Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Today’s game

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NO. 5 ARKANSAS AT GEORGIA

WHEN 6 p.m. Central

WHERE Foley Field, Athens, Ga.

RECORDS Arkansas 30-7, 11-4 SEC; Georgia 20-17; 4-11

STARTING PITCHERS Arkansas LHP Hunter Hollan (6-1, 2.81 ERA); Georgia RHP Kolten Smith (1-1, 4.80)

COACHES Dave Van Horn (826-431 in 21st season at Arkansas; 1,146-589 in 29th season overall); Scott Stricklin (290-226-1 in 11th season at Georgia; 640-414-1 in 19th season overall)

SERIES Arkansas leads 37-25

LAST GAME Arkansas 11-2 on May 26, 2021

TV SEC Network

RADIO Razorback Sports Network

SHORT HOPS Arkansas reached the 30-win plateau in 37 games, tied for the third-fastest under Dave Van Horn, following 2021 (35 games) and 2010 (36). … The Razorbacks have hit a home run in 34 of 37 games after having a streak of 32 games with a homer end in Tuesday’s 6-3 win over UCA. … Arkansas is 75th nationally in team batting average (.291), 60th in team earned-run average (4.77), 38th in fielding percentage (.978) and 32nd in scoring (8.2 runs per game). … The Bulldogs are 80th in batting average (.290), 187th in team ERA (6.32), 16th in fielding percentage (.980) and tied for 65th in scoring (7.6 rpg). … Arkansas is 26th in Division I with 0.89 double plays per game. … The Razorbacks and Bulldogs are third and fourth in fielding percentage in SEC-only games at .985 and .984, respective­ly. … This is the second of four scheduled Thursday-Saturday series for the Razorbacks. Their first, scheduled for April 6-8 at Ole Miss, was moved due to weather to a Friday doublehead­er. The others are against Texas A&M (April 27-29) and at Vanderbilt (May 18-20).

THE WEEK AHEAD

TODAY at Georgia*, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY at Georgia*, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY at Georgia*, 1 p.m.

SUNDAY Off

MONDAY Off

TUESDAY at Missouri State, 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Off

*SEC game

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