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Arkansas heads north for its first SEC road series of the season this weekend. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the three games...
Schedule (TV)
Friday, March 25 — 6 p.m. CT (SECN+)
Saturday, March 26 — 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Sunday, March 27 — 1 p.m. CT (SECN+)
Pitching Matchups
Friday
ARK: Sr. RHP Connor Noland (5 G/5 GS, 29 1/3 IP, 3.07 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 38 K/8 BB, .250 opp. avg.)
MIZ: Jr. RHP Spencer Miles (4 G/4 GS, 17 1/3 IP, 5.19 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 19 K/7 BB, .286 opp. avg.)
Saturday
ARK: Fr. LHP Hagen Smith (5 G/5 GS, 26 1/3 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 32 K/12 BB, .237 opp. avg.)
MIZ: TBA (Last week: So. RHP Austin Troesser — 5 G/5 GS, 20 1/3 IP, 2.21 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 17 K/7 BB, .178 opp. avg.)
Sunday
ARK: So. RHP Jaxon Wiggins (5 G/5 GS, 26 2/3 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 29 K/16 BB, .161 opp. avg.)
MIZ: Jr. RHP Austin Marozas (3 G/3 GS, 8 1/3 IP, 5.40 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 8 K/4 BB, .281 opp. avg.)
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Scouting the Opponent
Record: 12-5 (0-3 SEC)
Head coach: Steve Bieser (6th season, 142-113-1)
Last week: Swept at Vanderbilt (L 15-2, L 6-0, L7-4)
Top Hitters
Jr. 1B Torin Montgomery: .364/.451/.491, 7 2B, 14 RBI, 9 BB/11 K
Jr. CF Ty Wilmsmeyer: .361/.381/.443, 2 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB/12 K
So. RF Ross Lovich: .350/.426/.500, 3 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB/8 K
Sr. SS Josh Day: .323/.443/.631, 5 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 9 BB/17 K
Top Relievers
Jr. LHP Nathan Landry: 6 G/2 GS, 19 1/3 IP, 4.19 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 25 K/3 BB, .227 opp. avg.
So. RHP Carter Rustad: 5 G/1 GS, 16 1/3 IP, 7.16 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 15 K/6 BB, .281 opp. avg.
Fr. LHP Tony Neubeck: 6 G/0 GS, 14 IP, 4.50 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 22 K/9 BB, .204 opp. avg.
Sr. RHP Austin Cheeley: 8 G/0 GS, 4 saves, 9 1/3 IP, 3.86 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 7 K/2 BB, .325 opp. avg.
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