SCHEDULED GAME TIME

Saturday, 6 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville

RECORDS 

Arkansas 41-9, 18-7 SEC

Mississippi State 32-17, 14-11 SEC

STREAKS

Arkansas won 1

Mississippi State lost 2

LAST 10 GAMES

Arkansas 7-3

Mississippi State 7-3

COACHES 

Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 880-450 in 22nd season at Arkansas and 1,200-607 in 30th season overall in Division I. 

Mississippi State: Chris Lemonis — 199-110 in sixth season at Mississippi State and 340-201-2 in 10th season overall.

SERIES HISTORY

Arkansas leads 60-57, including 28-19 in Fayetteville. 

LAST MEETING

Arkansas defeated Mississippi State 7-5 on Friday in Fayetteville. 

TELEVISION 

The game will be streamed on SEC Network+ and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will be on the call.

RADIO 

Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) will call the game on the Razorback Sports Network, which can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.

STARTING PITCHERS

Arkansas: RHP Brady Tygart — 4-2, 3.34 ERA, 1.27 WHIP in 56 2/3 innings.

Mississippi State: BHP Jurrangelo Cijntje — 7-1, 3.53 ERA, 1.13 WHIP in 66 1/3 innings. 

TEAM COMPARISONS

Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 3.35; Mississippi State 4.23

Runs Per Game: Arkansas 6.80; Mississippi State 7.08

Batting Avg.: Arkansas .271; Mississippi State .284

Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .207; Mississippi State .233

Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .444; Mississippi State .446

On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .389; Mississippi State .396

Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .982; Mississippi State .982

FORECAST

According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be clear with a high of 79 degrees and a low of 56 in Fayetteville. Northwest winds will become calm.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Arkansas has a two-game lead over Texas A&M and a four-game lead over Mississippi State in the SEC West standings. The Razorbacks are one game behind Kentucky and tied with Tennessee for second place in the overall SEC race. 

• Arkansas is ranked third and Mississippi State is ranked 15th in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll. 

• The Razorbacks were predicted to win the SEC and the Bulldogs were predicted to finish last in the SEC West by league coaches. 

• Arkansas has a 32-2 record at Baum-Walker Stadium. Mississippi State is 7-8 on the road and 10-9 in all games away from home.

• Since losing a series at Ole Miss in mid-April, Mississippi State has won 8 of 11 games against SEC competition, including a midweek game against Ole Miss at a neutral site that did not count against either team’s conference record. 

• Arkansas has won its last four series against Mississippi State with three sweeps. The Bulldogs have not won a series in Fayetteville since 2007. 

• The Razorbacks and the Bulldogs rank first and second, respectively, in the SEC in team ERA. 

• Mississippi State right fielder Dakota Jordan is an All-America candidate who entered the series batting .367 with an OPS of 1.201. Jordan has 16 home runs, 11 doubles and 56 RBI, and earlier this week was named a finalist for the Ferriss Trophy that goes to the best college baseball player in Mississippi. 

• Arkansas right fielder Kendall Diggs (shoulder) did not start Friday’s game but entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Diggs has played through an injury to his left shoulder since March 9 and appeared to aggravate the injury during the Razorbacks’ finale at Kentucky last weekend.