Little Rock Opens OVC Play with Road Series at Tennessee Tech

The stakes are higher this weekend as Little Rock hits the road to open Ohio Valley Conference play with a three-game series against Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn.

The series opens Friday at 6 p.m. and continues with a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday before concluding Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be available for streaming on ESPN+.

Game Info
Who: Little Rock (11-10) at Tennessee Tech (9-12)
When: March 20–22
Where: Cookeville, Tenn.
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: LRTrojans.com

Coach Speak
"The bottom line is that the season starts on Friday. We are 0-0 when we arrive at Tennessee Tech. We start playing for a championship on Friday," head coach Chris Curry said. "Everybody is excited for Friday. We knew when we scheduled the double midweek it would test our depth on the mound and force us to throw some other guys. We did that, and it showed us some things."

"In a conference game, maybe we bring a guy in for one hitter or to get a ground ball. There are a lot of guys we feel comfortable using in certain situations. With the quality starts we've been getting from our weekend rotation, we feel like we can shorten the game by letting them go a little longer during conference play, which helps the bullpen."

Series History
• The all-time series is tied at 8-8.
• Little Rock has lost the last three games in the series.
• The Trojans are 4-2 in Cookeville.

Scouting the Golden Eagles
• Tennessee Tech is 7-5 at home this season.
• The Golden Eagles have won their last two games, defeating Mercer and North Alabama.
• Jorsixt Jimenez leads the team with six home runs and 30 RBIs.
• Tennessee Tech is hitting .251 as a team while allowing opponents to hit .356.
• The Golden Eagles' team ERA is 9.24.

Trojan Report
• Kade Smith had two hits Wednesday vs. Oral Roberts, raising his season average to .403.
• The Trojans have six players with 11 or more RBIs, led by Ty Rhoades with 24.
• Little Rock boasts a team fielding percentage of .981, which ranks 30th nationally.
• With the Trojans' next win, Chris Curry will surpass Gary Hogan as the all-time winningest coach in program history.