Another game from Baum-Walker Stadium against Tennessee. Another loud night is scheduled.
The sixth-ranked Razorbacks host the 15th-ranked Vols for Game 2 of their SEC set at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Arkansas took the opener, 5-2, after the Vols were shut down upon scoring two runs in the first inning.
Arkansas’ win combined with LSU’s loss allowed the Razorbacks to move from a 1/2-game up on the Tigers in the SEC West to a full 1 1/2-game lead for the division crown. Tennessee fell six games back of Vanderbilt in the SEC East.
Neither the Diamond Hogs or Vols will have their season made or broke by this mid-year series. But NCAA Tournament placing time has begun and the Razorbacks, especially, are smelling a national seed. A series win over Tennessee will go a ways in helping achieve that.