SCHEDULED GAME TIME
The game is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Charles Schwab Field (24,000) in Omaha, Neb.
RECORDS
Arkansas: 49-14
UCLA: 48-17
STREAKS
Arkansas: Won 1
UCLA: Lost 1
LAST 10 GAMES
Arkansas: 8-2
UCLA: 8-2
COACHES
Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 932-471 in 23rd season at Arkansas and 1,252-628 in 31st season overall in Division I.
UCLA: John Savage —724-480-2 in 21st season at UCLA and 812-564-3 in 24th season overall.
SERIES HISTORY
UCLA leads 2-0.
LAST MEETING
UCLA defeated Arkansas 5-4 on April 7, 1999, in Fayetteville.
TELEVISION
The game will be televised on ESPN and streamed by ESPN+, and can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (subscriber login required). Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (analyst), Eduardo Perez (analyst) and Kris Budden (field) will call the game.
RADIO
Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) will call the game on the Razorback Sports Network, which can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.
FORECAST
According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms are likely Tuesday night in Omaha with a high of 83 degrees and a low of 65. The chance for rain is 40% during daytime hours and 70% at night. South-Southeast winds will be around 6 mph.
STARTING PITCHERS
Arkansas: LHP Zach Root — 8-6, 3.82 ERA, 1.19 WHIP in 94 1/3 innings.
UCLA: TBA
TEAM COMPARISONS
Earned Run Avg.: Arkansas 3.85; UCLA 4.40
WHIP: Arkansas 1.19; UCLA 1.36
Scoring Avg.: Arkansas 8.54; UCLA 8.06
Batting Avg.: Arkansas .310; UCLA .298
Opp. Batting Avg.: Arkansas .227; UCLA .244
Slugging Pct.: Arkansas .550; UCLA .470
On-Base Pct.: Arkansas .418; UCLA .414
OPS: Arkansas .968; UCLA .884
Fielding Pct.: Arkansas .985; UCLA .982
Run Differential: Arkansas +4.59; UCLA +3.38
Note: UCLA team stats were prior to LSU game and will be updated.
WHAT TO KNOW
• The loser of Tuesday’s game will be eliminated from the College World Series. The winner will advance to play Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the bracket final.
• Arkansas lost 4-1 to LSU on Saturday and defeated Murray State 3-0 on Monday at the College World Series.
• UCLA defeated Murray State 6-4 on Saturday and lost 9-5 to LSU on Tuesday in the resumption of a game suspended the night before.
• The game will feature two of the nation’s top players in shortstops Wehiwa Aloy of Arkansas and Roch Cholowsky of UCLA. Both players were finalists for the Dick Hoswer Trophy that was won by Florida State shortstop Alex Lodise, and Cholowsky won the Brooks Wallace Award as the nation’s most outstanding player at the position. Aloy is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
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