Courtesy of Oliver Grigg
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 24 Arkansas (26-15) and Missouri State (26-11) will square off for the second and final time this season on Tuesday, April 21, at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch in the second midweek meeting between the Hogs and Bears is scheduled for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
Entering Tuesday night, the Razorbacks are 8-2 in midweek games, including a 6-1 mark in midweek matchups at Baum-Walker Stadium, in the 2026 campaign. One of Arkansas’ two midweek losses this season came in a 15-14 setback in 10 innings in this year’s first matchup against Missouri State on Tuesday, March 31, in Springfield, Mo., at Hammons Field.
Schedule
Tuesday, April 21
Missouri State vs. #24 Arkansas – 6 p.m.
On the Mound
Tuesday, April 21
Missouri State – RHP Brock Lucas (4-3, 7.03 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Tate McGuire (0-0, 3.72 ERA)
Arkansas’ Tate McGuire will start on the hill Tuesday night against Missouri State. The right-hander from Liberty, Mo., has made 12 appearances, including two starts, on the mound this season with a 0-0 record, 3.72 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work. McGuire, who is limiting opposing hitters to a .226 batting average, made his first midweek start of the year against Little Rock on April 7, working three scoreless innings with a strikeout in Arkansas’ 7-0 shutout win.
Tune In
Tuesday night’s midweek matchup between No. 24 Arkansas and Missouri State cn be heard locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 The Ticket and the Ticket app with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call from inside Baum-Walker Stadium.
History Lesson
Arkansas is 59-32 overall against Missouri State with a 37-16 mark in games played inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Hogs are 21-13 overall and 13-9 at home against the Bears.
Including this season’s first midweek matchup between the two teams, the Razorbacks are 5-5 in their last 10 meetings against the Bears with a 4-3 advantage in games played at Baum-Walker Stadium in that span. In the most recent game between the two teams in Fayetteville, Ark., Arkansas lost 14-13 in 10 innings against Missouri State on March 25, 2025.
