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Kennedy's second run-rule walk-off of the weekend sends Arkansas to Super Regionals

84308804_10218269737748095_2594598522426753024_nby: Kyle Sutherland05/17/26HawgBeat

For the third straight day, Arkansas did not need seven innings to finish a game.

The Hogs (45-11) cruised to a 10-2 six-inning run-rule win over South Florida in Sunday’s Fayetteville Regional championship round after run-ruling both the Bulls and Fordham earlier in the weekend. No. 5 overall seed Arkansas will host No. 12 seed Duke next week at Bogle Park in the Super Regionals.

Dakota Kennedy’s two-RBI double secured the win, the second time the AUSL Draft selection called game in the Fayetteville Regional after walking off Fordham with a 2-run bomb on Friday. Freshman sensation Saylor Timmerman spun three no-hit scoreless relief innings and struck out four batters and walked zero.

South Florida scored first in top of the second inning, but the Hogs’ electric offense came alive and answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame on an RBI double from Atalyia Rijo and and three-run bomb from 9-hole hitter Kennedy Miller. Arkansas plated four more runs in the fourth to further pull away.

Brinli Bain continued her historic freshman campaign, finishing a perfect 3 for 3 including her 18th double and scored a run. Karlie Davison joined in registering multiple hits (2 for 3, 2 doubles), as did Kennedy.

The Razorbacks have posted a program-record 24 run-rule victories and a 27-3 home record at Bogle Park. Arkansas’ 45 wins are the third-most in program history trailing only the 1999 (46) and 2022 (48) teams. 

NOTABLES

  • With the win, Arkansas earned its fifth trip to a Super Regional in program history. Arkansas previously made appearances in 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2025 while hosting its three previ-ous Super Regionals.
  • The Hogs’ 24th run-rule victory of the season broke the single-season program record of 23 ini-tially set in 2025.
  • Arkansas is 308-9 when scoring eight or more runs all-time, including a 173-1 mark during the Courtney Deifel era (2016-present). The Razorbacks are on a 121-game winning streak when scoring 8+ runs. The last loss the Razorbacks had when accomplishing the feat was a 12-11 loss to Oklahoma State on Feb. 11, 2021, during the season opener at the Best on the Bayou Classic in Monroe, La.
  • Arkansas is now 27-28 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, including an 20-16 mark under head coach Courtney Deifel. The Razorbacks have now won six consecutive regional round games dating back to 2025.
  • Brinli Bain registered her 18th double of the season, which is tied for the second-most by a Ra-zorback in program history alongside Jessica Bachkora (2010).
  • The Razorbacks 45 wins are the third-most in program history, trailing only a 46-win season in 1999 and the 2022 squad’s 48 wins. Arkansas has now eclipsed last season’s win total.
  • The Hogs’ six doubles in the win were the most during an NCAA Tournament game and tied for the second-most in any game in program history, trailing only a pair of seven double performances against Lamar on March 4, 2017, and Missouri State on April 28, 2010.

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