Arkansas softball hosts Texas this weekend in Fayetteville Super Regional

For the second-straight 12 months, Bogle Park will probably be internet hosting a Tremendous Regional. No. 4 Arkansas and No. 18 Texas will meet in Fayetteville with a visit to the Girls’s School World Sequence on the road. Recreation one is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. Friday’s recreation is slated for five:30 p.m. on ESPN, and Saturday’s recreation information, if vital, will probably be introduced at a later time. The Razorbacks are looking for their first-ever journey to Oklahoma Metropolis.

The Schedule

Thursday, Could 26 – 6 p.m. – ESPN2 – Beth Mowins (pxp), Michele Smith (analyst), Jess Mendoza (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Friday, Could 27 – 5:30 p.m. – ESPN2- Beth Mowins (pxp), Michele Smith (analyst), Jess Mendoza (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

12 months of the Hog

Coach Deifel and the Razorbacks are placing collectively a historic season. To date in 2022, the Hogs have strung collectively essentially the most single season wins in progam historical past (47) after taking down Oregon within the regional championship. The Razorbacks recorded the primary outright SEC common season crown and SEC Match championship in program historical past, changing into simply the fourth league crew to take action within the final 10 years (not together with 2020). The Razorbacks have gained nine-consecutive convention collection, together with each collection in 2022, which is the longest win streak in program historical past. Arkansas achieved this system’s highest general seed (No. 4) within the 2022 NCAA Match.

sixth Inning Magic

In back-to-back video games towards Oregon throughout the Fayetteville Regional, Arkansas produced a six-run sixth inning, propeling them to 6-2 and 9-3 wins. 5 of Arkansas’ six hits within the first matchup between the Geese have been recorded within the sixth.

Massive League Sure

Senior Danielle Gibson was one in every of 13 school gamers chosen within the 2022 Athletes Limitless Draft a number of weeks in the past. Gibson was chosen fifth general. Embarking on its third championship season, Athletes Limitless and ESPN have just lately reached a brand new multi-year rights settlement for professional softball and lacrosse. Final Friday throughout Arkansas’ recreation vs. Princeton, senior catcher Taylor Ellsworth was drafted tenth general by USSSA Satisfaction as a catcher/utility participant, marking the second Razorback to be drafted this season.

Callin’ the Hogs

Arkansas noticed its highest-attended regional final weekend with a complete of 9.174 in attendance throughout the Hogs’ three video games. All three video games have been in entrance of sellout crowds.

No Place Like Dwelling

Arkansas is 27-4 at residence and a 16-2 since March 26 (first SEC residence collection), dropping its solely two video games to LSU and Kentucky at Bogle Park.

Dwelling Run Queens

On Could 12 towards Ole Miss, senior slugger Linnie Malkin turned the Hogs’ all-time residence runs chief after tallying the forty eighth of her profession. Malkin’s residence run depend presently sits at 50. Senior Danielle Gibson sits at second all-time in Razorback historical past with 48.

A High 10 Expertise

Senior infielder Danielle Gibson was named a High 10 Finalist for USA Softball’s Collegiate Participant of the 12 months. Nationally, Gibson ranks sixth in batting common (.445). sixth in RBIs (69), seventh in RBI per recreation (1.23), seventh in complete bases (151), tenth in slugging share (.873), tenth in hits (77) and twelfth in residence runs (20). Gibson sits at sixth within the NCAA Division I energetic profession leaderboard in hits with 278.

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