Conway, Ark.- The Central Arkansas Bears (14-14, 4-5) will play a mid-week game at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-17, 7-2) at the Torii Hunter Complex in Pine Bluff, Ark. First pitch on Tuesday, March 31st will be at 3:00 p.m. The Bears and Golden Lions have played each other 30 times all time, the Bears have won all but two of those games and have won the last 13 in a row.

Last weekend the Bears played an ASUN series at home against the APSU Governors, dropping the series 1-2. In the Bears win, the offense was led by Nate Negre who had 2 RBI while Sam Reynolds, Jayden Sloan and Zane Denton also had 1 RBI each. The big story though was the pitching. Denver Hamilton got the start on the mound and threw 7 innings giving up 2 hits, walking 1 batter and striking out 12 batters. Hunter Alexander closed out the game throwing 2 innings with 2 strikeouts and giving up 0 hits. Overall this season, the Bears are batting .252 with 231 hits and a .403 slg% while their opponents are batting .271 with 255 hits and a .434 slg%.

The Golden Lions are coming off a 3-game sweep of Alcorn State in SWAC play on the weekend. The Golden Lions have hit 10 home runs, 40 doubles and have scored 185 runs so far this season. The Golden Lions pitching staff has allowed 21 home runs, 52 doubles and 190 runs so far this season. Aaron Grant leads the team in several offensive categories, he has a batting average of .341, .985 ops, 3 hr, and a slg% of .549. Overall, the Golden Lions are batting .267 with 249 hits and a .364 slg% while their opponents are batting .241 with 225 hits and a .384 slg%.

First pitch against the Golden Lions is set for 3 p.m. at the Torii Hunter Complex in Pine Bluff, Ark. The game will be broadcast on The Bear 91.3 or you can follow live stats online.