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Arkansas travels to Kentucky for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.
Casey Martin, Arkansas
Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)
Shinn Ryan, Kentucky
Series Schedule March 15-17
Day
Start Time (CT)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Friday
5:30 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 2
Saturday
1:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Game 3
Sunday
12:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK +
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparison
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
CS
SB
Arkansas
0.308
0.408
358
484
100
14
58
334
243
12
58
Kentucky
0.261
0.372
273
392
70
7
45
249
236
11
48
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K
OBA
H
R
ER
BB
2B
3B
HR
F%
Arkansas
4.11
435
0.229
347
213
184
178
58
2
35
0.970
Kentucky
3.26
436
0.197
282
168
147
183
49
2
32
0.981
Statistical Leaders
Arkansas Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Matt Goodheart
0.385
0.497
0.533
1.030
22
47
11
2
1
29
26
26
5
Heston Kjerstad
0.332
0.402
0.583
0.985
40
62
9
1
12
39
12
48
3
Dominic Fletcher
0.324
0.388
0.551
0.939
42
60
18
0
8
41
19
34
1
Trevor Ezell
0.311
0.435
0.515
0.950
49
52
12
2
6
31
37
34
13
Jack Kenley
0.311
0.436
0.565
1.001
44
50
6
4
9
37
34
39
6
Casey Martin
0.303
0.387
0.564
0.951
47
59
18
3
9
42
24
52
8
Christian Franklin
0.299
0.386
0.460
0.846
30
41
5
1
5
29
18
40
7
Jacob Nesbit
0.280
0.352
0.387
0.739
25
42
7
0
3
39
20
36
6
Casey Opitz
0.233
0.377
0.284
0.661
21
27
3
0
1
22
26
29
5
Arkansas Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Isaiah Campbell
7
1
2.66
0
0
71.0
56
28
21
13
81
0.215
Connor Noland
2
2
3.96
0
0
50.0
47
26
22
11
39
0.240
Patrick Wicklander
4
1
4.14
0
0
45.2
31
24
21
28
65
0.194
Kentucky Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Coltyn Kessler
0.325
0.403
0.476
0.879
22
41
10
0
3
19
13
37
0
Ryan Shinn
0.307
0.406
0.626
1.032
39
50
16
0
12
27
16
48
6
Jaren Shelby
0.279
0.380
0.464
0.844
20
39
8
0
6
32
20
38
11
Austin Schultz
0.272
0.415
0.386
0.801
23
31
7
0
2
7
24
37
9
T.J. Collett
0.269
0.361
0.538
0.899
26
39
7
1
10
37
15
42
1
Breydon Daniel
0.244
0.374
0.429
0.803
31
38
6
1
7
20
22
54
17
Dalton Reed
0.228
0.270
0.369
0.639
19
34
4
1
5
23
8
56
0
Kentucky Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Zack Thompson
4
1
1.88
1
0
71.2
45
20
15
24
102
0.179
Jimmy Ramsey
2
4
7.29
0
1
45.2
58
42
37
19
54
0.301
NCAA RPI
Arkansas Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
4
Trevor Ezell
INF
S/R
5′-8″
200
R-Sr.
Bryant
AR
3
Zack Gregory
INF
L/R
5′-10″
175
Fr.
Keller
TX
5
Jacob Nesbit
INF
R/R
6′-0″
175
R-Fr.
Coppell
TX
7
Jack Kenley
INF
L/R
6′-0″
185
Jr
Germantown
TN
8
Jordan McFarland
INF/OF
R/R
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Waterloo
IL
10
Matt Goodheart
INF/OF
L/R
6′-1″
180
So.
Magnolia
AR
12
Casey Opitz
C
S/R
5′-11″
175
So.
Centennial
CO
13
Connor Noland
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
215
Fr.
Greenwood
AR
14
Caleb Denny
INF
L/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
Owasso
OK
15
Casey Martin
INF
R/R
5′-11″
175
So.
Lonoke
AR
16
Andrew Stanley
C
R/R
5′-9″
180
Fr.
Searcy
AR
17
Trey Harris
OF
R/R
5′-10″
165
Fr.
Little Rock
AR
18
Heston Kjerstad
OF
L/R
6′-3″
200
So.
Amarillo
TX
19
Coby Boulware
INF
R/R
5′-9″
170
So.
Anthem
AZ
20
Elijah Trest
RHP
L/R
6′-3″
205
Fr.
White Oak
TX
21
Jacob Burton
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
185
Fr.
Diana
TX
22
Curtis Washington,Jr.
OF/INF
R/R
6′-2″
165
Fr.
West Memphis
AR
24
Dominic Fletcher
OF
L/L
5′-9″
175
Jr.
Cypress
CA
25
Christian Franklin
OF
R/R
5′-11″
180
Fr.
Overland Park
KS
26
Travis Hester
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
College Station
TX
27
Dillon Lifrieri
OF/INF
R/R
6′-0″
190
Fr.
Wilton
CT
28
Kole Ramage
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
195
So.
Southlake
TX
29
Marshall Denton
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
160
R-So.
Beebe
AR
31
Caleb Bolden
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
170
So.
Texarkana
TX
32
Matt Cronin
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
195
Jr.
Navarre
FL
33
Patrick Wicklander
LHP
R/L
6′-1″
175
Fr.
San Jose
CA
34
Steven Sanchez
LHP
L/L
6’7″
240
Fr.
Mundelein
IL
35
Jacob Kostyshock
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
175
Jr.
O’Fallon
MO
37
Caden Monke
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
160
Fr.
Mt. Olive
IL
39
Evan Taylor
LHP
L/L
6′-4″
235
Fr.
Florence
AL
45
Kevin Kopps
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
R-Jr.
Sugar Land
TX
44
Collin Taylor
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
220
R-So.
Florence
AL
48
Zack Plunkett
C
R/R
6′-2″
225
R-Sr.
Hurst
TX
46
Carter Sells
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
Fr.
Brentwood
TN
49
Liam Henry
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
180
Fr.
Kansas City
MO
54
Will Barker
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
185
Fr.
Sherwood
AR
55
Isaiah Campbell
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
225
R-Jr.
Olathe
KS
57
Cody Scroggins
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
R-Jr.
Bentonville
AR
88
Zebulon Vermillion
RHP
L/R
6′-4″
185
So.
Prairie Village
KS
Kentucky Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
2
Austin Schultz
IF
R/R
5′-9″
190
FR
Adams
NE
3
Ben Jordan
RHP
L/R
6′-9″
260
R-FR
Olive Hill
KY
4
Zeke Lewis
IF
S/R
5′-9″
160
R-JR
Atlanta
GA
5
T.J. Collett
1B
L/R
6′-1″
230
JR
Terre Haute
IN
7
Rook Ellington
OF
R/R
6′-0″
175
FR
Paducah
KY
8
Marshall Gei
C
S/R
6′-0″
185
R-SR
Mount Juliet
TN
10
Dalton Reed
IF
L/R
6′-4″
240
JR
Roff
OK
12
Ryan Shinn
OF
R/L
6′-2″
205
SR
Jobstown
NJ
13
Cole Ayers
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
180
FR
Mt. Carmel
OH
14
Zack Thompson
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
220
JR
Selma
IN
15
Trip Lockhart
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
190
SO
Lexington
KY
16
Will Gambino
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
215
FR
Westmont
NJ
19
Alex Rodriguez
IF
R/R
5′-10″
195
SR
Pembroke Pines
FL
20
Braxton Cottongame
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
205
FR
Hazard
KY
21
Orlando Adams Jr.
C/OF
R/R
6′-0″
220
FR
Atlanta
GA
22
Dillon Marsh
LHP
L/L
6′-1″
220
FR
Elizabethtown
PA
24
Brett Marshall
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
215
R-SO
Louisville
KY
25
Coltyn Kessler
C/IF
L/R
6′-3″
220
SO
High Ridge
MO
26
Justin Olson
IF/OF
L/L
6′-2″
215
FR
Colorado Springs
CO
28
Ryan Johnson
OF/RHP
L/R
6′-3″
220
SR
College Station
TX
30
Jaren Shelby
OF
R/R
5′-11″
200
JR
Lexington
KY
31
Alex Degen
RHP
R/R
6’7″
210
FR
Readington Township
NJ
33
Trae Harmon
IF/DH
R/R
6′-4″
255
FR
Somerset
KY
34
Carson Coleman
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
185
R-SO
Lexington
KY
35
Cole Daniels
LHP
L/L
6′-1″
240
FR
Ann Arbor
MI
37
Cam Hill
OF
L/R
5′-10″
185
SO
Georgetown
KY
38
Jimmy Ramsey
RHP
L/R
6′-9″
255
SO
Tonka Bay
MN
39
Hunter Rigsby
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
215
FR
Mount Vernon
KY
41
Grant Macciocchi
RHP/IF
R/R
6′-4″
175
R-JR
West Chester Town Ship
OH
42
Elliott Curtis
IF
L/R
6′-0″
200
JR
Waterloo
Ontario
43
Breydon Daniel
IF/OF
S/R
6′-1″
200
JR
Bixby
OK
50
Mason Hazelwood
LHP
L/L
6′-5″
220
SO
Salvisa
KY
52
Tanner Holen
C
R/R
5′-11″
180
JR
Manhattan
KS
54
Daniel Harper
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
220
SO
Fairway
KS
55
Tyler Burchett
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
235
FR
Airville
PA
Schedule/Results
Arkansas
Kentucky
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs E Illinois
W 15-7
Feb 16
vs E Illinois
W 12-3
Feb 17
vs E Illinois
W 3-2
Feb 21
@ USC
W 6-3
Feb 22
@ USC
W 8-6
Feb 23
@ USC
L 6-4
Feb 27
vs Memphis
W 10-3
Mar 1
vs Stony Brook
W 3-1
Mar 2
vs Stony Brook
W 4-3
Mar 3
vs Stony Brook
W 15-7
Mar 5
vs Charlotte
Cancelled
Mar 6
vs Charlotte
W 9-2
Mar 8
vs La Tech
W 4-2
Mar 9
vs La Tech
L 12-7
Mar 10
vs La Tech
W 11-0
Mar 12
vs W Illinois
W 8-0
Mar 13
vs W Illinois
W 11-1
Mar 15
vs Missouri
W 2-0
Mar 16
vs Missouri
W 4-3
Mar 17
vs Missouri
W 3-2
Mar 19
@ Texas
W 11-4
Mar 20
@ Texas
L 7-6
Mar 22
@ Alabama
W 12-3
Mar 23
@ Alabama
L 10-0
Mar 24
@ Alabama
W 10-2
Mar 26
@ Missouri State
W 8-2
Mar 29
vs Ole Miss
W 5-3
Mar 30
vs Ole Miss
L 4-3
Mar 31
vs Ole Miss
L 10-5
Apr 2
vs Little Rock
L 17-7
Apr 5
@ Auburn
L 6-3
Apr 5
@ Auburn
W 9-6
Apr 6
@ Auburn
W 8-0
Apr 9
vs Oral Roberts
W 15-8
Apr 12
@ Vanderbilt
L 3-2
Apr 13
@ Vanderbilt
L 12-2
Apr 14
@ Vanderbilt
W 14-12
Apr 16
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 16-4
Apr 18
vs Mississippi St
W 5-3
Apr 19
vs Mississippi St
W 12-5
Apr 20
vs Mississippi St
W 10-2
Apr 23
vs Northwestern St
W 19-2
Apr 24
vs Northwestern St
L 10-7
Apr 26
vs Tennessee
W 11-9
Apr 27
vs Tennessee
W 15-3
Apr 28
vs Tennessee
W 4-3
Apr 30
vs Grambling
May 3
@ Kentucky
May 4
@ Kentucky
May 5
@ Kentucky
May 9
vs LSU
May 10
vs LSU
May 11
vs LSU
May 16
@ Texas A&M
May 17
@ Texas A&M
May 18
@ Texas A&M
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
@ Austin Peay
W 8-4
Feb 16
@ Austin Peay
W 12-5
Feb 17
@ Austin Peay
W 11-1
Feb 22
@ Texas Tech
L 4-7
Feb 23
@ Texas Tech
L 10-7
Feb 24
@ Texas Tech
L 19-4
Feb 26
vs E Kentucky
W 7-3
Feb 27
vs N Kentucky
W 5-4
Mar 1
vs Canisius
W 10-2
Mar 2
vs Canisius
W 12-3
Mar 3
vs Canisius
W 4-3
Mar 5
vs Wright State
cancelled
Mar 6
vs Boston College
L 12-3
Mar 8
vs Middle Tenn
W 4-1
Mar 10
vs Middle Tenn
W 7-0
Mar 10
vs Middle Tenn
W 5-4
Mar 12
vs SIU-E
W 6-4
Mar 13
vs W Kentucky
W 15-0
Mar 15
@ LSU
L 2-1
Mar 16
@ LSU
L 16-4
Mar 17
@ LSU
L 7-2
Mar 19
vs Xavier
W 16-3
Mar 22
vs Texas A&M
L 5-3
Mar 23
vs Texas A&M
L 9-3
Mar 24
vs Texas A&M
L 17-5
Mar 26
vs Morehead State
W 7-0
Mar 28
vs Georgia
L 7-3
Mar 29
vs Georgia
W 5-0
Mar 30
vs Georgia
L 10-8
Apr 2
@ Louisville
L 8-3
Apr 5
@ Missouri
W 4-2
Apr 6
@ Missouri
L 5-4
Apr 7
@ Missouri
L 9-2
Apr 10
@ Lipscomb
W 6-2
Apr 12
@ Ole Miss
L 8-2
Apr 13
@ Ole Miss
W 4-1
Apr 14
@ Ole Miss
W 4-2
Apr 16
vs Louisville
L 18-6
Apr 18
vs Tennessee
L 4-2
Apr 19
vs Tennessee
L 16-1
Apr 20
vs Tennessee
L 8-2
Apr 23
@ W Kentucky
W 15-4
Apr 26
@ Florida
L 10-8
Apr 27
@ Florida
W 5-1
Apr 28
@ Florida
L 12-8
May 3
vs Arkansas
May 4
vs Arkansas
May 5
vs Arkansas
May 7
vs Indiana
May 10
@ South Carolina
May 11
@ South Carolina
May 12
@ South Carolina
May 14
vs Michigan
May 16
vs Vanderbilt
May 17
vs Vanderbilt
May 18
vs Vanderbilt
Arkansas-Kentucky Prediction
Surging Arkansas visits struggling Kentucky. The Wildcats statistically have the better pitching and fielding team while the Razorbacks have stronger hitting. Key word there was “statistically” though. Look for the Razorbacks to win this series and possibly sweep UK. Arkansas 2 wins, Kentucky 1 win .
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