No. 8/9 Razorbacks’ Schedule Altered at Kickin’ Chicken Classic
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Due to forecasted weather conditions, the No. 8/9 Arkansas Razorbacks softball team’s schedule has been altered on Saturday and Sunday at the Kickin’ Chicken Classic.
Arkansas will still commence the season with a pair of matchups on Friday, Feb. 6. The Hogs will open the 2026 campaign against the Virginia Cavaliers at 9 a.m. (CT) before facing the Akron Zips at 11:30 a.m. (CT).
Start times have been pushed back an hour for Saturday’s and Sunday’s contests. The Razorbacks will now face Virginia at 10 a.m. (CT) and the tournament host, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, at 3 p.m. (CT) on Saturday. The contest against Coastal Carolina will be streamed on ESPN+. Arkansas will conclude the Kickin’ Chicken Classic with Akron at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8.
The Razorbacks are coming off a 44-14 mark in 2025, which featured their eighth-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and fourth NCAA Super Regional appearance in program history, all of which have come under Deifel’s guidance. Arkansas enters the 2026 season as a consensus top 10 team nationally, having garnered preseason rankings of No. 8, No. 9, No. 8 and No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Softball, NFCA/GoRout D1 Coaches, D1 Softball and Softball America Preseason Top 25 Polls.
The Arkansas Razorbacks, one of the nation’s most successful programs in recent years, have been ranked in the Top 25 of the NFCA Coaches poll for a program-best 89 consecutive weeks dating back to the start of the 2020 season. Arkansas is one of six programs nationally to have appeared in the Top 25 of every NFCA Coaches Poll since the start of the 2020 season, joining Oklahoma, Florida, UCLA, Oklahoma State and Florida State.
Opening Weekend Schedule
Friday, Feb. 6
No. 8/9 Arkansas vs. Virginia – 9 a.m. – Live Stats
Akron vs. No. 8/9 Arkansas 11:30 a.m. – Live Stats
Saturday, Feb. 7
Virginia vs. No. 8/9 Arkansas – 10 a.m. – Live Stats
No. 8/9 Arkansas at Coastal Carolina – 3 p.m. – Watch – Live Stats
Sunday, Feb. 8
No. 8/9 Arkansas vs. Akron – 10 a.m. – Live Stats
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