Hogs on UAPB’s schedule
A neutral site showdown with the University of Arkansas is one of five games against in-state Division I foes that highlight this year’s University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff baseball schedule.
The Golden Lions will face the Razorbacks at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock at 6 p.m. on April 23. UAPB will also play two games against Arkansas State University, Feb. 20 in Jonesboro and March 26 in Pine Bluff. The University of Central Arkansas travels to the Torii Hunter Baseball Complex on Feb. 27, and UA-Little Rock will do the same March 6.
UAPB will also play seven games against non-Division I in-state opponents. Arkansas Baptist College comes to Pine Bluff for a weekend series Feb. 23-24. Philander Smith University will play two midweek games at UAPB March 12-13, and Williams Baptist University will play UAPB on April 9 in a doubleheader.
One other non-conference game of note will be April 30’s midweek game at the University of Memphis.
Opening day is set for Feb. 16, when Alabama A&M travels to Pine Bluff for a non-conference threegame series.
UAPB’s first five weekend series will all be at home. After the Alabama A&M and Arkansas Baptist series, UAPB will host Illinois State from March 1-3, Mississippi Valley State from March 8-10 in a non-conference series, and Prairie View A&M from March 15-17 in the opening SWAC series.
Including midweek games, 19 of UAPB’s first 20 games will be played in Pine Bluff, with the midweek trip to A-State being the lone exception.
The long home stand will end with a non-conference midweek game at Jackson State on March 19, followed by a road SWAC series at Grambling State. JSU will return the favor by coming to Pine Bluff on April 2.
After Prairie View, Alcorn State, Texas Southern and Grambling will play SWAC series in Pine Bluff. After the first road series at GSU, UAPB will also play Southern, Prairie View, Alcorn and Texas Southern on the road.
The 2024 SWAC tournament will be held May 2226 at Georgia Tech’s Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. UAPB is seeking its first trip to the tournament since 2019.