Arkansas will get an early-season test in Arlington when it opens the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series with four straight games at Globe Life Field.
The Razorbacks announced their start times for the annual event, and the trip begins on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. against Oregon. Arkansas then turns around to face Oregon State at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27, before taking on Iowa at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.
- The Hogs close the weekend against Tarleton State on Monday, March 1 at noon.
For Arkansas, the series offers a chance to set the tone right away after a disappointing postseason in 2026. The Razorbacks are trying to reassert themselves as one of the sport’s top programs and chase the national championship that Dave Van Horn has not yet brought back to Fayetteville.
The Arkansas track record in Arlington gives them plenty of reason to expect a strong showing. Since Globe Life began hosting the event in 2021, the Razorbacks are 12-4 in the tournament, the best mark of any team in the field. Last year, they went 3-1 in the trip and will be aiming to come home 4-0 this time around.
Oregon brings a tough opening matchup. The Ducks reached their third Super Regional in the last five years and fell to Texas in the Austin Super Regional last season.
The Oregon State game adds another layer. Arkansas and the Beavers have a history that stretches back to their intense 2018 College World Series meeting, and the teams also crossed paths at Globe Life Field in 2023. That time, Arkansas earned a 5-4 win over the seventh-ranked Beavers behind a go-ahead triple from Peyton Holt.
Iowa will be a rare opponent for the Razorbacks. Sunday’s meeting will be only the third matchup between the programs, and the last one came all the way back in 1997, when Arkansas beat the Hawkeyes 26-11 in Arlington. Iowa is coming off a 33-23 season and missed the postseason under Rick Heller, who enters his 13th year as head coach.
Tarleton State finishes the slate, and Arkansas already has recent history there too. The Texans went 38-21 last season, reached the Austin regional, and were eliminated after losses to Texas and UC Santa Barbara. The Razorbacks also beat Tarleton State 3-1 at Globe Life last year, scoring all three runs in the first inning before the offense went quiet the rest of the way.
Van Horn’s team will need to come out sharp quickly in Arlington before heading back to Fayetteville to face Santa Clara.
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