FAYETTEVILLE — For the first time in 28 years, Arkansas lost a baseball season opener Friday.
The No. 4 Razorbacks lost 3-2 to Illinois State in front of 10,116 at Baum-Walker Stadium. The teams are scheduled to play the second of their three-game series Saturday at noon.
It was Arkansas’ first season-opening loss since 1994, when TCU swept a three-game series against the Razorbacks in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arkansas lost a home opener for the first time at Baum-Walker Stadium, which opened midway through the 1996 season.
Illinois State (1-0) scored the go-ahead run when Aidan Huggins doubled against reliever Kole Ramage with two outs in the seventh inning.