South Carolina vs. Arkansas baseball series: Times, TV, pitching, weather, odds, injuries, live updates

South Carolina and Arkansas meet in Fayetteville, Ark., for a three-game SEC baseball series Friday through Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch, start times, pitching matchups, weather forecasts, betting odds, injuries, and live updates.

Entering the series, South Carolina is 17-5 overall and 1-2 in the SEC, while Arkansas is 20-2 overall and 2-1 in the SEC.

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South Carolina vs. Arkansas Game 1

• Where: Baul-Walker Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark.
• When: Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 7:15 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67; southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph
• Odds: As of Friday at 9:10 a.m., on DraftKings, Arkansas is the favorite at -345, while South Carolina is listed at +250
• Arkansas: Zach Root (Jr. RHP) 2-1, 4.44 ERA, 24.1 IP, 8 BB, 39 SO
• South Carolina: Brandon Stone (So. RHP) 1-1, 3.42 ERA, 23.2 IP, 5 BB, 26 SO

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South Carolina vs. Arkansas Game 2

• Where: Baul-Walker Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark.
• When: Saturday, March 22, at 3 p.m. EDT
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 2:45 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Sunny, with a high near 73; light southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon; winds could gust as high as 20 mph
• Odds: Betting info has not been posted
• Arkansas: Gabe Gaeckle (So. RHP) 1-0, 5.87 ERA, 23.0 IP, 12 BB, 27 SO
• South Carolina: Jake McCoy (So. LHP) 2-1, 5.25 ERA, 24.0 IP, 11 BB, 44 SO

South Carolina vs. Arkansas Game 3

• When: Baul-Walker Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark.
• Where: Sunday, March 23, at 3 p.m. ET
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 2:45 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m.; partly sunny, with a high near 71; south wind around 15 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon; winds could gust as high as 25 mph
• Odds: Betting info has not been posted
• Arkansas: Landon Beidelschies (Jr. LHP) 3-0, 3.80 ERA, 21.1 IP, 5 BB, 22 SO
• South Carolina: Dylan Eskew (Sr. RHP) 0-1, 1.77 ERA, 20.1 IP, 16 BB, 22 SO

Injury report: South Carolina vs. Arkansas

During the offseason, the SEC approved a policy that mandates availability reports for conference games for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and baseball. For baseball, reports are submitted the night before games and updated on game day.

Here are the players listed on Thursday’s night report:

South Carolina

INF #8 Nolan Nawrocki – Out
RHP #18 Eli Jerzembeck – Out
RHP #39 Riley Goodman – Out
C #5 Talmadge LeCroy – Probable
OF #17 Kennedy Jones – Probable
C #40 Gavin Braland – Probable

Arkansas

RHP #14 Gage Wood – Out
IF/OF #1 Rocco Peppi – Probable
OF #22 Logan Maxwell – Probable
LHP #36 Parker Coil – Probable

Scouting Arkansas (from USC)

• The Razorbacks won a two-game midweek series with Oral Roberts, winning Tuesday’s game, 4-1, and Wednesday’s contests, 16-0, in seven innings.
• Wehiwa Aloy was 3-for-4 with four RBI in Wednesday’s win. Wehiwa Aloy is hitting .402 with nine home runs and 28 RBI.
• Wehiwa’s brother, Kuhio, leads Arkansas with a .419 batting average and has eight home runs with 35 RBI.
• On the mound, Zach Root is 2-1 with a 4.44 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 24.1 innings pitched.
• Dave Van Horn is in his 23rd season as head coach at Arkansas. He has led the Razorbacks to seven College World Series appearances and three overall SEC titles.
• Paul Maineri and Van Horn have a combined 2,425 wins heading into Friday’s game.

South Carolina vs. Arkansas series (from USC)

• Arkansas leads the all-time series with Carolina, 47-37, heading into this weekend.
• The two teams split the four games played last season. Arkansas won the regular-season series in Columbia. The Gamecocks won the middle game, 6-3, as Kennedy Jones had a pair of hits and Matthew Becker earned the win on the mound, striking out two in 2.1 innings.
• Then, in the SEC Tournament, Cole Messina’s home run in the ninth inning lifted Carolina to a 6-5 win. Messina drove in five runs, while Garrett Gainey earned the win, striking out three in three innings.
• The last meeting in Fayetteville between the two teams was in 2023. Carolina won the middle game, 3-1, behind Jack Mahoney’s six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Gamecock Radio Network: Baseball affiliates

• Allendale, 93.5 FM, WDOG
• Camden, 98.7 FM, WCAM
• Camden, 1590 AM, WCAM
• Charleston, 98.9 FM, WTMZ
• Chesterfield, 107.3 FM, WVSZ
• Columbia, 107.5 FM, WNKT (flagship station)
• Florence, 96.3 FM, WOLH
• Florence, 1230 AM, WOLH
• Greenville, 104.9 FM, WROO
• Myrtle Beach, 100.3 FM, WSEA
• Rock Hill/Lancaster, 107.1 FM, WRHM
• Spartanburg, 98.3 FM, WSPG
• Spartanburg, 1400 AM, WSPG
• Waynesboro, 92.9 FM, WYBO

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