FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has partially reverted to its original starting rotation for a series against No. 2 Florida.
The Razorbacks will throw junior right-hander Dominic Taccolini on Thursday and sophomore right-hander Keaton McKinney on Friday against the Gators. The series is scheduled to begin Thursday with an 8 p.m. game at Baum Stadium.
Taccolini and McKinney were removed from the starting rotation last weekend after both struggled in the first three SEC series. Taccolini gave up 12 runs in nine innings of opening-game starts against South Carolina, Auburn and Missouri, while McKinney gave up nine earned runs in 14 1/3 innings against the same teams.
Arkansas (21-12, 4-8 SEC) enters the series on a five-game conference losing streak and is not ranked in the national coaches' poll for the first time this season. The Razorbacks were swept by No. 11 Ole Miss last weekend on the road.
The Gators (30-5, 8-4) have lost two of their past three series, including last weekend against No. 8 Mississippi State.