Courtesy of Oliver Grigg
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sixth-ranked Arkansas (6-1) is set to host in-state opponent Arkansas State (5-2) in a double midweek series, the first of three such series during the regular season, on Feb. 24-25 at Baum-Walker Stadium.
First pitch in the double midweek series opener between the Razorbacks and Red Wolves is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call.
The Razorbacks are 28-5 overall against in-state opponents since 1947, including a perfect 6-0 record against Arkansas State entering Tuesday night’s double midweek series opener. Arkansas went 5-0 against in-state foes last season and will play five total games against in-state adversaries, including Little Rock, UAPB and UCA, during the 2026 campaign.
Schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Arkansas State vs. #6 Arkansas – 3 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Arkansas State vs. #6 Arkansas – 3 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats
On the Mound
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Arkansas State – RHP Andrew Allen (0-1, 10.80 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Peyton Lee (0-0, 2.08 ERA)
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Arkansas State – TBA
Arkansas – TBA
Tune In
Both games of Arkansas’ double midweek series against Arkansas State will stream on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) on the call. The series can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
In-State Supremacy
Since 1947, Arkansas owns a commanding 28-5 overall record against in-state foes, including a 6-0 mark against Arkansas State. The Razorbacks are also 7-2 against Little Rock, 7-0 against UAPB and 8-3 against UCA in that span.
Arkansas State
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 6-0
In Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 6-0
Little Rock
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 7-2
In Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 7-2
UAPB
Overall Series Record: Arkansas leads, 7-0
In Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 6-0
In North Little Rock: Arkansas leads, 1-0
UCA
Overall Series Record: 8-3
In Fayetteville: 7-0
In Conway: 0-3
In North Little Rock: 1-0
Home Sweet Baum-Walker
Arkansas, off to a 3-0 start this season inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium, maintains an overall record of 736-247 (.749) in the venue’s 31-year history. The Razorbacks finished the 2025 campaign with 37 total wins at Baum-Walker Stadium, which stands as the most home wins in a season in program history.
Excluding the shortened 2020 campaign, Arkansas has won 28-plus home games in each of the last eight full seasons:
Year: Home Record / Overall Record (Postseason)
2017: 29-8 / 45-19 (Regional)
2018: 34-4 / 48-21 (College World Series)
2019: 33-7 / 46-20 (College World Series)
2021: 30-8 / 50-13 (Super Regional)
2022: 28-7 / 46-21 (College World Series)
2023: 32-6 / 43-18 (Regional)
2024: 34-5 / 44-16 (Regional)
2025: 37-4 / 50-13 (College World Series)
Midweek Merchants
The Razorbacks are 1-0 in midweek games this season following a 3-1 win against Tarleton State (Feb. 16) at Globe Life Field. Arkansas finished 11-1 in midweek games during the 2025 campaign and had won 18 consecutive midweek matchups before its winning streak was snapped in a 14-13 extra-inning loss against Missouri State on March 25, 2025.
In the Dave Van Horn era, Arkansas has gone undefeated in midweeks twice: 2005 and 2024. In 2005, Van Horn’s third season at the helm, the Hogs went a perfect 9-0 in midweek games, including wins against Centenary, Missouri State, Northern Colorado, Oral Roberts and Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks most recently went undefeated in midweeks games in 2024, completing season with midweek wins against Grambling, UCA, Oral Roberts, Little Rock, Arkansas State and UAPB as well as three two-game double midweek series sweeps over San Jose State, Texas Tech and Missouri State.
