Arkansas baseball vs. Kansas State at Fayetteville Regional: How to watch, pitching matchup, forecast | Whole Hog Sports

SCHEDULED GAME TIME

Saturday, 8 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville

RECORDS 

Arkansas 44-14, 20-10 SEC

Kansas State 33-24, 15-15 Big 12

STREAKS

Arkansas won 1

Kansas State won 1

LAST 10 GAMES

Arkansas 4-6

Kansas State 5-5

COACHES 

Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 883-455 in 22nd season at Arkansas and 1,203-612 in 30th season overall in Division I. 

Kansas State: Pete Hughes — 166-140 in sixth season at Kansas State and 788-632-3 in 25th season overall in Division I.. 

SERIES HISTORY

Arkansas leads 30-20

LAST MEETING

Arkansas defeated Kansas State 6-5 in 10 innings on April 25, 2017, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

TELEVISION 

The game will be streamed by ESPN+ and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (subscriber login required). Derek Jones (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (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: LHP Hagen Smith — 9-1, 1.48 ERA, 0.85 WHIP in 79 innings.

Kansas State: RHP Jackson Wentworth — 4-5, 4.18 ERA, 1.09 WHIP in 75 1/3 innings. 

TEAM COMPARISONS

Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 3.76; Kansas State 5.42

WHIP: Arkansas 1.23; Kansas State 1.44

Runs Per Game: Arkansas 6.76; Kansas State 6.53

Batting Avg.: Arkansas .271; Kansas State .274

Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .217; Kansas State .261

Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .452; Kansas State .436

On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .382; Kansas State .379

OPS: Arkansas .834; Kansas State .815

Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .981; Kansas State .974

Run Differential Per Game: Arkansas +2.76; Kansas State +0.23

Strength of Schedule: Arkansas 11; Kansas State 28

FORECAST

According to the National Weather Service, Saturday night will be partly cloudy with a high of 81 degrees and a low of 63 in Fayetteville. Winds will be calm.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Neither team will be eliminated Saturday. The winner will advance to play Sunday at 6 p.m. against the winner of Sunday’s early game.

• The Razorbacks defeated Southeast Missouri State 17-9 and Kansas State defeated Louisiana Tech 19-4 in opening games at the regional. 

• Arkansas is the No. 5 national seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks are a national seed for the seventh time. 

• The Razorbacks have a 34-3 record at Baum-Walker Stadium. The 34 home victories are tied for a program record at the 29-year-old stadium. 

• Arkansas starter Hagen Smith leads the NCAA in ERA (1.48) and strikeouts per 9 innings (17.54) and ranks fourth in WHIP (0.85). 

• Kansas State starter Jackson Wentworth ranks 20th with 12.78 strikeouts per 9 innings and 39th with a 1.09 WHIP.