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Fayetteville Regional: Schedule & Updates

Get the latest schedule, matchups, and live updates from the Fayetteville NCAA Softball Regional.
Maren Angus-Coombs, Nicole Reitz|
Arkansas is the No. 5 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament.
Arkansas is the No. 5 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament. | Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

The Arkansas Razorbacks are hosting an NCAA Regional for a sixth consecutive year.

Washington, South Florida, and Fordham will join Arkansas at Bogle Park.

More information about the broadcast schedule will be communicated in the next 24 hours.

Friday, May 15

Game 1: Arkansas 8, Fordham 0

The Razorbacks run-ruled Fordham in six innings behind a strong outing in the circle from sophomore Payton Burnham and three home runs from the offense.

Arkansas jumped to a quick 3-0 lead in the second inning after Karlie Davison ripped a two-run home run and Regan Johnson roped in an RBI single. Tianna Bell added a solo homer, and Daktoa Kennedy grabbed the run-rule with a two-run shot to the left field foul pole. 

Burnham finished the outing with six strikeouts, allowing just three hits. 

Game 2: South Florida 3, Washington 1

In a pitcher’s duel between Washington’s Morgan Reimer and South Florida’s Anne Long, the Bulls came out victorious when the offense put up a two-run seventh inning. 

The Huskies got on board first in the bottom of the second after Jadyn Glab homered to center field, but the Bulls fired back in the third with an RBI single from Alexa Galligani to tie up the frame. 

Momentum later sparked with a single from Kathy Garcia-Soto, followed by an RBI from Galligani, which put the Bulls ahead in the seventh. Alex Wilkes added insurance with an RBI single to right field. 

Long got the complete game win with five strikeouts.

Saturday, May 16

Game 3: Arkansas 9, South Florida 1

The Razorbacks run-ruled South Florida in six innings to advance to the Regional final. 

And what better way to start a game than with a grand slam? Karlie Davison’s rocket to left field added to Ella McDowell’s RBI single for a 5-0 lead straightaway in the first inning. 

An RBI single from Atalyia Rijo and a triple to center field from Kailey Wyckoff drove in three more runs in the third inning. Dakota Kennedy doubled in the sixth to put the Razorbacks in run-rule territory. 

As for the mound, Robyn Herron was dealing, but Toryn Fulton managed to get an RBI and put the Bulls on the board. Herron finished the outing with three strikeouts in four innings before sophomore Saylor Timmerman came in for relief. 

Game 4: Washington 5, Fordham 2

Fordham took a 2-1 lead over the Huskies when Victoria Kilmaszewski and Kate McGuire put up RBIs, but the Huskies’ offense battled back immediately. 

With no outs, Alexis DeBoer knocked a single to left field to tie up the frame. Jadyn Glab singled and managed to advance on a fielding error to make an RBI double for the lead. After a pitching change from Holly Beeman to Kilmaszewski, Allie Hetzel’s flyout to center field added an insurance RBI. 

Sophia Ramuno claimed the win in the circle after four innings with six strikeouts. 

Game 5: South Florida 6, Washington 4

In a back-and-forth run affair, the South Florida Bulls tacked on three runs in the bottom of the sixth to advance to the Regional final. 

While the Bulls were up by one in the fourth inning, back-to-back homers from Ava Carroll and Jadyn Glab allowed the Huskies to take the lead. South Florida fought to reclaim with RBIs from Alexa Galligani and DaNia Brooks. 

Washington’s Giselle Alvarez then doubled to left field and advanced on a fielding error to tack on two RBIs for the lead, but USF’s Olivia Elliott ripped a a solo homer to tie the game up once again. 

Karhys Pierce’s two-RBI single to center field officially took the lead and grabbed the win. 

Sunday, May 17

Game 6: Arkansas 10, South Florida 2

A walk-off double from Dakota Kennedy led Arkansas to a six-inning run-rule victory and a Regional title. 

After the Bulls got on the board first, an RBI double from Atalyia Rijo, followed by a three-run home run from Kennedy Miller, put the Razorbacks ahead in the fourth. 

Alexa Galligani took a solo homer off of Payton Burnahm, forcing her to leave the game after just three innings. Saylor Timmerman took over, and the Razorback defense powered on to give her all the insurance. Ella McDowell, Dakota Kennedy, and Karlie Davison combined to put up four extra runs in the fourth inning. 

Kennedy added one final blow in the bottom of the sixth with her two-RBI double to end the game. 

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

Nicole Reitz
NICOLE REITZ

Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.

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