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Oregon forces Arkansas softball into loser’s bracket

Arkansas has its back against the wall in the Fayetteville Regional after a 10-4 loss to Oregon.

For the first time since Bogle Park opened, Arkansas lost a NCAA Regional game.

Oregon hit a grand slam and swung the bats with a fury in a 10-4 victory early Saturday afternoon over the Razorbacks.

Chenise Delce got the start after Hannah Camenzind started the regional opener.

Delce struggled with her command most of the day and ceded the ball to Camenzind, who also couldn’t slow Oregon’s offensive onslaught.

The setback placed Arkansas into an elimination game with Notre Dame late Saturday evening.

A win puts Arkansas into the regional final, but it will have to beat the Ducks twice to advance to the Super Regional.

 

Arkansas Softball: Six Diamond Hogs on All-SEC team

Meet the softball Diamond Hogs selected to All-SEC teams.

Well, the SEC Tournament didn’t end how Courtney Deifel and the rest of the Arkansas Softball team planned, with the extra-innings loss to Alabama.

We still have some good news for those in Fayetteville. Of course, individual awards are always nice, but I’m sure these honors are bittersweet.

Six Razorbacks received All-SEC honors. Ace, Chenise Delce was the only player voted to the first team, her second year in a row being voted first team, while the rest of the group were selected to the second team.

Last season the Hogs had seven players voted to the All-SEC team, but six of those players were on the first team. Hannah Gammil, who was first-team All-SEC last year, did not receive any honors.

Hogs ace Chenise Delce selected in Athletes Unlimited Draft

On Monday night, one of the best pitchers in Arkansas Razorback softball history was selected in the Athletes Unlimted Draft. 

On Monday night, one of the best pitchers in Arkansas Razorback softball history was selected in the Athletes Unlimted Draft.

Right-handed redshirt senior Chenise Delce went ninth overall in the draft, joining three other SEC softball products. Delce joins former Razorback Danielle Gibson as the only two players from the program to be selected in the AUX draft.

Delce’s career isn’t over yet, with the SEC Tournament and a potential College World Series run still on the table, but it has been illustrious so far. Delce has a career 1.82 ERA with 173 strikeouts, 16 complete games, and five solo shutouts across 157.2 innings pitched. Her record stands at 39-11.

All of this in two years of work.

This season Delce ranks third in the SEC in strikeouts, 173, and wins, currently at 20.

Razorbacks pitching ace goes No. 9 overall in draft

Not often do college athletes have a job waiting on them before their season is even finished.

Chenise Delce has a job waiting for her when the Arkansas softball season is finished.

The Razorbacks’ ace was selected as the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 Women’s Professional Fastpitch draft by her hometown Oklahoma City Spark. She can sign after he eligibility with the Razorbacks has been exhausted.

Delce won SEC Pitcher of the Year for Arkansas last year after transferring in from Tulsa. In her two seasons, slightly less, with the Hogs, she has a record of 35-8 with 324 strikeouts and has eight wins against teams ranked in the Top 25..

“I want to congratulate Chenise and Oklahoma City for the draft tonight,” said Arkansas head coach Courtney Deifel. “I can’t say enough about how proud I am of Chenise and for what she has accomplished. She’s an elite talent and competitor. She’s an even more incredible human. I can’t wait to watch her represent her hometown and the Razorbacks.”

Delce became the third Razorbacks player in history to be drafted in softball. Taylor Ellsworth currently plays in the same league.

The WPF plays professionaly from June 15 to August 7.

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Hedgecock homers in 10th to give Arkansas first SEC series win

Chenise Delce struck out two in a row with the bases loaded to finish off the complete game.

The weekend’s series between two top-10 teams in Tuscaloosa could play massively down the stretch in Division I softball.

It lived up to the billing, too.

Arkansas took the series, two games to one, over Alabama in dramatic fashion Monday. Rylin Hedgecock’s solo home run in the 10th inning proved the game-winner in the Razorbacks’ 2-1.

More than Hedgecock, though, Monday was about Chenise Delce. Arkansas’ ace last year had already lost more individual games this year than last, four to three, but her ancillary numbers have been arguably better. The results met up with them against the Crimson Tide.

Delce threw a complete game, all 10 innings, while giving up five hits and walking four. She struck out eight.

But she was in trouble in the 10th. After induced a flyout to start the inning, Delce gave up three straight singles to give the Crimson Tide the bases loaded with just one out. She then struck out two consecutive Alabama batters swinging to end things.

Arkansas is back at Bogle Park on the weekend when the No. 12 Razorbacks host No. 11 Florida for a three-game set.

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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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Five Razorbacks earn All-American Honors, tied for national lead

Even though the season is over, Arkansas Softball is still finding ways to break records.

The season may be over, but the best season in Arkansas Softball history keeps getting better.

Prior to the opening game of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association released their All-Americans from the 2022 season on Wednesday, with five players from Arkansas making the list.

With five selections, Arkansas ties Oklahoma for the most athletes to be named All-American.

First baseman [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag], third baseman [autotag]Hannah Gammill[/autotag], center fielder [autotag]KB Sides[/autotag], and utility player [autotag]Linnie Malkin[/autotag] grabbed first-team honors, while pitcher [autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] was named second-team All-American.

Gibson earned her second All-American honor after a record-breaking season. During her senior season, Gibson set school records in batting average (.445), hits (81), RBI (70), and total bases (155).

Sides’ lone season in Fayetteville was memorable, as she hit 13 home runs for the Razorbacks. In three seasons at Alabama prior to making the move to Arkansas, she hit three total home runs. Other career-bests for Sides include hits (70), total bases (121), doubles (12), triples (3), RBI (42), stolen bases (28), and walks (45).

Malkin lead the team in home runs with 22. During the meeting with Ole Miss during the SEC Tournament, Malkin became the program’s all-time leader in home runs with 48. According to the press release from Arkansas athletics, Malkin sits at second in the SEC in slugging percentage (.870) and RBI (68).

The final member of the first-team is Hannah Gammill. Gammill was 4th on the team in average with .374, and in RBI with 49. She was also one of five Razorbacks to reach double-digits in home runs. She led the team in on-base percentage with .513, which is fifth-highest in program history.

Chenise Delce, a transfer from Tulsa, was the anchor to Arkansas’ pitching staff. Delce posted a 19-3 record with a 2.12 ERA, 188 strikeouts, and 35 walks in 151.2 innings pitched.

According to the press release from Arkansas athletics, prior to the five selections from this year’s team, only five prior Razorbacks had been named All-Americans: [autotag]Braxton Burnside[/autotag] (2021, First Team), [autotag]Mary Haff[/autotag] (2021, First Team), Danielle Gibson (2021, Second Team), [autotag]Autumn Storms[/autotag] (2019, Second Team) and [autotag]Miranda Dixon[/autotag] (2010, Third Team).

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Arkansas drops game three of Supers to Texas, ends magical season

Arkansas’ magical season comes to a close following a tough loss to Texas in the Super Regionals.

The best season in the history of Arkansas Razorbacks Softball came to a crushing end on Saturday, as the Razorbacks fell to Texas, 3-0 in game three of the Fayetteville Super Regional.

After playing a scoreless game through the 5th inning, it was Texas who cracked the scoreboard first with a three-run 6th inning.

The Longhorns opened the inning with two hits that placed both baserunners in scoring position. Alyssa Washington then stepped into the box for Texas, and battled [autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] to a hitters count at 3-1. On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, Washington hit a double that cleared the bases, and gave Texas the 2-0 lead. In the next at-bat, Washington scored on an RBI single by Mary Iakopo to extend the lead to 3-0.

Over the final two innings, Arkansas would put a total of six runners on base, with only two runner going beyond 2nd base.

Arkansas was limited to five hits on the day, with [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag] collecting two of those. In the circle, Chenise Delce struck out eight batters and allowed seven hits in 6.0 innings pitched. In relief, [autotag]Mary Haff[/autotag] allowed a hit while recording a strikeout.

The magical season for Arkansas Softball comes to a close with Saturday’s loss. The Razorbacks ended the season with a record of 48-12. Over the historic season, Arkansas won every SEC series of the season, en route to their second SEC regular season championship, as well as their first-ever SEC Tournament championship.

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Texas downs Arkansas, forces game three of Super Regionals

Texas got the best of Arkansas in a low-scoring affair, setting up a winner-take-all game three on Saturday.

Friday’s game two of the Fayetteville Super Regional between Arkansas and Texas featured a great game between two stout defenses, and even stronger pitching staffs.

The difference, was one inning, and who got the most production at the plate.

Every run scored in the game came in the 3rd inning, with Texas using the magic of the longball to move ahead of Arkansas, and to grab the 3-1 win. The victory by Texas evens the series at 1-1, forcing a “winner-take-all” game three on Saturday afternoon.

After recording a hit and leaving a runner on base through the first two innings of the game, Arkansas finally scored a run on an infield single by [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag] that scored [autotag]KB Sides[/autotag] to give the Razorbacks the 1-0 lead.

The Longhorns responded by leading off the bottom of the 3rd inning on back-to-back solo home runs by Katie Cimusz and Jenae Jefferson to take the lead away from Arkansas, 2-1.

Mary Iakopo extended the Texas lead to 3-1 on a double to left-center field with one out in the inning. [autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] would enter in relief of [autotag]Mary Haff[/autotag], and would strike out the final two batters of the frame.

After the big inning, both pitchers relied on their defense to keep their opposition off of the scoreboard. In 3.2 innings of relief, Delce struck out four batters while allowing just three hits. Hailey Dolcini tossed a complete game for Texas, allowing five hits and striking out two batters.

At the plate, Gibson recorded two of Arkansas’ five hits. Texas’ Alyssa Washington was the only Longhorn to pick up multiple hits.

Game three is set for a 3 p.m CDT first pitch at Bogle Park. The winner will claim a spot in the Women’s College World Series beginning next Thursday in Oklahoma City.

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Hooked ’em! Arkansas takes game one of Super Regionals from Texas

Arkansas Softball is just one win away from a trip to OKC following a series-opening win over Texas on Thursday.

Fans that attended the opener of the Fayetteville Super Regional at Bogle Park were spectacular, and Arkansas Softball rewarded them with a victory.

Behind a strong offensive push in the later innings, the Razorbacks claim game one of the best-of-three Super Regional with Texas, beating the Longhorns, 7-1.

The Razorback defense got out of a jam in the top half of the 5th inning, which swung much-needed momentum towards the Arkansas bats. The Razorbacks were able to grab three runs.

After allowing two hits and an intentional walk in the inning, [autotag]Chenise Delce[/autotag] became locked in a battle with Texas power-hitter Bella Dayton, which ultimately ended in a ground out to [autotag]Audrie LaValley[/autotag] at 2nd base, keeping the Longhorns off of the scoreboard.

That was the play that Arkansas needed to get going offensively. The bats finally struck gold in the bottom half of the inning, as Arkansas left a total of seven runners stranded on base without a run to show for it through the first four innings. That changed with [autotag]Hannah Gammill[/autotag] stepped in the batter’s box.

After [autotag]Hannah McEwen[/autotag] reached on a leadoff double, and [autotag]Danielle Gibson[/autotag] was intentionally walked, Gammill hit a bloop single over the head of Texas’ Alyssa Washington to score McEwen to give Arkansas the 1-0 lead.

[autotag]Linnie Malkin[/autotag] kept the streak going by hitting a single to center field to load the bases for [autotag]Kacie Hoffman[/autotag]. Hoffman hit a ground ball to 2nd base, which looked to set up a routine out with a throw home. However, the throw was wide, which allowed Gibson and Gammill to score to extend the Razorbacks’ lead to 3-0.

The Razorbacks added four insurance runs in the 6th inning. Gammill grabbed her second RBI of the day by scoring McEwen on a single, and she later scored on a single by Malkin.

History repeated itself in the inning, as Hoffman would again hit a ground ball in the infield, which turned into a Texas error. The wide throw to 1st base from Texas’ Mia Scott allowed two more runs to score, pushing Arkansas’ lead to 7-0.

Texas scored their first and only run in the bottom of the 7th inning. With the bases loaded, Texas’ Mia Scott hit a grounder to 2nd base, which Arkansas used to get the out at 2nd, allowing the run from 3rd base to score. Bella Dayton flew out to McEwen in the next at-bat to close the game.

Arkansas was led offensively by Hannah Gammill’s three-hit, two-RBI night. Hannah McEwen also had three hits in the game while Linnie Malkin and former Longhorn [autotag]Taylor Ellsworth[/autotag] picked up multiple hits.

In a complete game performance, Chenise Delce struck out six Longhorns while allowing six hits and walking one batter.

Game two of the Super Regionals is set for 5:30 p.m. CDT on Friday at Bogle Park. The game can be seen on ESPN2. An Arkansas win will send them to Oklahoma City for the program’s first-ever trip to the Women’s College World Series.

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