Technically, the Arkansas Razorbacks and UALR Trojans are playing an exhibition baseball game today.
But realistically, there's more to it than that.
FORMAT The teams will play a 9-inning game, take about a 10-minute break and play another 5 innings
NOTEWORTHY RF Heston Kjerstad (flu) and 1B Jordan McFarland (mononucleosis) won’t play for Arkansas. SP Chandler Fidel (rest) and C Kale Emshoff (elbow soreness) won’t play for UALR.
"It's historic," said Chris Curry, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock coach. "You just feel a buzz in the air.
"It's absolutely huge for our program."
It's a pretty big deal for the Razorbacks as well considering the University of Arkansas previously had a long-standing policy of not scheduling in-state schools in any sport.