Arkansas softball earns No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament, will host regional at Bogle Park
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas softball, fresh off its first SEC Tournament championship, will compete for a national title as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. As a top-16 seed, the Razorbacks will host a regional at Bogle Park.
The Fayetteville regional also includes Oregon, Wichita State and Princeton.
Arkansas (44-9) will play its first opponent, Ivy League champion Princeton (27-15-2), at 5 p.m. Friday.
The winner will face the winner of the game between Oregon (31-17) of the Pac-12 and Wichita State (33-16) of the American Athletic Conference on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the double-elimination regional. The championship game is Sunday at 1 p.m.
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For the second straight year, the road to the Women’s College World Series will run through Fayetteville.@RazorbackSB tabbed the No. 4 overall seed by the selection committee, and will host Princeton at 5 p.m. Friday in the Fayetteville Regional. pic.twitter.com/FEkXz1ViTw
— Ethan Westerman (@EthWestNWA) May 15, 2022
Arkansas and Princeton will be meeting for the first time. The Razorbacks are 0-2 against the Ducks and 10-4 against Wichita State. Arkansas defeated the Shockers, 7-4, on Feb. 19.
The Razorbacks are hosting a regional for the second straight season. Arkansas advanced to and hosted super regionals in 2021 but fell to 11-seeded Arizona to fall short of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
The 2022 tournament will be Arkansas' 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in its 25-year history and its fifth under coach Courtney Deifel. The Razorbacks have never advanced past super regionals.
NCAA Tournament Fayetteville Regional
Friday
Game 1: Arkansas vs. Princeton, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 2: Oregon vs. Wichita State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6 p.m.
Sunday
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, 3:30 p.m. (If necessary)
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks. You can email her at clong@swtimes.com or follow her on Twitter @christinalong00.
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas softball's seed, opponent in NCAA Tournament regionals
