UALR VS. FLA. INTERNATIONAL
WHEN 6 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday WHERE Gary Hogan Field, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 25-23, 10-14 Sun Belt Conference; Florida International 23-26, 11-13 THIS WEEK Won 5-3 vs. Central Arkansas in 12 innings.
RADIO None INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS TODAY UALR: RHP Chance Cleveland (5-7, 3.07 ERA); Florida International: LHP Tyler Alexander (3-6, 4.42) SATURDAY UALR: LHP Travis McDonald (1-2, 4.35 ERA); Florida International: RHP Mike Franco (5-3, 5.58) SUNDAY UALR: RHP Blake Huffman (6-3, 3.98 ERA); Florida International: RHP Alex Seibold (2-5, 4.53) RUNDOWN UALR has won seven of its past eight games. The Trojans are averaging 8.8 runs per game over that stretch. … Austin Pfeiffer’s game-winning home run Tuesday against Central Arkansas gave the Trojans 51 for the season, tied for second nationally. … UALR is tied with Arkansas State for sixth place in the Sun Belt Conference standings at 10-14 entering this weekend’s series.
ARKANSAS STATE AT TROY
WHEN 6 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday WHERE Riddle-Pace Field, Troy, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas State 24-25, 10-14; Troy 35-13, 16-8 THIS WEEK Lost 12-3 Wednesday at Tennessee RADIO KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro; KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com, troytrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS TODAY Arkansas State: RHP Daniel Wright (5-4, 3.74 ERA); Troy: RHP Tanner Hicks (7-2, 3.94) SATURDAY Arkansas State: TBA; Troy: LHP Shane McCain (8-1, 3.72) SUNDAY Arkansas State: TBA; Troy: LHP Ryan Sorce (6-0, 2.47) THE RUNDOWN Troy is the Sun Belt’s hottest team, having won eight of its past nine conference games and three consecutive series heading into today. … Arkansas State has lost six consecutive games, including a series sweep at Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend. … After last weekend’s sweep at Louisiana-Lafayette, ASU is in a tie for sixth place in the Sun Belt Conference standings with UALR at 10-14. The Red Wolves host the Trojans next weekend in the teams’ final conference series of the season.
UCA VS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
WHEN 6 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday WHERE Bear Stadium, Conway RECORDS UCA 32-14, 11-10 Southland Conference; Stephen F. Austin 25-24, 12-9 THIS WEEK Lost 5-3 vs. UALR in 12 innings at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS TODAY UCA: RHP Caleb McClanahan (8-4, 1.71 ERA); Stephen F. Austin: RHP Chase Greening (4-3, 2.22) SATURDAY UCA: LHP Jeffery Enloe (7-4, 2.46); Stephen F. Austin: RHP Kyle Cross (5-5, 3.52) SUNDAY UCA: RHP Bryce Biggerstaff (4-2, 2.92); Stephen F. Austin: RHP Justin Choate (3-2, 4.61) THE RUNDOWN Central Arkansas has lost three of its past four, including 2 of 3 to Southeastern Louisiana at home last weekend. The Bears are seventh in the Southland Conference, one game behind Stephen F. Austin in the standings with six games left. The top eight teams will play in the Southland Tournament on May 22-25 in Sugar Land, Texas.
UA-PINE BLUFF VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
WHEN 12 p.m. (DH) Saturday WHERE Torii Hunter Baseball Complex, Pine Bluff RECORDS UAPB: 19-30, 11-11 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Prairie View A&M: 23-23, 12-10 THIS WEEK None RADIO None INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SATURDAY Game 1 UAPB: LHP Jim Ploeger (4-4, 4.28 ERA); Prairie View A&M: TBA. Game 2 UAPB: RHP Mikey Ramirez (3-3, 3.90); Prairie View A&M: TBA THE RUNDOWN Arkansas-Pine Bluff has clinched a berth in next week’s SWAC Tournament. … UAPB lost 3 of 4 at Prairie View A&M last weekend. The teams are making up two games that were postponed in late March because of inclement weather.
Sports, Pages 25 on 05/10/2013