Category: Arkansas Softball

Kramer tabbed as SEC Player of the Week for Razorbacks

Slugging more than 1.500 will typically earn a player some dap. Raigan Kramer was an easy choice.

Monday’s loss to Central Arkansas was the bigger bummer, but the Razorbacks could be happy for their teammate that night, anyway.

Arkansas outfielder Raigan Kramer was named SEC Player of the Week for her run during the Razorbacks’ 6-0 run last week.

The sophomore had a slash line of .667/.706/1.583 in wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Iowa State and North Texas. She hit three home runs among her eight knocks and knocked 11 RBI to go with her 19 total bases, five runs, four walks and sacrifice fly.

Kramer became the third Arkansas softball player to be honored this season by earning the award. Chenise Delce was SEC Pitcher of the Week during the final week of February and Atalyia Rijo was SEC Freshman of the Week for the week of February 13.

Arkansas opens SEC play Friday at home against Texas A&M.

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Sugar Bear Stunner! Central Arkansas stuns No. 7 Hogs in Fayetteville

Arkansas discovered leaving runners on-base is a bad idea no matter who you’re playing.

Central Arkansas softball is good. Not sure if the Sugar Bears are supposed to be that good, though.

UCA left Fayetteville on Monday evening in a stunned state and left the home team in a stunned state, too, as the Sugar Bears scored two runs in the sixth and held Arkansas off for the final six outs in a 2-1 shocker from Bogle Park.

The Hogs led 1-0 after the first inning when Rylin Hedgecock’s sacrifice fly opened the scoring. Turned out, it also closed the scoring.

Central Arkansas starter Jordan Johnson never the Diamond Hogs get going. She threw a complete game, giving up just the one run one five hits and four walks while striking out seven.

The hits and walks are evidence Arkansas had its chances. The Razorbacks had runners on first and second with two outs in the seventh, and final, inning. They also had the bases loaded with nobody out in the fifth. Each time Johnson worked around it.

The game was the last nonconference tune-up for Arkansas, which opens SEC play Friday against Texas A&M at Bogle Park.

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Hogs softball beats North Texas on Sunday to sweep six games in Woo Pig Classic

In six games, Arkansas outscored their opponents 51-6.

One more warm-up is all the Arkansas softball team has before SEC play begins.

But the warm-up has been stellar.

The Razorbacks beat North Texas, 11-1, in five innings Sunday to take all six games of the Woo Pig Classic on the weekend. Arkansas beat Iowa State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and North Texas by a combined score of 51-6 from Bogle Park.

Raigan Kramer was the hero Sunday. The leftfielder went 2 for 2 with a walk, a home run, two runs and three RBI. Lauren Camenzind also hit a home run, hers opening the scoring in the second inning, a two-run shot to left-center that scored Kramer, as well.

Robyn Herron needed only work three innings as she struck out three and gave up two walks and a hit to pick up her sixth win of the year.

Arkansas will play its seventh game in five days Monday when Central Arkansas visits Fayetteville. The Razorbacks open SEC play Friday at home against Texas A&M.

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Lefty freshman throws second complete-game shutout

The Razorback softball pitching staff is filled with stars, and one of them is a freshman.

The Razorbacks softball pitching staff is filled with stars, and one of them is a freshman.

Arkansas opened the Woo Pig Classic at Bogle Park with a 4-0 win over Iowa State.

Left-handed freshman Robyn Harris pitched seven innings against Iowa State and finished with 12 strikeouts, allowing only one run after facing 26 batters. It was the third time this season Harris finished with double-digit strikeouts. She only gave up a single in the fifth season.

The Hogs’ pitching staff has been lights out this week. Delce was named National Pitcher of the Week, leading a shut-out against Drake. As a staff, they have a 1.98 ERA and 136 strikeouts.

At the plate, the Hogs tallied four runs on 10 hits. Rylie Hedgecock hit a home run, her sixth of the year. Raigan Kramer also hit her second home run of the season.

The Razorbacks walk into the weekend on a five-game win streak. The Woo Pig Classic continues for the Hogs with a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, including another game against Iowa State.

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Razorbacks ace, Chenise Delce, named SEC Pitcher of the Week

The SEC named Delce pitcher of the week for her performance in the Razorback invitational last weekend, her third time receiving the honor. 

Another day and another accolade for Arkansas ace Chenise Delce.

The SEC named Delce pitcher of the week for her performance in the Razorback invitational last weekend, her third receiving the honor.

Delce was 4-0, two of those wins coming from ranked Arizona. She finished the weekend with a .076 ERA and 25 strikeouts. Batters only compiled a .127 batting average and two runs during her 18.1 innings on the mound.

She leads the Razorbacks staff with seven wins, three against top 25 teams. She is on pace to eclipse her 2022 numbers, which earned SEC Pitcher of the year honors, her first season in the conference.

After spending three seasons in Tulsa, winning 15 in her first season, she has made a home in Fayetteville. Next for the Hogs and Delce is the Woo Pig Classic, which includes two doubleheaders.

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Razorbacks cap home tournament with win over Drake to go 5-1

Arkansas rolled to a shutout to take the Razorback Invitational on the weekend.

Defending Bogle Park will be one of the keyes to the Arkansas softball team’s season in 2023.

The weekend was a solid start to that end.

The Razorbacks won their home tournament, the Razorback Invitational, with a title-clinching win over Drake on Sunday afternoon, 7-2, in five innings. The victory made Arkansas 5-1 on the weekend with a three-game sweep over the Bulldogs and two wins over No. 19 Arizona.

Sunday’s capper was Arkansas’ from the word go.

Drake had just two hits off Arkansas starter Callie Turner through the first five innings while Hogs’ hitters scored five runs in the first two innings alone.

Rylin Hedgecock smacked a three-run shot in the first inning and Hannah Gammill had a two-run single in the second. Rylee Cloud and Hannah Camenzind had an RBI double and RBI single respectively in the fifth inning to cap things.

Arkansas is actually back at home on the upcoming weekend, as well. Iowa State, North Texas and Texas-Corpus Christi are all in Fayetteville for two games apiece against the Razorbacks for the Woo Pig Classic. The Hogs’ first game of the tournament is Thursday at 4 p.m.

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Bingo, Bango! Arkansas wins doubleheader over Drake and Arizona

Arkansas scored a pair of one-run wins in dramatic fashion in Day 2 of the Razorback Invitational.

After splitting a doubleheader in the opening day of the Razorback Invitational on Thursday, the Arkansas softball team took both games of the doubleheader Friday.

The Razorbacks needed 11 innings, but knocked off Drake in the first of two games Friday, 4-3. They followed by taking the rubber match against Arizona, 2-1. The victory over the Wildcats gave Arkansas two in three against Arizona.

Rylin Hedgecock broke the 1-all tie the second game with a solo home run in the sixth inning. Chenise Delce came back out to the mound in the seventh and struck out the side, though Arizona did advance a runner to third base because of a single, a wild pitch and a passed ball.

The opener Friday was even more dramatic as Arkansas forced extra innings in their final chance in the seventh inning against Drake when Cylie Halvorson’s RBI single scored Hannah Gammill to tie the game at three.

Then, in the 11th inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Halvorson singled to left field to score Lauren Camenzind for the game-winner.

Arkansas has two games remaining against the Bulldogs. The first is Saturday at 1 p.m. from Bogle Park and the finale is Sunday at 11 a.m.

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No. 8 Arkansas splits doubleheader against No. 19 Arizona

Hannah Gammill’s walk-off earned Arkansas one win, but a big Arizona inning in the second game forced a split.

The first two games of Arkansas’ six-game weekend took place Thursday in Bogle Park as No. 19 Arizona played the eighth-ranked Razorbacks in a doubleheader.

Arkansas took the opener, 3-2, in walk-off fashion as Hannah Gammill’s RBI single scored Reagan Johnson in the bottom of the seventh.

Johnson had a bout of fortune as she had actually struck out to lead off the inning but reached first on a passed ball. After a sacrifice bunt and a groundout, she was on third base with two outs as Gammill stepped in.

Arizona had tied things in the top of the inning when Devyn Netz hit a two-run home run with just one out in the frame. Arkansas starter Chenise Delce allowed a single in the next at-bat before getting a strikeout and a groundout to keep the game tied headed into the bottom.

The Wildcats took the second game, 5-2. A four-run fourth inning saw Arizona bat around the lineup as Netz’s second homer of the day was the big shot of the inning. Arkansas had led 2-0 to that point.

The Razorbacks’ break is short as they’re back for two more on Friday. Arkansas plays Drake at 1:30 p.m. and follows with a final game against Arizona immediately after.

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Arkansas to get two opponents in six games over four days on the weekend

Arkansas softball is set to host the Razorback Invitational at Bogle Park on the weekend.

The eighth-ranked Arkansas softball team has a big weekend ahead.

The Razorbacks will play six games from Friday to Sunday at Bogle Park as part of the Razorback Invitation. Arizona and Drake join the round-robin where each team will play the others three times.

Arkansas fell four spots from No. 4 in the country when the rankings were released this week. But it wasn’t exactly a hard fall. The Hogs lost to No. 6 Florida State and No. 15 Duke at the Clearwater Invitational before finishing the weekend with three straight wins.

Arizona is first on the slate for the Razorbacks on Friday. The first game between the two is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, then the two will play again immediately after the same day. Arkansas follows against Drake on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will play Arizona immediately following. The home team will play Drake once on Saturday and again on Sunday to close the invitational.

The tournament is Arkansas’ third of the season. They’re the only kinds of games the Hogs will have played through the first four weeks, too, as Arkansas’ next weekend will be the Woo Pig Classic, again at Bogle Park.

But as the Razorbacks continue to get the reps in, Arkansas should be in good shape when SEC play rolls around March 10 against Texas A&M.

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A look at the Hogs opponents at the Taxact Clearwater Invitational

A look at the schedule for the Hogs in the Taxact Clearwater Invitational.

After dominating in Vegas, Arkansas softball next challenge is The Taxact Clearwater Invitational in the sunshine state.

The Arkansas Razorbacks opened the season with a 5-0 start in the Rebel Kickoff, out scoring opponents 51-9, averaging 10 runs a game. This will be much tougher though with three ranked opponents on the schedule this weekend.

The Razorbacks aren’t the only top team in the invitational. No. 2 UCLA is the only team ranked above the Hogs but the two powerhouses are not set to meet. The SEC is also represented by Alabama, Texas A&M, and. Mississippi State.

All games will be held at the Eddie C. Moore complex and will be broadcasted on ESPN streaming platforms, including the SEC Network.

Let’s take a look at who the Hogs will face in Florida this weekend.