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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the sixth time in program history and fifth year in a row, the Arkansas softball team and Bogle Park will host an NCAA Tournament Regional Friday through Sunday. The No. 6/7 ranked Razorbacks drew the No. 4 overall national seed, as announced Sunday evening. Oklahoma State, Indiana, and Saint Louis will join Arkansas at the Fayetteville Regional.
Arkansas will play Saint Louis at 5:30 p.m. CT Friday on ESPN+. Oklahoma State and Indiana will clash beforehand at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
It’ll be the fifth consecutive season Arkansas has hosted a regional. All six of the program’s national seeds have been accumulated under head coach Courtney Deifel. It also marks the program’s 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The Razorbacks’ No. 4 National Seed tied a program-best as the Razorbacks were also seeded fourth in 2022.
Arkansas holds a perfect 8-0 all-time record against Saint Louis. The Hogs swept a doubleheader in the last matchup with the Billikens on April 10, 2018, in St. Louis.
Arkansas and Oklahoma State have met 15 times, with the Cowgirls holding an 8-7 advantage in the series. The teams last met on Feb. 11, 2021, when Oklahoma State defeated Arkansas 12-11 in Monroe, La.
The Razorbacks own a 1-0 record over the Hoosiers as Arkansas defeated Indiana 7-0 on Feb. 18, 2023, in Clearwater, Fla., behind a complete-game shutout from Robyn Herron.
Arkansas enters the NCAA tournament with a 40-12 record, already having eclipsed the program’s win total from a year ago. The Razorbacks recorded a nation-leading five Top 10 series wins during the regular season while also earning their first No. 1 ranking in program history in last week’s Softball America Poll.
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