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Duke and Arkansas Clash in NCAA Super Regional Weekend
5/21/2026 4:30:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – Twelfth-seeded Duke is set to battle fifth-seeded Arkansas in the NCAA Super Regional at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The best-of-three series is set to begin on Friday at 12 p.m. on ESPNU, with game two slated for 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. The teams will play a winner-take-all game on Sunday, if necessary, with the winner advancing to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., from May 28- June 5.
Duke (43-15) advanced to its fourth NCAA Super Regional in the last five years after battling back to defeat Arizona twice Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils claimed an 8-6 victory in the opening game to keep their season alive and force a winner-take-all game seven. The Duke offense carried its momentum into the final game, aided by strong pitching performances from junior Larissa Jacquez and sophomore Mallory Wheeler, to defeat Arizona 9-4 and punch its Super Regional ticket.
Arkansas is 45-11 this season with a program-record 24 wins coming by run-rule. The Razorbacks were the only team in the NCAA to go 3-0 with three straight run-rule wins in regional, defeating Fordham, 8-0, and USF twice, 9-1 and 10-2, in six innings. It marked just the eighth time in NCAA Tournament history that a team had gone undefeated while winning each of its games by run-rule since the Super Regional format was introduced in 2005.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday's contest will be broadcast on ESPNU with Carol Bruggeman and Mark Neely on the call while Saturday will air on ESPN2. Live stats will also be available for all contests.
THE SCHEDULE
Friday, May 22 – 12 p.m.
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Saturday, May 23 – 5 p.m.
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Sunday, May 24 – if necessary
AGAINST THE RAZORBACKS
Duke and Arkansas are set to clash for just the second time in program lore. The Blue Devils won the first all-time meeting, 7-4, in a back-and-forth battle during the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational.
UP NEXT
The winner of the super regional round will move on to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., May 28- June 5. Duke would be making the program's second appearance should it advance.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
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The best-of-three series is set to begin on Friday at 12 p.m. on ESPNU, with game two slated for 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. The teams will play a winner-take-all game on Sunday, if necessary, with the winner advancing to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., from May 28- June 5.
Duke (43-15) advanced to its fourth NCAA Super Regional in the last five years after battling back to defeat Arizona twice Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils claimed an 8-6 victory in the opening game to keep their season alive and force a winner-take-all game seven. The Duke offense carried its momentum into the final game, aided by strong pitching performances from junior Larissa Jacquez and sophomore Mallory Wheeler, to defeat Arizona 9-4 and punch its Super Regional ticket.
Arkansas is 45-11 this season with a program-record 24 wins coming by run-rule. The Razorbacks were the only team in the NCAA to go 3-0 with three straight run-rule wins in regional, defeating Fordham, 8-0, and USF twice, 9-1 and 10-2, in six innings. It marked just the eighth time in NCAA Tournament history that a team had gone undefeated while winning each of its games by run-rule since the Super Regional format was introduced in 2005.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday's contest will be broadcast on ESPNU with Carol Bruggeman and Mark Neely on the call while Saturday will air on ESPN2. Live stats will also be available for all contests.
THE SCHEDULE
Friday, May 22 – 12 p.m.
WATCH | LIVE STATS
Saturday, May 23 – 5 p.m.
WATCH | LIVE STATS
Sunday, May 24 – if necessary
AGAINST THE RAZORBACKS
Duke and Arkansas are set to clash for just the second time in program lore. The Blue Devils won the first all-time meeting, 7-4, in a back-and-forth battle during the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational.
UP NEXT
The winner of the super regional round will move on to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., May 28- June 5. Duke would be making the program's second appearance should it advance.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
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