Arkansas Opens SEC Tournament as No. 1 Seed

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – No. 5 Arkansas heads again to Gainesville, Fla., for the 2022 SEC Match at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Hogs maintain the No. 1 general seed for the primary time in program historical past (Arkansas was No. 2 in 2021) and can play the winner between (8) Georgia and (9) Ole Miss at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on SEC Community. Friday’s semifinal is ready for 4:30 p.m., and Saturday’s championship will start at 4 p.m. The semis and last can be broadcast on ESPN2.

The Schedule

Thursday – 6:30 p.m. – winner between (8) Georgia and (9) Ole Miss – SEC Community

Friday – 4:30 p.m. – TBD – ESPN2

Saturday – 4 p.m. – TBD – ESPN2

BACK-TO-BACK

The Razorbacks grew to become considered one of 4 SEC softball packages to win back-to-back SEC common season championships (Alabama, Florida, LSU, Arkansas). The Hogs clinched no less than a share after downing South Carolina within the collection finale earlier than claiming this system’s first outright convention crown this previous weekend at Texas A&M.  The Hogs had been picked to complete third within the 2022 preseason ballot. Arkansas is coming off this system’s first SEC common season title (shared with Florida) final season, going 19-5 in convention play. The Razorbacks grew to become the primary group not named Florida or Alabama to win the convention’s common season title since Tennessee in 2007. On the street towards league competitors, the Hogs went 11-1, producing essentially the most wins on the street throughout convention play by an SEC group since 2013 when the league adopted the present 24-game schedule. Arkansas posted a 43-11 general report, recording the very best win proportion (.796) and second-most complete wins in program historical past. Within the NCAA Match, Arkansas earned the No. 6 nationwide seed and swept the Fayetteville Regional earlier than internet hosting this system’s first Sper Regional at Bogle Park.

Licensed Bogle Bombers

The Scorching hitting Hogs surpassed the earlier single season program residence run report of 95 towards Texas A&M on Saturday. With 4 residence runs towards the Aggies in Sunday’s rubber match, the Razorbacks transfer their residence run depend to 100 on the season, which is tied with Georgia (2022) and Tennessee (2015) for the fifth-most posted by any SEC program.

9-Straight Convention Sequence Wins

After capturing a victory at Texas A&M Sunday, the Razorbacks prolonged their convention collection win streak to 9 – the longest in program historical past. Arkansas received all eight of its convention collection in the course of the 2022 season.

No Doubts With Two Outs

Arkansas sports activities a conference-best .339 batting common with two outs. Just one different program holds an above .300 common with two down (Georgia – .313).

Sooie Sluggers

By way of 50 video games, Arkansas ranks third in DI softball in scoring, averaging 7.54 runs per recreation. Moreover, the Hogs rank second in on base proportion (.438), third in residence runs per recreation (2.00), fourth in batting common (.342), and fourth in slugging proportion (.632). Final season, Arkansas tied for fourth nationally and led the SEC, mashing a college report 95 residence runs. The group shattered the earlier program report of 65 lengthy balls hit in 2008. The full ranks tenth within the SEC report guide for many residence runs in a single-season and had been essentially the most hit in a single season hit by an SEC group since Tennessee clubbed 100 in 2015. In Towards Lehigh on March 11, the Razorbacks launched a program-record seven residence runs towards the Mountain Hawks. Three of the seven residence runs had been hit within the first inning by Sides, Ellsworth and Gammill. Ellsworth slashed a career-high two residence runs towards Lehigh. Towards Maryland, Gammill slugged a career-high two residence runs to energy the Hog offense. The Hogs’ 18 RBI and 19 runs are tied for many and second-most in single recreation program historical past. Arkansas has 5 who’ve compiled 10 or extra residence runs to this point this season.

Sooie Spinners

The Arkansas pitching workers has put up spectacular numbers all through league play. The Razorbacks lead the SEC in league play with a 2.90 ERA – the one group with a sub-3.00 ERA – whereas limiting opponents to a .234 batting common. The Razorbacks have allowed the fewest runs (82), earned runs (66) whereas issuing the fewest walks (50).

Protection, Protection, Protection

The Razorback protection is second within the convention with a .979 fielding proportion.