Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
STATE DIV. I BASEBALL PREVIEW
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M
WHEN 3 p.m. Central today
WHERE Tankersley Field, Prairie View, Texas
RECORDS UAPB 7-13, 1-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Prairie View A&M 5-16, 3-0
STARTING PITCHERS N/A
COACHES UAPB: Carlos James (186319-1 in 13th season at UAPB); Auntwan Riggins (115-220 in eighth season at Prairie View A&M and overall) SERIES Prairie View A&M leads 34-31 TV None
RADIO None
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
SHORT HOPS UAPB is coming off an 11- 1 loss to No. 13 Mississippi on Tuesday. The Rebels scored all of their runs in the sixth and seventh innings. … Prairie View A&M has won 11 consecutive games in the series with the Golden Lions, including a 20-10 victory in the teams’ last matchup on April 24, 2022. The Panthers banged out 19 hits in the win. … JaKobi Jackson is batting .387 for the Golden Lions, which ranks seventh in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY at Prairie View A&M, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY at Prairie View A&M, 2 p.m. SUNDAY at Prairie View A&M, 1 p.m.
MONDAY Off
TUESDAY at Memphis, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Off
THURSDAY Off
Central Arkansas at Jacksonville
WHEN 6 p.m. Central today
WHERE John Sessions Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.
RECORDS UCA 11-9, 3-0 ASUN; Jacksonville 15-8, 1-2
STARTING PITCHERS Game 1: UCA RHP Lucas Greer (0-0, 4.15 ERA); Jacksonville RHP Evan Chrest (3-0, 1.50 ERA). Game 2: UCA RHP Jesse Barker (3-1, 2.57 ERA); Jacksonville RHP Christian Graham (1-2, 6.84 ERA). Game 3: UCA RHP Noah Argenta (1-2, 7.43 ERA); Jacksonville RHP Richard Long (0-1, 4.91 ERA)
COACHES Chris Hayes (162-146 in eighth season at Jacksonville and overall); Nick Harlan (34-38 in second season at UCA and overall)
SERIES First meeting
TV None
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET None
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY at Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.
MONDAY Off
TUESDAY Arkansas State, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Louisiana-Monroe
THURSDAY Off
UALR vs. Lindenwood
WHEN 6 p.m. today
WHERE Gary Hogan Field, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 10-8, 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference; Lindenwood 3-18, 0-0
STARTING PITCHERS Game 1: UALR RHP Jackson Wells (2-1, 0.73 ERA); Lindenwood RHP Preston Salazaar (05, 9.13 ERA). Game 2: UALR RHP Preston Davis (2-1, 4.29 ERA); Lindenwood LHP Eli Brown (0-4, 6.07 ERA). Game 3: UALR TBA; Lindenwood RHP Bennett Stice (1-3, 4.94 ERA).
COACHES Chris Curry (184-224 in ninth season at UALR and overall); Doug Bletcher (454-319-1 in 16th season at Lindenwood, 813-501-2 in 25th season overall)
SERIES First meeting
TV None
RADIO None
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
SHORT HOPS UALR has lost four of its past five games, including a homeand-home sweep by Memphis. … Lindenwood’s .188 team batting average ranks worst in the Ohio Valley. … Trojans Nico Baumbach and Skyler Trevino rank second and third, respectively, in home runs among Ohio Valley players. … UALR’s 4.61 team ERA is second in the conference.
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY Lindenwood, 6 p.m. SATURDAY Lindenwood, 4 p.m. SUNDAY Lindenwood, 1 p.m. MONDAY Off
TUESDAY Off
WEDNESDAY Off
THURSDAY Off
Arkansas State vs. James Madison
WHEN 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE Tomlinson Stadium, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 7-13, 0-3 Sun Belt Conference; James Madison 13-9, 1-2
STARTING PITCHERS Game 1: ASU RHP Tyler Jeans (1-2, 6.38 ERA); James Madison RHP Todd Mozoki (0-2, 2.76 ERA). Game 2: ASU LHP Hunter Draper (0-2, 6.26 ERA); James Madison RHP Ryan Murphy (3-1, 3.51 ERA). Game 3: ASU RHP Kyler Carmack (1-1, 3.00 ERA); James Madison RHP Jack Cone (3-0, 3.79 ERA).
COACHES Tommy Raffo (348-407-1 in 15th season at ASU and overall); Marlin Ikenberry (166-168 in eighth season at James Madison, 448-475-1 in 19th season overall)
SERIES First meeting
TV None
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro INTERNET ESPN-Plus
SHORT HOPS Forecasted inclement weather for today forced a shift to a Saturday afternoon doubleheader.
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY Off
SATURDAY James Madison (DH), 2 p.m.
SUNDAY James Madison, 11 a.m.
MONDAY Off
TUESDAY at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Off
THURSDAY Off