No. 11 Arkansas Wraps Up Regular Season at Home vs. Ole Miss

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In their final weekend of the regular season, the No. 11 Arkansas Razorbacks host conference foe Ole Miss for a three-game series on May 3-5 at Bogle Park. Friday’s series opener between the Hogs and Rebels is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ with Brett Dolan and Dorian Craft on the call.

Game two is slated for 3 p.m. Saturday on SEC Network with Tiffany Greene and Erin Miller on the call. Sunday’s series finale begins at 1 p.m. on SEC Network.

Series History

Arkansas leads the all-time series, 41-31.
The Hogs are 22-12 vs. the Rebels in Fayetteville and 17-17 on the road.
Under head coach Courtney Deifel, Arkansas is 10-6 vs. Ole Miss, including a 6-0 mark at home.
Last time out, Arkansas defeated Ole Miss, 3-0, on May 12, 2022, in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Gainesville.
The Razorbacks have shut out the Rebels in their last two meetings.
Arkansas brings a three-game win streak vs. Ole Miss into the weekend, which dates back to the 2022 season. The two teams did not face each other in 2023.
The Hogs have swept Ole Miss in each of the last two series in Fayetteville (2021, 2018). Arkansas has won the last two series vs. the Rebels as well.
Arkansas has won seven of their last 10 games against the Rebels.

A Series Win Would..

Solidify three straight series wins vs. Ole Miss.
Clinch Arkansas’ third consecutive series win vs. the Rebels in Fayetteville.
Notch the Hogs’ sixth SEC series win in a row and their seventh of the season.
Tally Arkansas’ third straight home series victory.

Last Time Out

Arkansas run-ruled in-state opponent Central Arkansas, 8-0 (6 inn.) on Tuesday, April 30, in Conway, Ark.
LHP Robyn Herron (10-8) went the distance as she hurled a two-hit shutout across 6.0 IP. Herron retired 18-of-22 batters faced and struck out nine.
Kennedy Miller ignited the offense with a 1-for-2 outing, compiling a team-high three RBI and career-high two walks, including her seventh home run of the season – a two-run tank in the sixth.

Sunday is for the Seniors

Arkansas will honor five seniors on Senior Sunday following the series finale vs. Ole Miss. Nia Carter, Hannah Gammill, Cylie Halvorson, Rylin Hedgecock and Morgan Leinstock each exhaust their remaining eligibility following the 2024 campaign.

Home Sweet Bogle

It comes to no surprise that Bogle Park is regarded as one of the premier college softball stadiums and atmospheres in the nation as it recorded the third-highest single-season attendance in NCAA Softball history in 2023.
On April 20, Arkansas broke its single-game attendance record, with 3,900 in attendance for game two vs. Alabama.
During the Alabama series (April 19-21), the Razorbacks set Bogle Park’s weekend series attendance record with 11,571 in the stands across three games.
In 2024, the Hogs have accumulated the third-highest cumulative attendance across NCAA softball (78,861). Arkansas averages 3,286 fans per game.
Bogle Park hosted the highest attended SEC Softball Tournament in 2023 with 16,937 in the stands May 9-13, shattering Florida’s previous record of 13,201 in 2022.
In 2023, the Razorbacks averaged 2,845 fans per game at Bogle Park, which ranked second nationally.
96,725 people entered Bogle Park throughout the 2023 season – the third highest total attendance recorded in NCAA Softball history.
Bogle Park hosted the highest attended SEC Softball Tournament in 2023 with 16,937 in the stands throughout the tournament.
The Razorbacks have sold over 2,500 season tickets for the 2024 season, shattering last year’s season ticket sales record.
The Hogs have ranked top-five nationally in average attendance over the last four seasons.

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Two-time SEC Pitcher of the Week this season.
Leads pitching staff with a 1.08 WHIP.
Against top-25 PRI opponents this season, Leinstock holds a 1.54 ERA and a 8-2 record in the circle with six complete games, two shutouts, two saves, 50 hits, 15 earned runs, 15 walks, 55 strikeouts and only eight extra-base hits. Leinstock has held those opponents to a .195 batting average.
Since the Mississippi State series on March 22-24… Leinstock is 7-0 in the circle with a 1.10 ERA, five complete games, two shutouts, 38 strikeouts and has only surrendered 35 hits and eight earned runs (only five extra-base hits) across 51.0 IP and 11 appearances.
Has not given up an earned run in the last 23.2 frames she has pitched – the last earned run she gave up was in the bottom of the fifth in game two vs. South Carolina on April 13.
Conference-Only Play: Leinstock is amongst the conference’s best in SEC-only play this season. She sits second in the league in wins (8), fifth in the league in ERA (1.81), sixth in batters struck out looking (17), seventh in opposing batting average (.207), seventh in games finished (7), ninth in innings pitched (73.1) and ninth in batters struck out (58).

The Beebe Bomber

Senior third baseman and Beebe, Ark., native Hannah Gammill has etched her name inside the program’s record book. With 44 career home runs (11 so far in 2024), Gammill sits fourth all-time in program history in career home runs.
Gammill earned the prestigious Champion and Razorback for Life award at her graduation Monday night, presented by Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek.
Gammill became the youngest player in program history to earn First Team NFCA All-America honors when she received the accolade in 2022.
Gammill’s offensive production has skyrocketed during conference-only play this season as she leads the team in RBI with 18 and ranks second in home runs with five.
Gammill ranks second on the team in home runs this season with 11.
She tied her career highs in home runs (2) and RBI (5) vs. No. 3 Georgia on April 1 in Athens.
Ranks second on the team in two-out RBI with 16.

Arkansas Career Home Run Leaders

Linnie Malkin (2018-22) 50
Danielle Gibson (2019-22) 48
Devon Wallace (2012-15) 47
Hannah Gammill (2021-Pres.) 44

Road Hogs

With Arkansas’ road series victory at No. 7 LSU on April 26-28, the Hogs have won 15 of their last 16 SEC road series.
From 1997-2020, the program had only won 17 SEC road series. Over the last four seasons, Arkansas has won 15 conference road series to go along with two SEC Titles.
The Razorbacks secured their third consecutive series win vs. the Tigers last weekend.
Arkansas claimed back-to-back series wins vs. LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time in program history.
The Hogs have two top-10 ranked SEC road series wins this season.

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