Little Rock hits the road this weekend for a three-game series at Samford, with the opener now scheduled for a 4 p.m. start Friday at Joe Lee Griffin Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m., with the finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.
Game Info
Who: Little Rock (8-8) vs. Samford (6-9)
When: March 13–15
Where: Joe Lee Griffin Field – Birmingham, Ala.
Video: ESPN+
Radio: None
Live Stats: LRTrojans.com
Coach Speak
"Until we start to make the routine plays, we'll be stuck in neutral. We had it set up to win in the ninth, but you cannot give teams extra runners or extra outs. We just haven't nailed that down yet, but we will." – Head coach Chris Curry following Tuesday's home loss to Arkansas State
Series History
• Samford leads the all-time series, 5-3.
• Little Rock has won the last three meetings but is 0-4 when playing on the road.
• This is the first meeting between the two schools since 1991.
Scouting the Bulldogs
• Samford ranks third nationally in team fielding percentage (.990).
• The Bulldogs' pitching staff has a combined ERA of 7.86, nearly three full runs higher than their opponents' ERA of 4.90.
• Opponents are hitting .300 against Samford this season.
• Luke Boykin leads the team with five home runs and 17 RBIs but is hitting .240.
• Samford is 6-3 at home and 0-6 on the road.
Trojan Report
• Brannon Westmoreland ranks among the Top 100 pitchers nationally in strikeouts (26) and leads the OVC in total strikeouts.
• Westmoreland ranks 41st nationally in WHIP (0.80).
• Easton Roe's streak of consecutive games reaching base safely has reached 14.
• Jerdy Lopez has a team-high 43 defensive assists while maintaining a 1.000 fielding percentage.
• Chris Curry is three wins shy of becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history.
