The No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (27-3, 8-1 SEC) will host the Missouri Tigers (11-17, 0-9 SEC) for a three-game set this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
When asked about his starting rotation for the series, coach Dave Van Horn affirmed Thursday there were no changes to the usual order of left-hander Zach Root, righty Gabe Gaeckle and southpaw Landon Beidelschies.
However, Van Horn did say that once-starter Gage Wood, who hasn't pitched since the Michigan game on Feb. 23 due to a shoulder injury, won't take the mound against the Tigers. An update for prominent bullpen lefty Parker Coil was given, as well.
"We’ll get Parker back hopefully sometime, not this month but hopefully in May," Van Horn said. "He can help us down the stretch."
Starting for the Razorbacks will be the aforementioned junior Root, who sports a 3.23 ERA in 39.0 IP this season. He's racked up 53 strikeouts, 12 walks and 31 hits allowed in that span. Root is coming off back-to-back 7+ inning outings against South Carolina (7.0 IP) and Vanderbilt (7.2 IP), respectively.
Weather may be an issue this weekend, as Friday's forecast calls for rainy weather and Saturday and Sunday aren't projected to be bright and sunny days, either.
"Lot of rain obviously and then cool temperatures and wind," Van Horn said. "We’ve had such good weather, you kind of knew this was going to happen somewhere. But it looks like, you know, we’ll make a decision (Friday) morning on (Friday's) game."
Arkansas owns a 26-15 all-time advantage over Missouri, which includes a 14-4 mark in games played in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks are 17-4 overall against the Tigers under Van Horn.
A sweep over Missouri would improve Arkansas to 11-1 in SEC play, the best 12-game start in league play since the 1992 and 2024 seasons.
Below are details on how to watch, BetSaracen betting lines, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game...
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How to Watch/Listen
Who: No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (27-3, 8-1 SEC) vs. Missouri Tigers
When: Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Baum-Walker Stadium - Fayettville, Arkansas
TV/Stream:SEC Network / Watch ESPN(Mark Neely and Todd Walker)
Radio:Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and ...
