Arkansas softball falls to Texas, setting up decisive Game 3 for spot in Women’s College World Series
By Andrew Olson
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It all comes down to 1 game. No. 4 seed Arkansas fell to Texas 3-1 on Friday night in Fayetteville. The best-of-3 Super Regional series is now tied 1-1. Tomorrow’s winner will go to the Women’s College World Series.
All 4 of the game’s runs were scored in the 3rd inning. Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the inning when KB Sides scored on a 2-out single from Danielle Gibson. In the bottom half of the inning, Texas’ Katie Cimusz and Janae Jefferson hit back-to-back solo homers.
JANAE JEFFERSON…2022 ALL-AMERICAN…enough said! 🤘
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— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 27, 2022
Mary Iakopo plated Alyssa Washington with a 1-out RBI double. Jefferson, a 3-time All-American, also made a key play in the field.
WHAT A PLAY BY JANAE!!
Our three-time All-American @JanaeJefferson4 comes through with a #SCTop10 play to make Hailey a winner in a remarkable 20-pitch battle with UA’s Hannah Gammill.
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E3 – TEXAS 0 – ARK 1 pic.twitter.com/1fqtoz8rly
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 27, 2022
Arkansas’ Mary Haff went 2.1 innings, giving up all 3 runs on 5 hits, recording the loss. Chenise Delce tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief for UA. The winning pitcher was Texas’ Hailey Dolcini, who pitched all 7 innings, giving up an earned run on 5 hits.
Arkansas defeated Texas 7-1 in Thursday night’s Game 1. Game 3 is set for 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET Saturday, airing on ESPN, per NCAA.com.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
