Razorbacks Host Wooo Pig Classic
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 7 Arkansas opens the month with the Wooo Pig Classic on March 2-5 at Bogle Park. The Razorbacks welcome Iowa State, North Texas and Texas A&M-CC to the Hill. Due to inclement weather conditions in the forecast, Thursday’s tournament opener vs. Iowa State has been moved to 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Arkansas is off to a 13-3 overall start following a 5-1 weekend at the Razorback Invitational on Feb. 23-26. The Hogs claimed two wins against No. 13/19 Arizona while swiping three victories against Drake. Playing a loaded non-conference schedule, the Razorbacks have four wins against teams currently ranked in ESPN.com/USA Softball’s Top 25 (Arizona twice, Baylor and Louisiana).
The Schedule
Thursday, March 2
Iowa State vs. #7 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network+
Friday, March 3
Texas A&M-CC vs. #7 Arkansas – 3 p.m. – SEC Network+
North Texas vs. #7 Arkansas – 5:30 p.m. – SEC Network+
Saturday, March 4
Iowa State vs. #7 Arkansas – 3 p.m.
Texas A&M-CC vs. #7 Arkansas – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
North Texas vs. #7 Arkansas – 12:15 p.m. – SEC Network+
In the Polls
Three weeks into the 2023 campaign, Arkansas has checked in as a consensus top-10 team.
D1Softball – No. 8
ESPN.com/USA Softball – No. 7
Extra Inning Softball – No. 10
Softball America – No. 9
USA Today/NFCA – No. 6
There’s No Place Like Home
Thursday’s clash with Iowa State will be the seventh of a 16-game homestand. Dating back to last season, Arkansas is 29-5 at home during the regular season. Since the 2021 season, Arkansas is a combined 57-14 at Bogle Park.
Delce Deals
Redshirt senior RHP Chenise Delce hauled in the weekly honors following her sensational performance at the Razorback Invitational. Delce was named Wilson/NFCA’s National Pitcher of the Week and the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week after spinning to a 4-0 weekend that included two ranked wins. Acquiring a .076 ERA, Delce (7-1) surrendered just two runs across 18.1 innings pitched and also checked opponents to a .127 batting average with 25 strikeouts. Delce is 7-1 on the season with four wins against opponents currently ranked inside ESPN.com/USA Softball’s Top 25 (Arizona twice, Baylor and Louisiana).
Hogs Familiar with Weekend Competiton
Arkansas is no stranger to Iowa State, North Texas and Texas A&M-CC, having played all three programs multiple times heading into the weekend. Holding a 2-1 all-time record against the Cyclones, Arkansas and Iowa State will meet for the first time since March 16, 2018, when the Hogs captured an 8-3 victory. The series dates back to Feb. 14, 2010 when Arkansas defeated Iowa State 4-2 in Minneapolis.
The Hogs hold a 3-1 series edge against North Texas. The Mean Green and Razorbacks last faced one another on Feb. 12, 2017, with Arkansas earning a 7-0 victory in Denton, Texas. For the second time in history, the two programs will meet in Fayetteville beginning with Friday’s 5:30 p.m. duel. The two teams first met on March 6, 2007, with Arkansas recording a 7-3 decision in Fayetteville.
Despite not playing one another since Feb. 26, 2011, Texas A&M-CC holds a 4-3 series lead over Arkansas. The series dates back to Feb. 1, 2003 with Texas A&M-CC defeating the Razorbacks 3-0 in San Marcos, Texas. Texas A&M-CC’s last trip to Fayetteville took place on April 4-5, 2008. The Hogs swept Texas A&M-CC in a three-game set.
Walk It Off
Arkansas secured three walk-off victories at the Razorback Invitational last weekend. Hannah Gammill was heroic in Arkansas’ 3-2 win in the tournament’s Feb. 23 opener vs. Arizona, hitting a walk-off RBI single to right center in the bottom of the seventh. The Hogs got their second walk-off on Feb. 24 vs. Drake when Cylie Halvorson rocketed an RBI single to left in the bottom of the 11th to seal the 4-3 (11) dub. Reagan Johnson was the third Hog to walk-off the weekend when she scattered a two-RBI double to right center on Feb. 26 vs. Drake for the 8-0, five-inning decision.
