SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Arkansas

Kentucky-Arkansas SEC Baseball Series Preview

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Kentucky travels to Arkansas for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Series Schedule March 18-20

	Day	Start Time (ET)	TV	Tickets
Game 1	Friday	7:30 PM	SEC Network+	Tickets
Game 2	Saturday	7:30 PM	SEC Network+	Tickets
Game 3	Sunday	1:00 PM	SEC Network+	Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

	BA	OB%	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SF	BB	Bunts	SB
Kentucky	0.327	0.427	157	195	43	4	22	11	88	10	20
Arkansas	0.276	0.380	92	129	32	3	17	4	70	1	5

Pitching & Fielding

	ERA	K/9	OBA	HA/9	HB	SWR	WHIP	HR	BB/9	DP	F%
Kentucky	4.65	11.3	0.256	9.06	19	2.95	1.43	10	3.86	10	0.977
Arkansas	3.24	10.7	0.207	6.55	23	2.47	1.21	6	3.95	14	0.985

Statistical Leaders

Kentucky Batting Leaders

Player	Team	AVG	OBP	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
Chase Estep	Kentucky	0.471	0.563	32	7	1	7	21	14	6
Daniel Harris IV	Kentucky	0.397	0.493	23	3	2	0	10	6	4
Jacob Plastiak	Kentucky	0.329	0.449	24	5	0	6	23	13	1
Hunter Jump	Kentucky	0.319	0.417	22	2	0	1	9	10	0
Ryan Ritter	Kentucky	0.313	0.364	25	4	1	3	14	4	5
Alonzo Rubalcaba	Kentucky	0.292	0.386	14	3	1	2	17	8	0
Adam Fogel	Kentucky	0.250	0.359	16	6	0	1	9	9	0
John Thrasher	Kentucky	0.235	0.394	12	4	0	0	8	10	4

Kentucky Pitching Leaders

Player	Team	W	L	ERA	APP	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Seth Logue	Kentucky	1	1	5.40	4	4	0	20.0	20	13	12	4	25	0.247

Arkansas Batting Leaders

Player	Team	AVG	OBP	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
Michael Turner	Arkansas	0.392	0.460	20	3	1	4	20	8	0
Chris Lanzilli	Arkansas	0.360	0.484	18	4	0	2	11	9	0
Cayden Wallace	Arkansas	0.328	0.408	19	3	1	3	19	9	4
Peyton Stovall	Arkansas	0.314	0.375	16	3	0	1	8	5	0
Zack Gregory	Arkansas	0.300	0.472	12	4	0	1	3	11	1
Robert Moore	Arkansas	0.278	0.391	15	8	0	1	9	8	0
Jalen Battles	Arkansas	0.250	0.333	14	3	0	3	7	7	0
Brady Slavens	Arkansas	0.226	0.305	12	2	0	3	9	6	0

Arkansas Pitching Leaders

Player	Team	W	L	ERA	APP	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Hagen Smith	Arkansas	3	1	2.66	4	4	0	20.1	17	6	6	9	25	0.239
Connor Noland	Arkansas	2	1	3.52	4	4	0	23.0	21	9	9	6	31	0.250
Jaxon Wiggins	Arkansas	2	0	4.36	4	4	0	20.2	11	10	10	12	21	0.155
Kole Ramage	Arkansas	0	1	4.50	8	0	3	16.0	11	9	8	6	17	0.186

D1Baseball RPI

Kentucky:	NA
Arkansas:	NA

Kentucky Roster

NO.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City	ST
28	Oraj Anu	OF	6′-1″	240	Gr.	Orlando	FL
35	Tyler Bosma	LHP	6′-6″	230	Gr.	Holland	MI
7	Devin Burkes	C	6′-3″	210	R-Fr.	Bradenton	FL
41	Evan Byers	LHP	5′-11″	180	R-Fr.	Nicholasville	KY
6	Reuben Church	INF	6′-2″	245	So.	Maryville	TN
23	Magdiel Cotto	LHP	6′-4″	245	So.	Fort Mill	SC
30	Michael Dallas	INF	6′-1″	185	Fr.	Arlington	TN
31	Alex Degen	RHP	6′-8″	205	Sr.	Readington Township	NJ
12	Chase Estep	INF	6′-0″	195	Jr.	Corbin	KY
2	Jase Felker	INF	6′-2″	180	Jr.	Princeton	KY
55	Adam Fogel	OF	6′-5″	220	Gr.	Palos Verdes Estates	CA
11	Colby Frieda	RHP	6′-3″	220	Fr.	St. Johns	FL
44	Reed Gannon	LHP	6′-3″	195	Fr.	Minooka	IL
14	Tyler Guilfoil	RHP	6′-4″	215	Jr.	Lexington	KY
24	Ryan Hagenow	RHP	6′-5″	215	So.	Knoxville	TN
34	Sean Harney	RHP	6′-0″	190	Gr.	Natick	MA
54	Daniel Harper	RHP	6′-4″	225	Gr.	Fairway	KS
1	Daniel Harris IV	INF	6′-0″	195	Gr.	Stone Moutain	GA
50	Mason Hazelwood	LHP	6′-5″	235	Gr.	Salvisa	KY
46	Christian Howe	RHP	6′-4″	190	Fr.	Danville	KY
21	Wyatt Hudepohl	RHP	6′-4″	220	So.	Mason	OH
10	Hunter Jump	OF	5′-11″	210	Gr.	Aliso Viejo	CA
42	Tanner Kim	INF/OF	6′-0″	190	Fr.	Knoxville	TN
48	Zack Lee	RHP	6′-4″	200	Jr.	Effingham	IL
8	Kirk Liebert	OF/C	6′-0″	195	Sr.	Owensboro	KY
25	Seth Logue	RHP	6′-1″	180	So.	Mason	OH
19	Nolan McCarthy	UTIL	6′-0″	200	R-Fr.	Kalamazoo	MI
13	James McCoy	INF	6′-4″	210	Fr.	Dunwoody	GA
20	Mason Moore	RHP	6′-4″	205	Fr.	Morehead	KY
43	Jackson Nove	LHP	6′-5″	215	Fr.	Fairfax	Iowa
4	Émilien Pitre	INF	5′-11″	175	Fr.	Repentigny	QC
26	Jacob Plastiak	INF	6′-3″	225	Sr.	Chicago	IL
47	Ryan Ritter	INF	6′-2″	200	Jr.	Tinley Park	IL
9	Alonzo Rubalcaba	C	6′-0″	210	Sr.	Fairfield	CA
33	Travis Smith	RHP	6′-4″	215	Fr.	Walton	KY
49	Austin Strickland	RHP	6′-2″	205	So.	Winchester	OH
16	Cole Stupp	RHP	6′-4″	205	Jr.	Milton	GA
22	John Thrasher	OF	6′-2″	185	Gr.	Ridgefield	CT
5	Darren Williams	RHP	6′-6″	230	Gr.	Maysville	KY

Arkansas Roster

NO.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City	ST
38	Mark Adamiak	RHP	6′-4″	230	R-So.	Shawnee	KS
2	Jalen Battles	INF	6′-2″	205	Sr.	San Antonio	TX
8	Jace Bohrofen	OF	6′-2″	200	So.	Oklahoma City	OK
59	Issac Bracken	RHP	6′-0″	195	Grad.	Berthoud	CO
46	Tyler Cacciatori	RHP	6′-6″	235	R-Fr.	Sheridan	AR
31	Dylan Carter	RHP	6′-2″	205	Jr.	Bentonville	AR
16	Gabe D’Arcy	OF	6′-3″	225	Fr.	San Clemente	CA
5	Kendall Diggs	INF	6′-1″	200	Fr.	Olathe	KS
37	Jake Faherty	RHP	6′-3″	180	Fr.	Georgetown	KY
58	Evan Gray	RHP	6′-4″	205	R-So.	Swansea	IL
3	Zack Gregory	OF	5′-10″	185	R-Jr.	Keller	TX
34	Nick Griffin	LHP	6′-4″	195	R-Fr.	Monticello	AR
18	Chris Lanzilli	INF/OF	6′-2″	225	Grad.	Stoneham	MA
15	Dylan Leach	C	5′-11″	200	So.	Carthage	TX
29	Austin Ledbetter	RHP	6′-1″	190	Fr.	Bryant	AR
50	Matthew Magre	LHP	6′-1″	210	So.	Fayetteville	AR
41	Will McEntire	RHP	6′-4″	225	R-So.	Bryant	AR
1	Robert Moore	INF	5′-9″	170	Jr.	Leawood	KS
32	Zack Morris	LHP	6′-3″	220	Jr.	Cabot	AR
27	Nick Moten	RHP	6′-1″	210	Fr.	Florissant	MO
13	Connor Noland	RHP	6′-2″	210	Sr.	Greenwood	AR
36	Peyton Pallette	RHP	6′-1″	180	Jr.	Benton	AR
43	Miller Pleimann	RHP	6′-4″	200	R-Jr.	Fayetteville	AR
4	Jude Putz	INF	6′-0″	170	Fr.	Loch Loyd	MO
28	Kole Ramage	RHP	6′-1″	205	R-Sr.	Southlake	TX
17	Brady Slavens	INF/OF	6′-3″	205	Sr.	Olathe	KS
33	Hagen Smith	LHP	6′-3″	210	Fr.	Bullard	TX
44	Max Soliz Jr.	C/OF	6′-5″	220	Fr.	Madison	AL
55	Gabriel Starks	RHP	6′-1″	220	So.	Pine Bluff	AR
10	Peyton Stovall	INF	5′-11″	190	Fr.	Haughton	LA
39	Evan Taylor	LHP	6′-4″	250	Sr.	Florence	AL
48	Heston Tole	RHP	6′-6″	210	So.	Wichita Falls	TX
35	Vincent Trapani	RHP	6′-1″	225	Fr.	Eau Claire	WI
20	Elijah Trest	RHP	6′-3″	225	Sr.	White Oak	TX
12	Michael Turner	C/INF	6′-2″	205	Grad.	Warren	OH
25	Brady Tygart	RHP	6′-2″	205	Fr.	Hernando	MS
9	Drake Varnado	INF	6′-1″	175	Fr.	Port Neches	TX
88	Zebulon Vermillion	RHP	6′-5″	230	R-Sr.	Prairie Village	KS
7	Cayden Wallace	INF/OF	6′-1″	205	Grad.	Greenbrier	AR
24	Braydon Webb	OF	6′-0″	200	Grad.	McKinney	TX
22	Jaxon Wiggins	RHP	6′-6″	225	So.	Roland	OK

Kentucky Schedule/Results

DATE	TIME	GUEST	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	TV/NOTES
18-Feb	4:00 PM ET	Kentucky	10	J’Ville St	8	ESPN+
19-Feb	4:00 PM ET	Kentucky	6	J’Ville St	2	ESPN+
20-Feb	2:00 PM ET	Kentucky	15	J’Ville St	1	ESPN+
22-Feb	4:00 PM ET	SE Missouri St	PPD	Kentucky	PPD	SEC Network +
25-Feb	4:00 PM ET	W Michigan	3	Kentucky	14	SEC Network+
26-Feb	1:00 PM ET	W Michigan	12	Kentucky	13	SEC Network+
27-Feb	1:00 PM ET	W Michigan	5	Kentucky	16	SEC Network+
1-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Western KY	7	Kentucky	5	SEC Network+
2-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Evansville	4	Kentucky	5	SEC Network+
4-Mar	4:00 PM ET	TCU	11	Kentucky	13	SEC Network+
5-Mar	1:00 PM ET	TCU	12	Kentucky	8	SEC Network+
6-Mar	1:00 PM ET	TCU	PPD	Kentucky	PPD	SEC Network+
8-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Murray State	1	Kentucky	9	SEC Network+
9-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Ohio	9	Kentucky	8	SEC Network+
11-Mar	4:00 PM ET	High Point	3	Kentucky	14	SEC Network+
11-Mar	4:00 PM ET	High Point	5	Kentucky	9	SEC Network+
12-Mar	1:00 PM ET	High Point		Kentucky	11	SEC Network+
13-Mar	1:00 PM ET	High Point	3	Kentucky	4	SEC Network+
15-Mar	5:00 PM ET	Kentucky	7	Indiana	20
18-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
19-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
20-Mar	3:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
22-Mar	6:30 PM ET	Morehead State		Kentucky		SEC Network+
25-Mar	TBA	Georgia		Kentucky		SEC Network+
26-Mar	TBA	Georgia		Kentucky		SEC Network+
27-Mar	12:00 PM ET	Georgia		Kentucky		SEC Network
29-Mar	6:30 PM ET	E Kentucky		Kentucky		SEC Network+
1-Apr	TBA	Ole Miss		Kentucky		SEC Network+
2-Apr	TBA	Ole Miss		Kentucky		SEC Network+
3-Apr	TBA	Ole Miss		Kentucky		SEC Network+
5-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Louisville		Kentucky		SEC Network+
7-Apr	8:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Texas A&M		ESPNU
8-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Texas A&M		SEC Network+
9-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Texas A&M		SEC Network
12-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Bellarmine		Kentucky		SEC Network+
14-Apr	8:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Missouri		ESPNU
15-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Missouri		SEC Network+
16-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Missouri		SEC Network
19-Apr	5:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Louisville		ACC Network
22-Apr	TBA	Vanderbilt		Kentucky		SEC Network+
23-Apr	12:00 PM ET	Vanderbilt		Kentucky		SEC Network
24-Apr	TBA	Vanderbilt		Kentucky		SEC Network+
26-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Dayton		Kentucky		SEC Network+
29-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network+
30-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network+
1-May	12:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network
5-May	7:00 PM ET	Tennessee		Kentucky		SEC Network
6-May	TBA	Tennessee		Kentucky		SEC Network+
7-May	TBA	Tennessee		Kentucky		SEC Network+
10-May	6:30 PM ET	UT Martin		Kentucky		SEC Network+
13-May	TBA	Kentucky		South Carolina		SEC Network+
14-May	12:00 PM ET	Kentucky		South Carolina		SEC Network
15-May	TBA	Kentucky		South Carolina		SEC Network+
17-May	6:30 PM ET	Tennessee Tech		Kentucky		SEC Network+
19-May	6:30 PM ET	Auburn		Kentucky		SEC Network+
20-May	6:30 PM ET	Auburn		Kentucky		SEC Network+
21-May	2:00 PM ET	Auburn		Kentucky		SEC Network+
May 24-29		SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27		NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Arkansas Schedule/Results

DATE	TIME	GUEST	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	TV/NOTES
18-Feb	4:00 PM ET	Illinois State	3	Arkansas	2	SEC Network+
19-Feb		Illinois State	1	Arkansas	5	SEC Network+
20-Feb	2:00 PM ET	Illinois State	2	Arkansas	4	SEC Network+
25-Feb	8:00 PM ET	Arkansas	5	Indiana	2	SEC Network+
26-Feb	7:00 PM ET	Stanford	PPD	Arkansas	PPD	SEC Network+
27-Feb	7:00 PM ET	Stanford	5	Arkansas	0	SEC Network+
2-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Omaha	3	Arkansas	15	SEC Network+
4-Mar	4:00 PM ET	SE Louisiana	7	Arkansas	3	SEC Network+
5-Mar	3:00 PM ET	SE Louisiana	1	Arkansas	11	SEC Network+
6-Mar	2:00 PM ET	SE Louisiana	PPD	Arkansas	PPD	SEC Network+
10-Mar	4:00 PM ET	UIC	4	Arkansas	12	SEC Network+
10-Mar	4:00 PM ET	UIC	4	Arkansas	5	SEC Network+
11-Mar	4:00 PM ET	UIC		Arkansas		SEC Network+
12-Mar	3:00 PM ET	UIC	1	Arkansas	10	SEC Network+
13-Mar	1:30 PM ET	UIC	8	Arkansas	10	SEC Network+
15-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Grambling	1	Arkansas	14	SEC Network+
16-Mar	5:00 PM ET	Grambling		Arkansas		SEC Network+
18-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
19-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
20-Mar	3:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Arkansas		SEC Network+
23-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Omaha		Arkansas		SEC Network+
25-Mar	7:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Missouri		SEC Network+
26-Mar	3:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Missouri		SEC Network
27-Mar	2:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Missouri		SEC Network+
29-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Little Rock		Arkansas		SEC Network+
30-Mar	5:00 PM ET	Little Rock		Arkansas		SEC Network+
1-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Mississippi St		Arkansas		SEC Network
2-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Mississippi St		Arkansas		SEC Network+
3-Apr	3:00 PM ET	Mississippi St		Arkansas		SEC Network+
5-Apr	TBA	C Arkansas		Arkansas		SEC Network+
7-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network
8-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network+
9-Apr	3:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network+
12-Apr	7:30 PM ET	AR-Pine Bluff		Arkansas		SEC Network+
13-Apr	5:00 PM ET	AR-Pine Bluff		Arkansas		SEC Network+
14-Apr	7:30 PM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network+
15-Apr	7:00 AM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network
16-Apr	3:00 PM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network+
19-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Arkansas State		Arkansas		SEC Network+
20-Apr	5:00 PM ET	Arkansas State		Arkansas		SEC Network+
22-Apr	8:30 PM ET	Arkansas		Texas A&M		SEC Network
23-Apr	3:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Texas A&M		SEC Network+
24-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Texas A&M		SEC Network+
26-Apr	7:00 PM ET	C Arkansas		Arkansas		SEC Network+
29-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Ole Miss		Arkansas		SEC Network+
30-Apr	8:00 PM ET	Ole Miss		Arkansas		ESPN2
1-May	2:00 PM ET	Ole Miss		Arkansas		ESPN2
3-May	7:30 PM ET	Missouri State		Arkansas		SEC Network+
6-May	7:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Auburn		SEC Network+
7-May	5:30 PM ET	Arkansas		Auburn		SEC Network
8-May	2:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Auburn		SEC Network+
13-May	7:30 PM ET	Vanderbilt		Arkansas		SEC Network+
14-May	7:30 PM ET	Vanderbilt		Arkansas		SEC Network+
15-May	3:00 PM ET	Vanderbilt		Arkansas		SEC Network+
19-May	TBA	Arkansas		Alabama		SEC Network+
20-May	TBA	Arkansas		Alabama		SEC Network+
21-May	TBA	Arkansas		Alabama		SEC Network+
May 24-29		SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27		NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Kentucky-Arkansas Series Prediction

Kentucky gets a tough draw in SEC series No. 1 with a trip to Arkansas. If this game was being played in Lexington I might pick the Wildcats but that’s not the case. Kentucky has some solid bats but I think the Razorbacks have the pitching to win this series.