SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Arkansas

SEC Baseball series perview Alabama at Auburn

Arkansas travels to Alabama for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Robert Moore of Arkansas
Robert Moore of Arkansas
Sewell-Thomas Stad. (8,500)
Sewell-Thomas Stad. (8,500)
Tyler Ras of Alabam
Tyler Ras of Alabama

Series Schedule May 19-21

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 7:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 2 Friday 8:00 PM SEC Network Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 2:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

  BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR SF BB Bunts SB
Alabama 0.280 0.386 316 414 86 10 66 18 221 10 38
Arkansas 0.281 0.361 248 433 79 7 50 17 162 10 29

Pitching & Fielding

  ERA K/9 OBA HA/9 HB SWR WHIP HR BB/9 DP F%
Alabama 3.38 10.6 0.219 7.19 46 2.54 1.26 35 4.17 44 0.982
Arkansas 4.32 9.5 0.248 8.50 34 2.70 1.34 68 3.53 35 0.979

Statistical Leaders

Arkansas Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Tommy Seidl Alabama 0.318 0.398 54 9 0 3 22 17 11
Andrew Pinckney Alabama 0.318 0.403 56 12 3 6 26 16 4
Drew Williamson Alabama 0.298 0.38 57 12 1 8 42 23 1
Dominic Tamez Alabama 0.292 0.327 54 7 0 5 30 11 0
Jim Jarvis Alabama 0.266 0.349 54 4 3 4 18 23 7
Zane Denton Alabama 0.254 0.328 52 12 0 12 41 21 0
Bryce Eblin Alabama 0.248 0.331 33 6 0 1 15 13 2
Owen Diodati Alabama 0.238 0.341 35 7 0 8 23 19 3

Arkansas Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Garrett McMillan Alabama 4 4 3.51 13 13 0 77 66 36 30 22 77 0.228
Jacob McNairy Alabama 5 2 4.6 14 10 0 62.2 69 34 32 14 55 0.284
Grayson Hitt Alabama 4 3 5.02 12 12 0 52 55 34 29 24 57 0.272

Alabama Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Michael Turner Arkansas 0.31 0.384 58 13 1 6 35 23 0
Cayden Wallace Arkansas 0.307 0.402 63 17 1 8 43 32 10
Chris Lanzilli Arkansas 0.304 0.412 48 6 0 6 23 21 3
Jalen Battles Arkansas 0.28 0.348 52 11 1 8 32 20 1
Braydon Webb Arkansas 0.273 0.422 39 3 0 12 32 32 8
Brady Slavens Arkansas 0.257 0.337 45 9 3 13 46 23 1
Robert Moore Arkansas 0.238 0.374 44 16 2 6 38 31 5

Alabama Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Connor Noland Arkansas 5 3 3.38 13 13 0 77.1 68 33 29 24 86 0.236
Hagen Smith Arkansas 6 2 4.34 13 13 0 64.1 56 32 31 35 68 0.238
Jaxon Wiggins Arkansas 6 2 5.31 13 13 0 61 55 39 36 34 73 0.236

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Alabama:

24

Arkansas:

53

Alabama Baseball Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
41 Connor Ball LHP 6′-0″ 170 Fr. Sterrett AL
36 Hagan Banks RHP 6′-4″ 200 Fr. Plainville GA
23 Brandon Clarke LHP 6′-4″ 225 Fr. Ashburn VA
5 Graham Crawford C 5′-11″ 190 Jr. Hattiesburg MS
44 Zane Denton INF 6′-0″ 200 Jr. Brentwood TN
16 Owen Diodati OF 6′-2″ 220 Jr. Niagara Falls ON
13 Bryce Eblin INF 5′-11″ 185 So. Greenwood IN
35 Jake Eddington RHP 6′-2″ 185 So. Doniphan MO
24 Eric Foggo INF 6′-5″ 255 Gr. Hilton Head SC
12 Hunter Furtado LHP 6′-4″ 185 So. Lake Worth FL
29 Brayden Gainey RHP 6′-0″ 200 Jr. Panama City FL
28 Eli Giles RHP 5′-10″ 180 So. Mobile AL
48 Landon Green RHP 6′-1″ 200 R-Jr. Helena AL
40 Brock Guffey LHP 6′-1″ 190 R-Sr. Hoover AL
11 William Hamiter OF 5′-11″ 190 Jr. Tuscaloosa AL
22 Camden Hayslip OF 6′-2″ 205 Fr. Lebanon TN
25 Davis Heller INF 6′-8″ 250 Jr. Gilbert AZ
27 Ben Hess RHP 6′-5″ 225 Fr. Charleston IL
26 Grayson Hitt LHP 6′-3″ 195 So. Germantown TN
1 Will Hodo INF/OF 6′-3″ 220 Fr. Waynsboro MS
33 Luke Holman RHP 6′-4″ 185 Fr. Sinking Spring PA
88 Hunter Hoopes RHP 6′-1″ 195 Sr. Fairfax VA
10 Jim Jarvis INF 5′-10″ 185 Jr. San Diego CA
14 Antoine Jean LHP 6′-1″ 180 Jr. Montreal QC
30 Jake Leger LHP 5′-10″ 210 Jr. Lexington NE
39 Garrett McMillan RHP/INF 6′-4″ 230 Jr. Tuscaloosa AL
34 Jacob McNairy RHP 6′-2″ 205 Sr. Athens AL
19 Trace Moore LHP 6′-0″ 195 Jr. Miramar FL
32 Braylon Myers RHP 6′-2″ 220 Fr. Bessemer AL
21 Andrew Pinckney OF 6′-3″ 205 R-So. Peachtree City GA
31 Will Portera C/INF 5′-10″ 185 R-Fr. Memphis TN
4 Connor Prielipp LHP 6′-2″ 210 Jr. Tomah WI
38 Dylan Ray RHP 6′-3″ 230 R-Fr. New Market AL
7 Caden Rose OF/INF 5′-10″ 175 So. Madison AL
37 Hunter Ruth RHP 6′-2″ 195 R-Sr. Gainesville FL
20 Tommy Seidl OF 6′-1″ 210 Sr. Wellesley MA
9 Nathan Shelton LHP 6′-1″ 185 Fr. Tuscaloosa AL
17 Hunter Sute C 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Tuscaloosa AL
3 Dominic Tamez C 5′-10″ 205 Jr. San Antonio TX
2 Jimmy Thies INF 6′-3″ 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale FL
18 Drew Williamson INF 6′-4″ 225 Sr. Brewton AL
8 Kade Woods RHP 6′-3″ 200 Fr. Monroe LA

Arkansas Baseball 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

Alabama Baseball Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 4:00 PM ET Xavier 4 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
19-Feb 3:00 PM ET Xavier 4 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
20-Feb 2:00 PM ET Xavier 4 Alabama 9 SEC Network+
22-Feb 4:00 PM ET J’Ville St 3 Alabama 6 SEC Network+
23-Feb 4:00 PM ET Alabama State 2 Alabama 9 SEC Network+
25-Feb 8:00 PM ET Alabama 0 Texas 1 Longhorn Network
26-Feb 2:30 PM ET Alabama 0 Texas 2 Longhorn Network
27-Feb 3:30 PM ET Alabama 1 Texas 6 Longhorn Network
1-Mar UT Martin 7 Alabama 6 SEC Network+
2-Mar TBA Troy 1 Alabama 8 SEC Network+
4-Mar TBA Murray State 1 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
5-Mar Murray State 1 Alabama 6 SEC Network+
6-Mar 2:00 PM ET Murray State 4 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
8-Mar 4:00 PM ET MTSU PPD Alabama PPD SEC Network+
9-Mar North Alabama 9 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
11-Mar Binghamton 3 Alabama 9 SEC Network+
12-Mar Binghamton 2 Alabama 14 SEC Network+
13-Mar TBA Binghamton 3 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
15-Mar TBA Alabama PPD Southern Miss PPD
16-Mar TBA Alabama 2 Southern Miss 3
18-Mar 6:30 PM ET Florida 6 Alabama 4 SEC Network+
19-Mar 6:30 PM ET Florida 13 Alabama 6 SEC Network+
20-Mar 1:00 PM ET Florida 7 Alabama 8 SEC Network+
23-Mar TBA Alabama 4 UAB 5 SEC Network+
25-Mar TBA Alabama 6 Mississippi St 7 SEC Network+
26-Mar TBA Alabama 7 Mississippi St 8 SEC Network+
27-Mar 3:00 PM ET Alabama 6 Mississippi St 2 SEC Network
29-Mar TBA South Alabama 4 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
1-Apr TBA Texas A&M 3 Alabama 2 SEC Network+
2-Apr 5:00 PM ET Texas A&M 9 Alabama 10 SEC Network
3-Apr 3:00 PM ET Texas A&M 4 Alabama 8 SEC Network+
5-Apr 7:00 PM ET Samford 1 Alabama 10 SEC Network+
8-Apr 7:30 PM ET Alabama 7 Ole Miss 4 SEC Network+
9-Apr 3:00 PM ET Alabama 12 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network+
10-Apr 3:00 PM ET Alabama 7 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network
12-Apr 4:00 PM ET Belmont 1 Alabama 3 SEC Network+
15-Apr 6:30 PM ET Alabama 6 Tennessee 3 SEC Network+
16-Apr 6:00 PM ET Alabama 2 Tennessee 9 SEC Network+
17-Apr 1:00 PM ET Alabama 4 Tennessee 15 SEC Network+
19-Apr 7:00 PM ET UAB 7 Alabama 6 SEC Network+
22-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 4 Alabama 2 SEC Network+
23-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 3 Alabama 0 SEC Network+
24-Apr 2:00 PM ET Georgia 0 Alabama 3 ESPN2
26-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama 9 Samford 3 ESPN+
28-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama 5 South Carolina 6 SEC Network
29-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama 1 South Carolina 2 SEC Network+
30-Apr 12:00 PM ET Alabama 5 South Carolina 11 SEC Network
6-May TBA LSU 6 Alabama 5 SEC Network+
7-May 8:30 PM ET LSU 3 Alabama 8 SEC Network
8-May 2:00 PM ET LSU 12 Alabama 3 SEC Network+
10-May 6:00 PM ET Alabama 13 J’Ville St 6 ESPN+
13-May 8:30 PM ET Alabama 2 Auburn 3 SEC Network
14-May 3:00 PM ET Alabama 4 Auburn 6 SEC Network+
15-May 4:00 PM ET Alabama Auburn No Contest SEC Network
19-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Alabama SEC Network+
20-May 8:00 PM ET Arkansas Alabama SEC Network
21-May 2:00 PM ET Arkansas Alabama SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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

Alabama-Arkansas Series Prediction

Arkansas has won four straight series and eight of the last nine over Alabama. Due to that run, the Crimson Tide’s series advantage has shrunk to 15-14 and regular-season game total of 44-42 since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992. Twelve of the 29 series have resulted in sweeps, six by each school. Arkansas’ last sweep came in Fayetteville in 2018 and in Tuscaloosa in 2015. Alabama’s last sweep occurred in 2016 in Fayetteville and last in Tuscaloosa in 2009. Alabama won 10 of 12 series between 1992-2003. Since then, Arkansas has won 12 of 17 series.

Arkansas is 6-6 after starting SEC play 11-4. The Razorbacks have two conference road series wins this season (Missouri and Auburn). Arkansas needs one more win to reach 18+ conference wins for the fifth consecutive season. The last team to do it was Florida from 2014-18. The Razorbacks have an opportunity to become the first team to win 20+ SEC games in three straight seasons since LSU from 1996-98.

After starting 8-5, Alabama has slumped to a 2-11 record over its last 13 SEC games, including three consecutive losses. The Crimson Tide, who have dropped their last five series, need to win two this weekend to match last year’s conference win total. (Source: SEC)

Arkansas 2 wins, Alabama 1 win

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