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[SIZE=9pt]Texas (9-7) at No. 5 Arkansas (11-4)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]March 13-14, 2018[/SIZE]
Where: [SIZE=9pt]Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum Stadium)
Time: Tuesday[/SIZE]—7 p.m., Wednesday—4 p.m.
TV: [SIZE=9pt]SEC Network (Tuesday[/SIZE]), SECN+ (Wednesday)
Radio: 104.9 The Horn, AM 1260
All-time series: Texas leads, 74-33
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
[SIZE=9pt]TUESDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]Arkansas RHP Kacey Murphy (1-0, 0.00) vs. Texas RHP Beau Ridgeway (1-0, 8.31)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]WEDNESDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]Arkansas TBA vs. Texas RHP Nico O’Donnell (1-0, 2.13)[/SIZE]
GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP—[SIZE=9pt]The Longhorns hit the road for a two-game set at No. 5 Arkansas…the old Southwest Conference rivals will face off in Fayetteville for the first time since 1991…they last met in 2012 at the Houston College Classic, where the Razorbacks won, 7-3.[/SIZE]
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A LOOK AT THE RAZORBACKS—[SIZE=9pt]No. 5 Arkansas is coming off a series win over Kent State at home…as a team, the Razorbacks are hitting .302/.424/.509…six different Razorbacks have amassed double-digit RBIs so far this season and they have hit 24 homers as a team…Arkansas is led by Casey Martin and his .415/.490/.805 line.[/SIZE]
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A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—[SIZE=9pt]Texas dropped three of four at home to then No. 7 Stanford…the Longhorns won game one, 8-6, but fell in the last three…Texas was outscored 33-13 in the four-game set…offensively, Texas is led by Kody Clemens and his .385/.536/.673 line…he has a team-high four homers and has compiled …DH Zach Zubia hit his third homer of the year [/SIZE]on Saturday…he leads the team with 19 RBI.
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NEXT UP—[SIZE=9pt]Texas will open up Big 12 Conference play [/SIZE]on Friday with the first of three games against visiting Kansas…last season, the Jayhawks took two of three in Lawrence.
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IN THE RANKINGS—[SIZE=9pt]Texas dropped out of the rankings following a 1-3 week…previously the Longhorns were ranked by D1Baseball (#23), Baseball America (#17), NCBWA (#20), USA Today Coaches Poll (#20), and Collegiate Baseball (#26). [/SIZE]
TOP OF THE ORDER—[SIZE=9pt]The Longhorns’ one-through-four hitters—David Hamilton, Masen Hibbeler, Kody Clemens, and Zach Zubia, respectively—have hit a combined .323 (74-for-229) so far this season with 21 extra-base hits, 49 runs scored, and 49 RBI…they’ve also combined for 18 stolen bases on the year and have combined for 43 walks.[/SIZE]
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PATIENCE, YOUNG CLEMENS—[SIZE=9pt]Kody Clemens has opened the 2018 campaign on a tear at the plate…his 13-game hit streak was snapped [/SIZE]on Friday vs. Stanford…it was the longest for a Longhorn since Madison Carter’s 15-game streak in 2014…Clemens has amassed 17 walks to just 6 Ks on the season and leads the team with four homers…he is 3-for-3 in stolen bases and holds a team-best 1.209 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
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MCKENZIE’S MANY TALENTS—[SIZE=9pt]Senior utilityman and right-handed pitcher Jake McKenzie, a petroleum engineering major, was recently awarded the Marvin Wright Student Athlete Award from the Cockrell School of Engineering and the Big 12’s Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]March 13-14, 2018[/SIZE]
Where: [SIZE=9pt]Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum Stadium)
Time: Tuesday[/SIZE]—7 p.m., Wednesday—4 p.m.
TV: [SIZE=9pt]SEC Network (Tuesday[/SIZE]), SECN+ (Wednesday)
Radio: 104.9 The Horn, AM 1260
All-time series: Texas leads, 74-33
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
[SIZE=9pt]TUESDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]Arkansas RHP Kacey Murphy (1-0, 0.00) vs. Texas RHP Beau Ridgeway (1-0, 8.31)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]WEDNESDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]Arkansas TBA vs. Texas RHP Nico O’Donnell (1-0, 2.13)[/SIZE]
GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP—[SIZE=9pt]The Longhorns hit the road for a two-game set at No. 5 Arkansas…the old Southwest Conference rivals will face off in Fayetteville for the first time since 1991…they last met in 2012 at the Houston College Classic, where the Razorbacks won, 7-3.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
A LOOK AT THE RAZORBACKS—[SIZE=9pt]No. 5 Arkansas is coming off a series win over Kent State at home…as a team, the Razorbacks are hitting .302/.424/.509…six different Razorbacks have amassed double-digit RBIs so far this season and they have hit 24 homers as a team…Arkansas is led by Casey Martin and his .415/.490/.805 line.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—[SIZE=9pt]Texas dropped three of four at home to then No. 7 Stanford…the Longhorns won game one, 8-6, but fell in the last three…Texas was outscored 33-13 in the four-game set…offensively, Texas is led by Kody Clemens and his .385/.536/.673 line…he has a team-high four homers and has compiled …DH Zach Zubia hit his third homer of the year [/SIZE]on Saturday…he leads the team with 19 RBI.
[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
NEXT UP—[SIZE=9pt]Texas will open up Big 12 Conference play [/SIZE]on Friday with the first of three games against visiting Kansas…last season, the Jayhawks took two of three in Lawrence.
[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
IN THE RANKINGS—[SIZE=9pt]Texas dropped out of the rankings following a 1-3 week…previously the Longhorns were ranked by D1Baseball (#23), Baseball America (#17), NCBWA (#20), USA Today Coaches Poll (#20), and Collegiate Baseball (#26). [/SIZE]
TOP OF THE ORDER—[SIZE=9pt]The Longhorns’ one-through-four hitters—David Hamilton, Masen Hibbeler, Kody Clemens, and Zach Zubia, respectively—have hit a combined .323 (74-for-229) so far this season with 21 extra-base hits, 49 runs scored, and 49 RBI…they’ve also combined for 18 stolen bases on the year and have combined for 43 walks.[/SIZE]
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PATIENCE, YOUNG CLEMENS—[SIZE=9pt]Kody Clemens has opened the 2018 campaign on a tear at the plate…his 13-game hit streak was snapped [/SIZE]on Friday vs. Stanford…it was the longest for a Longhorn since Madison Carter’s 15-game streak in 2014…Clemens has amassed 17 walks to just 6 Ks on the season and leads the team with four homers…he is 3-for-3 in stolen bases and holds a team-best 1.209 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
MCKENZIE’S MANY TALENTS—[SIZE=9pt]Senior utilityman and right-handed pitcher Jake McKenzie, a petroleum engineering major, was recently awarded the Marvin Wright Student Athlete Award from the Cockrell School of Engineering and the Big 12’s Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.[/SIZE]
