Softball
Hogs get 13th seed, will host first-ever NCAA Regional
For the first time in program history, Arkansas has been selected as a top-16 national seed and will play host to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional beginning Friday.
FAYETTEVILLE — For the first time in program history, Arkansas has been selected as a top-16 national seed and will play host to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional beginning Friday at Bogle Park.
The Razorbacks carry the No. 13 seed and will be joined in Fayetteville by Oklahoma State, Wichita State and DePaul.
This marks the program’s eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and second consecutive under coach Courtney Deifel.
It does force the Arkansas Activities Association to move the softball championships scheduled to be played at Bogle Park to the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
NCAA Fayetteville Regional
Who: No. 13 Arkansas (39-15), Oklahoma State (38-20), Wichita State (30-21), DePaul (35-15)
When: May 18-20, 2018
Where: Bogle Park
Arkansas’ opener against Drake is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. (CT) at Bogle Park. Oklahoma State and Wichita State get things going at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets for the NCAA Fayetteville Regional go on sale beginning Monday at 8:30 a.m. (CT) for Razorback Foundation members and at 12 p.m. for the general public.
The clear-bag policy is still in effect for the postseason.
Contact the Razorback Ticket Center at 800-982-4647 or 479-575-5151.
Ticket Information
All-Session General Admission
Adult: $25
Youth: $15
Single-Day General Admission
Adult: $10
Youth: $6
Students: $5
Arkansas enters the national tournament with a 39-15 overall record which represents the most wins by the program since the 2002 season.
In their best SEC Tournament showing since 2001, the Razorbacks had wins over No. 19 Kentucky and eighth-ranked and No. 2 seed Georgia.
On the strength of the team’s performance last week, freshman Mary Haff and junior Katie Warrick were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.
The selection was the latest postseason honor for Haff who previously earned spots on the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team alongside teammate Hannah McEwen. Haff is also a top-10 finalist for National Freshman of the Year.
