13 NCAA Tournament Teams, Four College World Series Participants Highlight Razorbacks’ 2027 Slate

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.  – University of Arkansas head coach Courtney Deifel has announced the complete schedule for the 2027 softball season. The Razorbacks are slated to play 51 total games in the regular season, with 28 being played at home inside the friendly confines at Bogle Park.

Deifel’s squad is scheduled to face 13 teams that advanced to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, including five Super Regional participants, four Women’s College World Series participants, and defending national champion Texas. The 26 opponents on the Razorbacks’ schedule combined to go 898-578-2 (.608) in 2026.

Arkansas opens the 2027 campaign in Lafayette, La., at the Louisiana Classic (Feb. 11-13). The Razorbacks will begin the season by facing McNeese in a doubleheader on Thursday, Feb. 11. Arkansas will then return the following day to face invitational host Louisiana and Louisiana Tech before finishing on Saturday against Louisiana. Game times for the Louisiana Classic have yet to be determined.

Following the trip to the Bayou State, the Razorbacks will head west for five games split between the campuses of Stanford and Cal as part of the California Classic. Arkansas begins the trip to the West Coast by facing Stanford on Thursday, Feb. 18, in Palo Alto, Calif. After the matchup with the Cardinal, the Razorbacks will travel to Berkeley, Calif., to face Ohio State and UCLA on Friday, Feb. 19, before meeting Cal on Saturday, Feb. 20. Arkansas concludes the trip by facing Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 21, in Palo Alto.

The Razorbacks’ first action at Bogle Park will occur when they host the Razorback Invitational on Feb. 25-28, kicking off a 13-game homestand. Arkansas will open play on Thursday, Feb. 25, against South Dakota State at 5:30 p.m. before returning a day later to battle Purdue (3 p.m.) and Wichita State (5:30 p.m.) on Friday, Feb. 26. On Saturday, Arkansas will face the Boilermakers at 3 p.m. Deifel’s squad will close out the Invitational on Sunday with Miami of Ohio at 11:45 a.m. and Wichita State at 2 p.m.

The following week, Arkansas welcomes Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Marist and South Dakota into town for the Wooo Pig Classic, March 4-7. The Razorbacks open play with Kansas at 4:30 p.m. and Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Arkansas will face Kansas (5:30 p.m.) on Friday, March 5, before returning Saturday to take on Louisiana Tech (12:30 p.m.). The Hogs will close out the weekend with Marist and South Dakota on Sunday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m. and Noon, respectively.

Arkansas closes out its 13-game homestand by hosting Missouri State for a midweek showdown at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9.

The Razorbacks open SEC play on the road with a trip to South Carolina on March 12-14 before hosting Ole Miss a week later (March 19-21) for the first conference clash at Bogle Park. Arkansas will follow hosting the Rebels by making its first trip to Auburn since 2024, when the Hogs and Tigers face off March 26-28.

Arkansas closes out the month of March by continuing its in-state showdown with Central Arkansas at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, inside the friendly confines of Bogle Park.

In April, Texas visits Bogle Park for the first time since the 2022 Super Regionals, April 2-4, for the program’s first league meeting in Fayetteville.

A week later, the Hogs travel to Baton Rouge, La., for a three-game series at LSU (April 9-11). Followed by an annual excursion to Conway for a 6 p.m. matchup at Central Arkansas.

The Razorbacks will host Texas A&M, April 16-18. It will mark the first meeting between the Razorbacks and Aggies at Bogle Park since 2023. Arkansas will travel to Kentucky, April 23-25, before concluding SEC play by hosting Tennessee, April 30-May 2.

The Razorbacks’ conference bye week takes place the final weekend of the regular season (May 6-8). Arkansas will close out the regular season by visiting Howard for a two-game series with the Bison on May 6 at 12 p.m. and May 7 at 5 p.m. in Washington, D.C.

For the first time since 2003, the SEC Tournament will be hosted at a neutral site when the league’s 15 programs travel to Madison, Ala., for the 2027 SEC Tournament, May 11-15, at Toyota Field, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, a Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels in the Southern League.

The schedule is subject to change, including the move of some conference series to conclude on Mondays to accommodate network television designations.

Season Ticket renewals are available now. Don’t miss your chance to catch all the action this season at Bogle Park. Fans can log in to their Razorback Ticket Account to renew their tickets or call the Razorback Ticket Center at 479-575-5151.  The deadline to renew is Tuesday, November 5th.

Arkansas is coming off a historic 47-13 campaign, which featured the Razorbacks’ first trip to the Women’s College World Series in program history. The 2026 Arkansas squad’s 47 victories were the second-most in program history, while the Razorbacks’ 26 run-rule wins were a program record. At Bogle Park, Arkansas posted a 29-3 record, which marked the second-most wins and second-best winning percentage since the stadium opened in 2009, trailing only 31 wins in 2022 and a .931 winning percentage during a 27-2 campaign in 2018.

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