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Ole Miss tops Arkansas, earns program’s first trip to Women’s College World Series
By Andrew Olson
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Ole Miss is going to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history.
The Rebels will be the only team in Oklahoma City that was a top-16 national seed to open the NCAA Tournament. They took Game 3 from Arkansas 7-4 to win the Fayetteville Super Regional and punch their ticket to Oklahoma City.
Lair Beautae got the scoring started with a solo home run in the 1st inning. Some chaos on the basepaths also helped the Rebels establish an early 4-0 lead.
LETS GOOO LAIRRRR @LairBeautae | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/yU363Q0uad
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 25, 2025
Aliyah Binford slides home to add another run to the board! @AliyahBinford | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/wWidEecPpQ
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 25, 2025
The Razorbacks got 1 run back in the bottom of the 1st and tied it up in the 2nd with a 3-run inning to make it 4-4.
All tied up
— Arkansas Softball (@RazorbackSB) May 25, 2025
Wyck singles to short to bring in the tying run! pic.twitter.com/StlrlJ1TYj
From there, though, Ole Miss contained the Arkansas bats for 5 scoreless innings the rest of the game. The Rebels retook the lead in the 4th inning and added insurance runs in the 5th and 7th.
Rebs take the lead with the sac fly from Jaden Pone @Jaden_ponee | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/MqZlJlqRdy
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 25, 2025
WHAT A MOMENT FOR OUR SENIOR @LexieBrady30 | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/b0tjrPRoLp
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 25, 2025
Aliyah Binford was the game’s winning pitcher, going 5.2 innings in relief. She allowed just 1 earned run over 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
WHY NOT US?#HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/2tyu1XMq9a
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 25, 2025
For Arkansas, it’s a disappointing finish to a special season that saw Bri Ellis earn national Player of the Year recognition. On Sunday, Payton Burnham went 3.2 IP, allowing 5 earned runs on 4 hits. Robyn Herron tossed 3.1 IP, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits.
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.
