South Carolina-Arkansas: Times, TV, odds, radio, weather

The South Carolina baseball team hosts Arkansas this weekend for an important three-game SEC series. Here is everything you need to watch and listen to the games, plus gambling odds, weather forecasts and parking.

Due to the rain forecasted for Sunday, the teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday. The teams will play as originally scheduled on Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday’s first game begins at 1 p.m. with an hour break between games. All three games will be nine-inning contests. Ticket information is below.

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South Carolina-Arkansas Game 1

• Time: Friday, April 19, 7 p.m.
• Television: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network+ with Dave Weinstein, Kip Bouknight (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network (affiliates listed below) with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake, Cade Crenshaw; pregame begins at 6:45 p.m.
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather forecast (weather.com as of Friday at 5 p.m.): Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 64F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
• Odds: As of Friday at 5 p.m., South Carolina is a money line underdog of +184 for Game 1. At +184, the Gamecocks have a 35.2% implied probability of winning the game.

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South Carolina-Arkansas Games 2 and 3

• Date: Saturday, April 20
• Times: Game 2 starts at 1 p.m., Game 3 starts an hour after Game 2 ends
• Television: None
• Streaming video: Both games are SEC Network+ (Game 2, Game 3) with Dave Weinstein, Kip Bouknight (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network (affiliates listed below) with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake, Cade Crenshaw; pregame begins at 12:45 p.m.
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather forecast (weather.com as of Friday at 5 p.m.): Some sun in the morning with increasing clouds during the afternoon. High 87F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
• Odds: As of this writing, no information is available for Games 2 and 3.

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South Carolina-Arkansas: Probable pitching

Game 1

• South Carolina: Roman Kimball (R-So. RHP) 2-1, 4.71 ERA, 21.0 IP, 22 BB, 28 SO
• Arkansas: Hagen Smith (Jr. LHP) 7-0, 1.53 ERA, 47.0 IP, 17 BB, 89 SO

Game 2

• South Carolina: Eli Jones (Jr. RHP) 3-1, 3.57 ERA, 45.1 IP, 12 BB, 38 SO
• Arkansas: Mason Mollina (Jr. LHP) 3-0, 3.32 ERA, 43.1 IP, 21 BB, 65 SO

Game 3

• South Carolina: TBA
• Arkansas: Brady Tygart (Jr. RHP) 3-1, 2.59 ERA, 41.2 IP, 21 BB, 52 SO

Also see: Mark Kingston explains changes made to weekend rotation

Scouting Arkansas

• The Razorbacks are coming off a pair of one-run wins over Texas Tech in the midweek. Arkansas won in come-from-behind fashion, 9-8, on Tuesday and picked up a 5-4 win on Wednesday.
• Arkansas is 12-3 in the SEC, good for the lead in the SEC West and second overall. The Razorbacks have won 24 straight games at home and have a 32-5 overall record.
• Hagen Smith, who leads the SEC with a 1.53 ERA, is 7-0 with 89 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched. Smith will get the ball on Friday night.
• Peyton Stovall leads the Razorbacks with a .327 average while Wehiwa Aloy has nine home runs and 36 RBI.
• Dave Van Horn is in his 22nd season as the head coach at Arkansas. He has led the Razorbacks to seven College World Series appearances and has won SEC Coach of the Year three times.
  (Info from USC Media Relations)

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South Carolina-Arkansas series

• Arkansas leads the all-time series 45-35 heading into this weekend’s series.
• The Gamecocks are 17-16 against the Razorbacks in Columbia.
• The two teams played in Fayetteville last season as Carolina won the Saturday contest, 3-1, as Jack Mahoney pitched seven shutout innings and Braylen Wimmer had two hits and an RBI.
• Carolina and Arkansas met in Columbia in 2021 as the Gamecocks won the middle game, 6-2, as Andrew Peters earned the win by pitching three shutout innings and Brett Kerry had three strikeouts to earn the save.
  (Info from USC Media Relations)

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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
• Greenville, 1440 AM, WGVL
• 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

Gamecock Baseball parking information

Shuttle parking for Friday will be operational at the Key Road Gravel Lot (1105 Key Road). Shuttle begins two hours prior to first pitch and continues until one hour after the game. It is $5 to park at the Key Road Lot to take the shuttle.

FOR SATURDAY: The shuttle will run from the AD7 Barnwell Lot (1708 Washington Street)

For GPS purposes, the address for the Key Road Gravel Lot is 1105 Key Road, Columbia, SC 29201.

GAME DAY PARKING INFORMATION (including public game day lots (PGDL: $10 per game). All gameday lots are cashless. Please have a debit card or credit card ready for payment upon entry into parking lots.

Friday

• Stadium opens: 6 p.m.
• Business lots open: 5/5:30 p.m.
• Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL open: 5 p.m.
• Bus shuttle for patrons: 5 p.m.

Saturday

• Stadium opens: 12:30 p.m.
• Business lots open: 11:30 a.m.
• Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL open: 11:30 a.m.
• Bus shuttle for patrons: 11:30 a.m.

Doubleheader ticket information

Ticket holders who have the Saturday, April 20 SERIES GM2 reserved tickets will be able to sit in their seats for the 1 p.m. game until the game concludes and then move to the Corner Pantry Berm/SRO areas for the second game of the doubleheader.

Ticket holders who have Sunday, April 21 SERIES GM3 reserved tickets can come in for the 1 p.m. game and go to the Corner Pantry Berm/SRO areas and then move into their seats when the 1 p.m. game concludes.

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