FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Behind a complete-game showing from Mary Haff and a crowd of nearly 2,000 fans at Bogle Park, the No. 13 national seed University of Arkansas softball team posted a 2-0 win Friday evening over DePaul in the programs first-ever NCAA Tournament home game. The team improves to 40-15 on the season, marking the programs first 40-win campaign since 2000.
With her effort, Haff is now the single-season wins leader in program history with 27 victories in the circle. Fridays regional opener was played in front of 1,985 fans, the fourth-largest home attendance in team history.
The Razorbacks advance to Saturdays 1-0 game to face Wichita State at 1:30 p.m. (CT). The winning team of the matchup will advance to Sundays regional final while the losing team will return to the field at 6:30 p.m. for an elimination game against the winner of the 4:00 game between Oklahoma State and DePaul.
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