Arkansas facing familiar foe to begin Lawrence Regional
After missing out on a chance to host the program’s fourth consecutive Regional, Arkansas will be the No. 2 seed in the Lawrence Regional that kicks off this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark.
The Razorbacks (39-20) will be paired with host No. 15 overall seed Kansas (42-16), 3-seed Missouri State (34-19), and 4-seed Northeastern (38-20). It will be the third time in 2026 Arkansas faces off against Missouri State, a squad the Hogs split with in home-and-home non-conference games. Kansas was the No. 2 seed in last year’s Fayetteville Regional that Arkansas won.
Missouri State escaped the Hogs in a 15-14 extra inning slugfest on March 31, then the Hogs punched back, 12-4, in the April 21 rematch.
Arkansas leads the all-time series over the Bears 60-32, including a 22-13 mark under 24th-year head coach Dave Van Horn.
The Razorbacks are hoping for a similar result as the last time they went on the road in the NCAA Tournament in 2022, when they took the Stillwater Regional and Chapel Hill Super Regional before finishing in the College World Series semifinal round.
Arkansas and Missouri State will play Friday at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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