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Series Won! Hogs Go for the Sweep Today Over Tennessee

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Series Won! Hogs Go for the Sweep Today Over Tennessee

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 5 Arkansas (28-7, 10-4 SEC) continued its dominance of No. 16 Tennessee (23-12, 5-9 SEC), clinching another series win against the Volunteers with a 6-3 victory on Saturday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The Razorbacks, who have not dropped a regular-season weekend series against the Volunteers since 2005, have not lost a series to Tennessee in Fayetteville since 1996. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, Arkansas is now 29-14 overall against the Volunteers, including a commanding 14-5 record at home.

Arkansas starter Will McEntire went toe-to-toe with Tennessee ace Chase Dollander and came out victorious. The Hogs’ veteran right-hander notched his third quality start of the season, twirling six innings of two-run ball with five strikeouts.

McEntire, who improved to 5-1 on the year with the win, allowed a leadoff home run to begin the ballgame but settled down after that, enabling the Razorback offense to quickly strike back. Tavian Josenberger’s 11-pitch walk to lead off the bottom of the first inning set the table for Jace Bohrofen’s fourth home run in as many games.

The Arkansas captain turned on a 3-1 pitch and jacked a two-run shot to right center to put Arkansas ahead, 2-1. His no-doubter extended the Razorbacks’ nation-leading home run streak to 31 consecutive games.

Bohrofen finished the game 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, raising his team-leading season slash line to .413/.541/.771 on the year. The Oklahoma City, Okla., native has swatted 10 homers and driven in 32 runs this season.

The Hogs’ maintained their one-run lead until the fifth when Ben McLaughlin singled home Caleb Cali from second. Tennessee clawed back with a solo homer in the top half of the sixth, but Arkansas dropped the hammer in the seventh.

A three-run inning put the Razorbacks firmly in control of the game. John Bolton, who was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, came around to score on an error on an attempted pickoff at third before Kendall Diggs’ RBI single brought home Peyton Stovall, extending Arkansas’ advantage to 5-2.

Cali’s two-out RBI single through the right side later in the inning helped the Razorbacks tack on one more, providing Arkansas closer Gage Wood with a four-run cushion.

Wood, who entered in relief of McEntire to start the seventh, locked down the final three innings of Saturday night’s 6-3 win. The true freshman allowed one run and struck out a career-high six to secure his team-leading third save.

Arkansas looks to complete its second sweep against Tennessee in Fayetteville in as many tries in tomorrow’s series finale at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch in game three between the Razorbacks, who swept the last weekend series in Fayetteville in 2019, and Volunteers is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, on SEC Network+.

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

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Note to Our Readers: The previous story was sourced directly and in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Oliver Grigg.

Razorbacks Pitchers Combine for 13 Strikeouts in 5-2 Game One Win Over Tennessee

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Razorbacks Pitchers Combine for 13 Strikeouts in 5-2 Game One Win Over Tennessee

FAYETTEVILLE– Strong performances on the mound from Hunter Hollan and Hagen Smith led No. 5 Arkansas (27-7, 9-4 SEC) to a 5-2 series-opening win against No. 16 Tennessee (23-11, 5-8 SEC) on Friday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The Razorback left-handers combined for 13 strikeouts in the win. Hollan started and went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) while striking out six to log his fourth quality start of the season and improve to 6-1 on the year.

Smith, meanwhile, was dominant in relief, striking out seven of 10 batters faced. He emerged from the bullpen to begin the seventh and twirled three shutout innings to preserve the Hogs’ 5-2 win and secure his second save of the season.

Tennessee jumped out to an early two-run lead with a leadoff home run and a run-scoring balk in the top of the first inning. Hollan sharpened up after his tumultuous opening frame and silenced the Volunteers the rest of the way, allowing the Razorback offense to find its rhythm against Tennessee starter Andrew Lindsey.

Trailing by one in the third, Tavian Josenberger launched the go-ahead two-run shot to put Arkansas ahead, 3-2. His blast, one of two Razorback homers in the game, extended the Hogs’ nation-leading home run streak to 30 games.

Josenberger, who finished the game with a team-high two RBI, is slashing .339/.442/.551 with six home runs and 24 runs batted in over 33 games on the year.

Jace Bohrofen provided Arkansas’ second home run of the ballgame, blasting a solo shot to right in the fifth inning off of Tennessee reliever Seth Halvorsen to extend the Hogs’ lead to 5-2. Bohrofen, who has homered in three consecutive games, has put together a team-leading .415/.542/.755 slash line with nine homers and 30 RBI across 33 contests.

Kendall Diggs finished with a team-leading two hits as well as a stolen base in Friday night’s win. The Razorbacks’ primary designated hitter raised his season slash line to .353/.492/.686 with his seventh multi-hit effort of the year.

Arkansas, which has not lost a regular-season weekend series to Tennessee in Fayetteville since 1996, will look to clinch the series win tomorrow night. First pitch between the Hogs and Vols is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, on SEC Network+.

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

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Don’t Take a Chance on 4/20: Drive High, Get a DWI

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Don’t Take a Chance on 4/20: Drive High, Get a DWI

Marijuana laws are changing constantly across the country. One thing that hasn’t changed is the legalities behind impaired driving. Thursday, April 20, 2023, marks the unofficial marijuana “holiday,” and there will likely be an increase in marijuana use. To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with Arkansas law enforcement to spread the message that drug-impaired driving is dangerous and illegal. NHTSA wants to remind all drivers: Drive High, Get a DWI.

“High, stoned, or wasted: It doesn’t matter what term you use. If you are impaired, do not get behind the wheel of a vehicle,” said Public Safety Secretary Colonel Mike Hagar. “We are asking our community members to use good judgement, obey the law, and make safe choices when driving.”

In 2019, 49% of drivers who were killed in crashes and were tested for drugs, tested positive. This is why it’s so important for people to get the message: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. If you think being high won’t affect your driving, you’re wrong. It has been proven that marijuana can slow reaction times, impair cognitive performance, and make it more difficult for drivers to keep a steady position in their lane.

Those who plan to use marijuana on 4/20 (or any day) should not drive. If you find yourself drug-impaired, don’t drive your vehicle, give your keys to a sober driver or call for a ride that can safely take you home or to your next stop. Remind your friends to never get in the vehicle with an impaired driver. If you have a friend who is about to drive while high, advise them not to drive and help them get to their destination safely — they’ll thank you later.

By working together, we can save lives and help keep America’s roadways safe. Please join NHTSA in sharing the lifesaving message, Drive High, Get a DWI.

For more information on impaired driving, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drug-impaired-driving or call the Arkansas Highway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136, and go to https://www.tzdarkansas.org/ to learn about Arkansas’ Toward Zero Deaths campaign to eliminate preventable traffic fatalities.

While cattle prices continue to rise, high production costs, inflation undercut profits

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While cattle prices continue to rise, high production costs, inflation undercut profits

By Ryan McGeeney
U of A System Division of Agriculture

It’s true: Cattle market prices are at what some analysts have called “historic highs.” Unfortunately, profits are not.

For the entirety of 2023, slaughtered steer prices across all U.S. markets have remained above those of the previous year by 20-30 cwt, ranging from $155 to $170, and practically soared above the 2017-2021 average by 40 cwt or more. According to recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fed steer prices reached above $175 cwt last week, topping the 2014-2015 record of about $172.

But of course, a dollar in 2023 is not what it was in 2014. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation during those nine years has reduced the value of a dollar spent in the consumer price index by 28 cents.

James Mitchell, extension livestock economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said inflation is just one reason to keep today’s market prices in perspective.

“I wouldn’t say we’re near ‘record territory,’” Mitchell said. “I’d say we have prices as high as we’ve seen in the last 10 years in nominal terms — which is still great. You have to be careful how you interpret that, however.”

Mitchell also emphasized that the cattle industry, as a whole, abides by a cyclical nature.

“We’ve had three, four consecutive years of liquidating cow herds, of tighter and tighter feeder cattle supplies, and that’s driven significantly higher,” he said. But producers shouldn’t expect that upward trend to continue indefinitely.

For cattle producers in the U.S. Southeast and elsewhere, 2014-2015 was an unforgettable season, for reasons both good and bad. Prices spiked to record highs at the end of 2014, owing largely to market demand, at a time when feed, fuel and other input prices remained relatively low. When supply began catching up, however, market competition pulled the floor out from beneath those prices, leaving many producers with larger herds they had to either maintain or sell off at much-lower-than-anticipated prices.

Mitchell said that today’s high input prices, while largely the bane of many producers’ existence, will at least help sustain the cattle market prices.

“All the inputs are much higher than they were 10 years ago,” he said. “Corn is still high, fertilizer is still high, fuel is still high. So, because profitability hasn’t moved up as high as prices have, I do think we’re going to see prices stay high for a more prolonged period amount of time. When we got into the fall of 2015, it seemed like prices just fell out from under us, and we continued along that path for the next couple of years.”

As always, spring and summer weather will play the wild card in cattle production. While Arkansas has seen a fairly wet few months, that augers nothing for the summer, when rainfall will be more critical for providing grazing material to livestock.

“We’ve been pretty fortunate in Arkansas, but I’d argue that moisture really doesn’t matter now as much as it does in the next few months,” Mitchell said. “We need timely, adequate rainfall through the spring and summer, when it matters most for both forage production and hay production. It doesn’t matter a whole lot if we’ve got rain in February and March.”

Even if Arkansas does see a dry summer, the state’s cattle producers still have a lead on some neighboring states that have dwelled in the doldrums of drought for more than a year now.

“We still have two of our biggest cattle states, Oklahoma and Texas, that are still very much in drought, so that’s limiting the options for a lot of those producers,” Mitchell said. “Kansas is in even more of a severe drought scenario.

“The prices may be high, but if we don’t have grass to feed cattle, there’s nothing we can do about it,” he said.

To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit
www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu/. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk.

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

What Goes Into Your Retirement ‘Paycheck’

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What Goes Into Your Retirement ‘Paycheck’

During your working years, you generally know how much money you’re bringing in, so you can budget accordingly. But once you’re retired, it’s a different story. However, with some diligence, you can put together a “paycheck” that can help you meet your income needs.
Where will this paycheck come from? Social Security benefits should replace about 40% of one’s pre-retirement earnings, according to the Social Security Administration, but this figure varies widely based on an individual’s circumstances. Typically, the higher your income before you retire, the lower the percentage will be replaced by Social Security. Private pensions have become much rarer in recent decades, though you might receive one if you worked for a government agency or a large company. But in any case, to fill out your retirement paycheck, you may need to draw heavily on your investment portfolio.
Your portfolio can provide you with income in these ways:
• Dividends – When you were working, and you didn’t have to depend on your portfolio for income to the extent you will when you’re retired, you may have reinvested the dividends you received from stocks and stock-based mutual funds, increasing the number of shares you own in these investments. And that was a good move, because increased share ownership is a great way to help build wealth. But once you’re retired, you may need to start accepting the dividends to boost your cash flow.
• Interest payments – The interest payments from bonds and other fixed-income investments, such as certificates of deposit (CDs), can also add to your retirement income. In the years immediately preceding their retirement, some investors increase the presence of these interest-paying investments in their portfolio. (But even during retirement, you’ll need some growth potential in your investments to help keep you ahead of inflation.)
• Proceeds from selling investments – While you will likely need to begin selling investments once you’re retired, you’ll need to be careful not to liquidate your portfolio too quickly. How much can you sell each year? The answer depends on several factors — your age, the size of your portfolio, the amount of income you receive from other sources, your spouse’s income, your retirement lifestyle, and so on. A financial professional can help you determine the amount and type of investment sales that are appropriate for your needs while considering the needs of your portfolio over your lifetime.
When tapping into your investments as part of your retirement paycheck, you’ll also want to pay special attention to the amount of cash in your portfolio. It’s a good idea to have enough cash available to cover a year’s worth of your living expenses, even after accounting for other
sources of income, such as Social Security or pensions. In addition, you may want to set aside sufficient cash for emergencies. Not only will these cash cushions help you with the cost of living and unexpected costs, but they might also enable you to avoid digging deeper into your long-term investments than you might like.
You may be retired for a long time — so take the steps necessary to build a consistent retirement paycheck.
This article is provided by Jeffrey O’Neal, Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
20 N Express St, Paris, AR 72855
479-963-1321
jeffrey.o’neal@edwardjones.com
edwardjones.com/jeffrey-o’neal
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“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

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“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

Hello everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Easter. The weather was perfect, it couldn’t have been more perfect if I had ordered it. So thankful for our risen Saviour. We had a good time with all the family on Saturday, Michael and Tonya hosted it. We had lots of laughter, good times and wonderful food. On Sunday, my precious daughter-in-law cooked a big spread of delicious food with turkey and fried chicken and all the trimmings.

I know I have told ya’ll how thankful I am for my three grandchildren, Ethan, Evan and Ella. I call them the three E’s. Ethan is in his second year of college for computer science. He is very, very smart. He made the Dean’s list. He is really book smart. I say all that to say this, Ethan Cole does not have a whole lot of common sense. Bless it, he just doesn’t. One of the most recent things he has done is this…

I always get his and Evan’s taxes done when I get mine done. The tax office said they needed to bring a copy of Ethan’s driver’s license. I sent him a text and told him to make a copy and bring it home. He then asks me, “do I need to make a paper copy or go to the DMV and get another driver’s license?” What? Noooo, I just need you to put it in the copy machine at the college and make a copy of the one you have. Land’s sake, have you ever heard anything like it? If I send him to Walmart to get anything I have to Google what I want and take a screen shot of it and send it to him.

Blessssss! The other day he swings by the bank and has an ice cream bar and wants to know if Gina or I want it. I said, we just had something sweet, just go back there and put it in the freezer. Later in the day, I go back there and open the fridge, and there it lay in the refrigerator section, not the freezer. Bless, he may not know that these modern day refrigerators come with a freezer on top.

He’s as good as gold, checks on me and sees about me, but he’s just lacking a little common sense. I’m telling ya most of the time I send Ella, who is 14, with him because she can figure most stuff out before him. If he can Google it, he can most likely do it. Some got it, some don’t. Ha ha! I love him though, and he wouldn’t be Ethan if he was any different.

This week’s recipe is taco spaghetti. I love spaghetti, but I’m the only one in my house that does. Enjoy the recipe and the beautiful weather we are having.

TACO SPAGHETTI
2 tablespoons of oil
1 pound of ground beef or turkey
1/6 cup of onion, cut up (I like the sweet onion)
1/6 cup of taco seasoning or one packet (you may want to use a little more than a packet)
1 can rotel tomatoes (put mine in the chopper to cut up the tomatoes)
8 oz. spaghetti noodles
1 cup water
2 oz. shredded cheddar cheese (I use more, and you may want the Mexican blend cheese)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

Heat oil in the skilled and add the onions and ground beef, cook until meat is done. Drain the grease off if needed. Add the taco seasoning, rotel tomatoes, uncooked spaghetti noodles and water. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until spaghetti is all dente. Remove from heat, sprinkle with half the cheese and stir well. Top with remaining cheese and cilantro then serve. You can always add bell peppers when you add onions, and a dollop of sour cream. Have a wonderful week!

Magazine Choir Earns First Division Honors & Best in Class Awards at State Assessment

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Magazine Choir Earns First Division Honors & Best in Class Awards at State Assessment

Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced directly and in its entirety from Mr. Johnathan Gipson, Director of Media Relations, Magazine School District. Mr. Gipson is a RNN Sports contributor, and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers.

MAGAZINE – Magazine High School’s choir continues to reap the rewards of its hard work and talent.

The Rattler choir received First Division honors and the Best in Class Award for its performance on Monday in the State Choir Performance Assessment at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

It was the choir program’s first appearance in the state assessment in recent history.

The choir consists of sophomores Nat Ervin, Trinidy Harding, Briare Harding and Kalynn Downs, who performs all of the choir’s piano accompaniment.

“The students in the choir love to perform and they are willing to work hard,” Magazine Schools choir director Ashley Love said

“They have had many wonderful performances this year, and this is a great way to start ending the year. I think the greatest achievement was staying focused for so many months. It shows just how much they love music.”

Earlier this spring, the Rattler choir received First Division Superior scores for its on-stage performance and sight-singing during the Region IV Choir Performance Assessment at the Greenwood High School Performing Arts Center.

As a result of that performance, Magazine qualified for the State Choir Performance Assessment.

“State Concert Assessment is judged on the same things as at the region level, but the judges are more critical at state level,” Love explained. The judges look at tone quality, pronunciation, rhythm, pitch, interpretation and style and dynamics.”

Love said First Divison is the highest honor a choir can receive and a distinction that is difficult to attain.

“There were 13 schools in the 1A, 2A and 3A classes, and the only schools that scored a higher First Division (rating) than Magazine were West Fork (3A) and Harding Academy (3A),” Love said.

Competition performances began with qualifying choirs from 1A and will continue until all classes represented have performed. Love said every choir is scored on a rubric, and scores are then compared against each other.

“At events, we perform against all classes,” Love explained. “State will continue on throughout the week. It’s something that cannot be done in one day with so many choirs in our state. We’ll see how the larger choirs do as the week goes on.”

The Best in Class Award that the choir also received is based on total score and judges’ favorites, Love said.

“We had the highest score in 1A and 2A,” Love said.

It’s not the last competition of the week for this talented group of sophomores. All are members of the Rattler band, which will compete in the State Concert Assessment on Wednesday at Cabot High School.

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Magazine High School’s choir received First Division honors and the Best of Class Award for their performance in Monday’s State Choir Performance Assessment at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Choir members are (left to right) Briare Harding, Nat Ervin, Trinidy Harding and Kalynn Downs.

Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Tourism Association Holds Annual Awards Banquet

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Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Tourism Association Holds Annual Awards Banquet

Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced directly from the Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Tourism Association by the Paris Area Chamber of Commerce.

PARIS– The Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks Tourism Association held its Annual Awards Celebration and Banquet at the Horsehead Lake Lodge and Event Center in Clarksville on Tuesday, April 11. The event was sponsored by Ridgewood Brothers BBQ, Pridgin Family Brewery, Horsehead Lake Lodge and Event Center, and Point Remove Brewing Company.

Guests were served a buffet meal by Ridgewood Brothers BBQ. Lady Angler Lentz, Rebecca Baker, who is also Arkansas State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commissioner was the keynote speaker of the event.

County Tourism awards were received, and the Charlie Johnson Award was received. Recipients of the tourism awards were:

Conway County – Stephanie Buckley
Johnson County – City of Clarksville
Logan County – Logan County Jail Museum
Perry County: Perry County Arts League
Pope County: Sarah Keating
Yell County: Yell County Fair and Parade

Charlie Johnson Award:
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Magazine Rattler Band Earns First Division Honors at State Assessment

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Magazine Rattler Band Earns First Division Honors at State Assessment

Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced directly and in its entirety from Mr. Jonathan Gipson, Director of Media Relations, Magazine School District. Mr. Gipson is a RNN Sports contributor, and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers.

MAGAZINE – At the State Concert Assessment, the fortunate few bands who qualify know that their performances will be held to a much higher standard than ever before. That intense scrutiny from the judges, though, didn’t seem to faze the Magazine Rattler Band.

A little more than a month after earning a First Division Superior rating at the Western Region (Region VIII) Concert Assessment, the Rattler Band added yet another distinction to its legacy on Wednesday afternoon, earning First Division honors in the State Concert Assessment at Cabot High School.

It’s the first time the Rattler Band has achieved that prestigious rating since 2001.

Band members performing at the State Concert Assessment included junior Brock Gentry (trumpet), sophomores Briare Harding (clarinet), Kalynn Downs (tenor saxophone), Trinidy Harding (trombone) and Nat Ervin (percussion), freshmen Allie Istre (clarinet) and Isaiah Ward (clarinet), eighth graders Aiden Schmitt (clarinet) and Kauree Bennett (alto saxophone) and seventh grader Madison Kilgore (tuba).

“I am incredibly proud of this group of students,” Magazine band director Ashley Love said. “They love to perform and have put in countless hours to make their sound and style full of quality found in the best of musicians.”

At the State Concert Assessment, bands are judged on similar criteria to that of the Region Concert Assessment – tone, articulation, rhythm and tempo, precision, technique, style, balance, phrasing, expression and dynamics.

“There is an approved list of (song) titles we must choose from,” Love explained. “And, all bands must perform one march.”

The only other River Valley area bands to earn First Division honors were: the Fort Smith Southside Maverick Philharmonic Orchestra (Class 7A), Russellville and Van Buren (Class 6A), the Dardanelle Wind Ensemble (Class 5A) and Ozark (Class 4A).

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The Magazine Rattler Band received First Division honors during Wednesday’s State Concert Assessment at Cabot High School in Cabot. It is the first time the Rattler Band has received the prestigious ranking since 2001. Band members are (left to right) Madison Kilgore, Trinidy Harding, Briare Harding, Brock Gentry, Isaiah Ward, Aidan Schmitt, Allie Istre, Kauree Bennett, Kalynn Downs, Nat Ervin and band director Ashley Love.

Arkansas Hosts the Vols in Weekend SEC Series

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Arkansas Hosts the Vols in Weekend SEC Series

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 5 Arkansas (26-7, 8-4 SEC) hosts defending SEC champion No. 16 Tennessee (23-10, 5-7 SEC) in a highly anticipated series this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium.

First pitch in the opener of the three-game set between the Razorbacks and Volunteers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, on SEC Network with Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) on the call. Games two and three will stream on SEC Network+ with first pitch set for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, respectively.

Arkansas enters this weekend’s series with an 8-4 SEC record. The Razorbacks have started 8-4 or better in SEC play for six consecutive seasons, which marks the best stretch of starting 8-4 or better in SEC play since LSU did it from 1991-98.

Schedule

Friday, April 14

Tennessee vs. #5 Arkansas – 7 p.m. – SEC Network – Listen – Live Stats

Saturday, April 15

Tennessee vs. #5 Arkansas – 6 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats

Sunday, April 16

Tennessee vs. #5 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats

On the Mound

Friday, April 14

Tennessee RHP Andrew Lindsey (0-1, 2.01 ERA) vs. Arkansas LHP Hunter Hollan (5-1, 3.00 ERA)

Saturday, April 15

Tennessee TBA vs. Arkansas TBA

Sunday, April 16

Tennessee TBA vs. Arkansas TBA

Tune In
Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) will have the call of Friday’s primetime game on SEC Network. Brett Dolan (play-by-play) and Troy Eklund (analyst) will have the call of Saturday and Sunday’s games on SEC Network+.

The entire series can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here.

Series History

Arkansas is 39-28 all-time against Tennessee, including a 19-10 record in games played in Fayetteville. Under head coach Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks are 27-14 overall against the Volunteers, including a 12-5 mark at home.

The Hogs have not dropped a regular-season weekend series against the Volunteers since 2005, Van Horn’s third season at the helm of the program. Arkansas, which has not lost a series to Tennessee in Fayetteville since 1996, most recently swept the Vols at Baum-Walker Stadium in 2019, the last time the two programs met on the diamond in Fayetteville.

Homerin’ Hogs

Entering Friday’s series opener, Arkansas has homered in an NCAA-leading 29 consecutive games. The Razorbacks, who have homered in all but two of their 33 contests this season, have cranked 50 home runs during their 29-game streak.

The NCAA record for consecutive games with a homer is held by LSU (77 games) and spanned parts of three seasons from June 8, 1996, to Feb. 21, 1998.

For the year, Arkansas has belted 56 home runs in 33 games, led by Jared Wegner’s team-high 12 home runs. Five Hogs have swatted five or more homers: Wegner (12), Kendall Diggs (8), Jace Bohrofen (8), Caleb Cali (5) and Tavian Josenberger (5).

Strong SEC Start

Excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Arkansas has started 8-4 or better in SEC play for six consecutive seasons. It marks the best stretch of starting 8-4 or better in SEC play since LSU did it from 1991-98.

2017: 8-4 start / 18-11, 2nd SEC West

2018: 8-4 start / 18-12, T-1st SEC West

2019: 8-4 start / 20-10, T-1st SEC West

2020: N/A

2021: 9-3 start / 22-8, SEC Champions

2022: 8-4 start / 18-12, 2nd SEC West

2023: 8-4 start / TBD

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

Note to Our Readers: The previous story was sourced directly and in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Oliver Grigg.

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