DIVISION I CAPSULES

Arkansas State vs. UALR

WHEN 6:30 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday

WHERE Tomlinson Stadium, Jonesboro RECORDS UALR 15-31, 11-15 Sun Belt Conference; Arkansas State 23-27, 10-16 COACHES UALR: Chris Curry (15-31 in first season at UALR and overall); Arkansas State: Tommy Raffo (197-197-1 in seventh season at Arkansas State and overall)

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RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro

INTERNET astateredwolves.com, ualrtrojans.com ualrtrojans.com

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

TODAY

UALR: Sam Thoele (RHP, 3-6, 5.64 ERA); Arkansas State: David Owen (RHP, 3-4, 2.81)

SATURDAY

UALR: Jarrid Garcia (LHP, 1-3, 5.23 ERA); Arkansas State: Adam Grantham (RHP, 0-2, 4.25)

SUNDAY

UALR: Cory Malcom (RHP, 5-3, 3.62 ERA); Arkansas State: TBA

THE RUNDOWN Both teams enter the final weekend of the regular season trying to qualify for the Sun Belt Conference tournament. UALR will qualify for the tournament with a sweep this weekend. With two victories, UALR would need Louisiana-Monroe or Texas State to lose two games this weekend, or Texas State to sweep Texas-Arlington. ASU needs to win at least two games to even have a chance to get in. Even a sweep wouldn’t be enough to qualify without Louisiana-Monroe or Texas State winning one or less games this weekend, according to ASU. ASU has swept three of the last four series played in Jonesboro between the two rivals.

Central Arkansas vs.

McNeese State

WHEN 6 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday

WHERE Bear Stadium, Conway

RECORDS Central Arkansas 25-21, 14-13 Southland; McNeese State 31-21, 17-10 COACHES UCA: Allen Gum (145-124 in fifth season at Central Arkansas, 374-192 in 10th season overall); McNeese State: Justin Hill (61-49 in second season at McNeese State and overall)

RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway

INTERNET ucasports.com

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

TODAY

UCA: Connor Gilmore (RHP, 7-3, 2.11 ERA); McNeese State: Kaleb Fontenot (RHP, 7-3, 3.01)

SATURDAY

UCA: Chris Durham (LHP, 1-0, 3.89 ERA); McNeese State: Bryce Kingsley (RHP, 3-5, 4.39)

SUNDAY

UCA: Riley Echols (RHP, 3-3, 3.65 ERA); McNeese State: Ethan Stremmel (RHP, 4-4, 4.75)

THE RUNDOWN UCA enters the final weekend free of some stress after qualifying for the Southland Conference Tournament last weekend. The Bears can enter the tournament that begins Wednesday in Katy, Texas, as high as the No. 4 seed or as low as the No. 8 seed. McNeese State can enter the tournament as high as the No. 2 seed. McNeese State has won eight of its last nine games, including a sweep of Southland foe Stephen F. Austin two weeks ago. UCA’s Wesley Hoover is fourth in the Southland in hitting with a .368 average, and Logan Preston’s home run Tuesday at UALR was his ninth of the season, which leads the Southland.

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