Hogs Punch Ticket to NCAA Lawrence Regional

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Hogs have punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 37th time in program history.

Arkansas (39-20), the No. 2 seed in the Lawrence Regional, will open tournament play against third-seeded Missouri State (34-19) at 5 p.m. Friday, May 29, at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Big 12 champion Kansas (42-16), the No. 15 overall national seed, is the host at the Lawrence Regional and will play Coastal Athletic Association champion and fourth-seeded Northeastern (38-20) at noon Friday, May 29, on ESPN+.

The winner of the Lawrence Regional will play the winner of the Atlanta Regional in the best-of-three super regionals from June 5-7 or June 6-8. No. 2 overall national seed and top regional seed Georgia Tech (48-18) hosts second-seeded Oklahoma (32-21), third-seeded The Citadel (35-24) and fourth-seeded UIC (27-27-1) this weekend in Atlanta, Ga.

The Razorbacks are one of a nation-leading 12 SEC teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament field. Arkansas is joined by Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M.

NCAA Lawrence Regional
Friday, May 29
Game 1: Northeastern vs. Kansas – 12 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Game 2: Missouri State vs. Arkansas – 5 p.m. CT (ESPN+)

Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 12 p.m. CT
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – 5 p.m. CT

Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser – 12 p.m. CT
Game 6: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner – 5 p.m. CT

Monday, June 1 (if necessary)
Game 7: TBD

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