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Fayetteville Super Regional: Schedule & Updates

Katie Burkhart-Gooch, Sarah Person, Allison Smith|
Bogle Park in Fayetteville Arkansas
Bogle Park in Fayetteville Arkansas | Arkansas Razorback Softball Athletic Department

In the 2025 NCAA Softball Super Regionals, a historic showdown is set as No. 4 seed Arkansas hosts unseeded Ole Miss in Fayetteville.

Both programs are on the cusp of making their first-ever appearance in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), adding immense significance to this best-of-three series.

Arkansas enters the Super Regionals with a 43–12 record, having dominated their regional with a commanding 12–0 victory over Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks’ potent offense and solid pitching have been key factors in their successful season.

Ole Miss, with a 41–18 record, advanced by defeating No. 13 Arizona in the Tucson Regional. The Rebels have showcased resilience and clutch performances throughout the tournament.

This all-SEC matchup not only promises high-level softball but also guarantees that one of these teams will make history by securing their inaugural trip to Oklahoma City for the WCWS.

The winner will advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, starting May 29. 

Game 1: Ole Miss 9, Arkansas 7

In a continuation of their high-scoring series during the regular season, the Ole Miss Rebels won their first Super Regional game in program history, taking down Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Aliyah Binford got the Rebels on the board with a solo home run in the top of the first. Arkansas got the lead back in the home half with a three-run homer before Ole Miss tied it up at 3-3 in the top of the second.

From there, Ole Miss never trailed again.

Binford, Lexie Brady and Ashton Lansdell each had two hits. Lansdell drove in three on a home run and had a game-high three RBIs.

The two teams combined to use seven pitchers, with Miali Guachino getting the win for Ole Miss and Reis Buerlein taking the loss for Arkansas.

Arkansas 4, Ole Miss 0

Backed behind a complete game from freshman Payton Burnham, timely hitting, and a crowd over over 3000 Razorback fans, Arkansas took down Ole Miss 4-0 to tie the series and continue their quest for the first-ever WCWS appearance in program history.

After being unavailable in game one due to food poisoning, Burnham was lights out pitching all seven innings, allowing zero runs, on just three hits and seven strikeouts.

The Razorback offense clicked right away in the first when Kailey Wyckoff hit an RBI groundout, scoring Raigen Cramer, for the first run of the game. Ella McDowell continued the rally with an RBI single scoring Bri Eillis to make it 2-0

In the top of the fifth, Arkansas doubled its lead when Wyckoff made solid contact, scoring Bri Ellis and Courtney Day via two Rebel errors to extend the lead to 4-0. Peyton Burnham made the most of her first Super Regional appearance, retiring the final 14 batters she faced to finish off the win for the Razorbacks.

Game 3 will be on Sunday at 4:00pm CT. Both Ole Miss and Arkansas are looking for their first WCWS appearance in school history.

Ole Miss 7, Arkansas 4

In the final game of the series, Ole Miss pulled out the win to send the Rebels to their first ever Women's College World Series with a 7-4 victory over Arkansas.

The game was a back and forth scoring battle that saw the Rebels tally four runs in the first inning starting with a two-run home-run from Lair Beautae. Designated player Aliyah Binford would then double to left field and stole home. Catcher Lexi Brady would also steal home before the Razorbacks got out of the inning down four runs.

The Razorbacks answered with one run in the bottom of the first after Payton Burnham waked in a run. Arkansas tacked on three more runs in the second inning off a single to right from Courtney Day followed by an infield single from Kailey Wyckoff which tied the game 4-4.

However, Ole Miss continued to score while the Razorbacks entered a scoring drought. The Rebels scored a run in the fourth and fifth innings. Brady capped off the night with a solo home run to left center field, 7-4.

Binford took the win for the Rebels giving up only two hits, one run, two walks, and four strikeouts.

This marks yet another year and drought for Courtney Deifel and the Razorbacks, as the team has yet to make the WCWS having their season ended in Super Regionals again (2018, 2021, 2022, and now 2025).

Ole Miss will be back in action on Thursday, May 29 at the start of the World Series that runs until Friday, June 6.

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Katie Burkhart-Gooch
KATIE BURKHART-GOOCH

Katie Burkhart is a former professional softball pitcher and Arizona State University alumna, where she was a three-time All-American and led the Sun Devils to a national championship. She played professionally in the U.S., Japan, and Italy, and has coached at the Division I level. She now provides private pitching instruction and mindset training for athletes of all levels. Katie is also the author of Mental Muscle and Beyond the Game, books focused on athletic performance and life after sports.

Sarah Person
SARAH PERSON

Sarah Person was born and raised in Nebraska and has lived there her whole life. She is a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in sports media and broadcasting. She did everything during her time at UNL, including writing, anchoring, broadcasting, and photography. Sarah has had a lifelong passion for sports and is excited to continue that passion through her work for Softball on SI.

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Allison Smith
ALLISON SMITH

Allison Smith is an expert in leadership and organizational behavior in collegiate and professional women’s sports. Smith is a professor (Georgia State University), researcher, and writer. Smith holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Kinesiology and Sport Studies. Smith’s research centers on combatting the underrepresentation of women leaders in sport, lack of organizational structure for work life integration for sport employees, and lack of programming and oversight for preparing athletes to transition to life after sport. Since graduating with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2011, Smith has sought opportunities to write about sports as a contributing writer focused on the growth of women’s collegiate, Olympic, and professional sports in this new age and movement for multiple outlets including Athletic Director U, and now Forbes.com. As a former Division I and II pitcher and Division III pitching coach Smith will bring unique insight and expertise to Softball on SI.

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