It's officially Opening Day and the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks are gearing up to take on the Texas Longhorns for a classic rivalry in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
After scrimmaging against each other all fall and the past three weeks, the Diamond Hogs are ready to face a team wearing a different color.
"We’re excited to get the season started," Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn said Wednesday. "I think the guys are just ready to play somebody else. I think scrimmaging gets real old. We’ve been doing it since early September. Just ready to see where we’re at and see how we stack up this time of the season."
HawgBeat will have you covered with live updates, stats, commentary and much more throughout the game, and you can check out details on how to watch, projected starting pitchers, notes and more below:
How to Watch/Listen
Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0) vs Texas Longhorns (0-0)
When: Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Arlington, Texas — Globe Life Field
Stream/Online: FloSports
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Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Brett Dolan and Bubba Carpenter)
Arkansas Starting Pitcher
Sophomore LHP Hagen Smith
2022 stats: 20 GP, 15 GS, 7-2 W/L, 4.66 ERA, 77.1 IP, 46 BB, 90 K
Arkansas Starting Lineup
1. Tavian Josenberger CF
2. Peyton Stovall 2B
3. Caleb Cali 3B
4. Brady Slavens 1B
5. Jared Wegner LF
6. Jace Bohrofen RF
7. Kendall Diggs DH
8. Hudson Polk C
9. John Bolton SS
Texas Starting Pitcher
Junior LHP Lucas Gordon
2022 stats: 18 GP, 16 GS, 7-2 W/L, 3.05 ERA, 85.2 IP, 26 BB, 77 K
Texas Starting Lineup
1. Eric Kennedy CF
2. Dylan Campbell RF
3. Porter Brown LF
4. Garret Guillemette C
5. Jack O'Dowd 2B
6. Mitchell Daly SS
7. Jared Thomas 1B
8. Jalin Flores 3B
9. Jayden Duplantier DH
Notes
~ Arkansas is ranked by all six major college baseball polls to begin the season:
Perfect Game – No. 4
NCBWA – No. 6
USA Today Coaches – No. 6
Collegiate Baseball – No. 7
D1Baseball – No. 8
Baseball America – No. 11
~ The Razorbacks finished 2022 with a 46-21 record, including a 3-2 record at the College World Series. The Longhorns were 47-22 last year and they went 0-2 in Omaha.
