) and WHIP (1.02). … The Razorbacks rank 115th nationally in team batting average (.283), 13th in fielding percentage (.981) and 84th in scoring (7.5 runs per game). … Ole Miss is 140th in team batting average (.279), 130th in team ERA (5.73), 164th in fielding percentage (.967) and 99th in scoring (7.3 rpg). … Arkansas 1B Ben McLaughlin tied RF Kendall Diggs for the team lead with his eighth multi-hit game and his sixth multi-RBI game Tuesday. … After Tuesday’s 13-0 win over Arkansas State, the Razorbacks own a 3-0 mark this season against in-state opponents by a combined score of 33-7, with shutouts and run-rule wins against UALR (11-0) and the Red Wolves and a 9-7 win over UCA. The Hogs are scheduled to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff on April 23.

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