FAYETTEVILLE --Opossum appearances, a long stretch of history and urgency of the moment all look to be stacked against the No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks heading into a key three-game series against wounded LSU starting tonight in Baton Rouge.
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (32-13, 13-8 SEC) will take a one-game lead in the SEC West into the series, which will pit ace right-hander Blaine Knight (7-0, 2.45 ERA) against LSU righty Zach Hess (6-4, 3.92) at 7 tonight.
The Tigers (26-19, 10-11 SEC), a long-time standard bearer in the SEC with six NCAA championships, have supreme motivation to kick their season in gear.