Thank you to Travis Leath for nudging this is my direction. Athletes Unlimited now has a team based out of Duke / Durham, and I love ❤️ the fact that they chose a regional name in Carolina !
Yesterday was opening day, and the team stays in the Bull City today and tomorrow.
Game 2 is just minutes away from starting here in Fayetteville, and once again, rain 🌧 will enter into the process.
When you purchase a book of tickets 🎟 to a Super Regional tournament, the one for Game 3 falls under ” if necessary.” Being that Duke is down 1-0, it would be fun for there to be a need to play Game 3 tomorrow.
Another trip to a fantastic place for Top Shelf softball !
Oklahoma and Florida both bounced back to force a Game 3 in their series, and there are five more teams looking to do the same.
First Pitch moved back 65 minutes to 5:05 CT
71° at 5:05, Duke is the home team
Arkansas 2-run 💣💣 in the top of the first, lead 2-0. (5:20)
Duke, down in order (5:27)
Top 2nd, Hogs 0 runs, 1 hit & 2 left on (5:40)
End 2nd, loud fly out for Duke to end the inning but once again 3 up and 3 down (5:47)
End Top 3rd – Hogs 0 runs, 2 hits, and 3 left on base. (5:57)
Bottom 3rd – Duke gets a walk, but the runner is stranded. 6:05)
Top 4th – Arkansas scores 2 runs on 2 base hits, two more walks 🚶♀️and two left on. Halftime score 4-0.
Bottom 4th – Duke gets its first hit and follows it with a 2-run 💣💣. End of four, now 4-2 (6:27)
Top 5th – first four Razorbacks reach, now 6-2 and still no outs. Make that fifth straight. Hogs plate six, lead 10 -2
Down to last out if no run scores
6:57 – Wrap, 10-2 in 5
The first pitch isn’t slated until 4 pm central time, so there’s room for exploring the greater Fayetteville area.
That graphic helps with the size of the area.
To help place it, you can take the Trail of Tears 😢 to nearby Oklahoma ( 20+ minutes ).
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils recorded a great deal of music back in the 70s, and two made it to the charts. Jackie Blue, and If you want to get to heaven.
It’s time to get back out there and soak up some more Atmosphere….
Congratulations to the Tennessee Volunteers on making it to the College World Series after sweeping the University of Georgia.
The other 7 Best 2 of 3 series are at 1-0 and both Texas and Oklahoma find themselves in an unusual place entering today as the two powerhouses face an elimination game.
In a lifetime of being at a softball diamond 💎, yesterday was an absolute first for me. While I have been at a larger venue out at the College World Series, I have never experienced the atmosphere and patience that I witnessed from the Razorback fans.
First Pitch took place at 11:05 Central time in front of a crowd measured at 3,196. Forty-five minutes later, the grounds crew covered the infield with a tarp.
The rain delay lasted four hours and ten minutes, not a typo. When play resumed at 4:00 pm local time, the crowd was there minus just a few people.
Arkansas turned a 3-2 deficit into a 14-5 victory over Duke, but the story was the crowd. They were energetic from start to finish, and they had set routines to respond to every single thing that took place!
They even borrowed from Wrigley Field by throwing the Duke home run balls back onto the field. They made their normal Pig sounds and even wore colorful hats when certain players stepped to the plate.
The SEC is not just about football anymore, and the NIL has changed life as we know it. The league secured nine of the 16 spots for this weekend, with three of the pairings being SEC vs. SEC.
Arkansas has never made it out to OKC, but that could change today when they start back up at 4 pm. I can only imagine what that celebration would look like.
Five hours after they pulled the tarp out to cover the field, we are getting ready to return to action 🎬. Duke leads 3-2 in the top of the second, two out and two on….
Let’s do this, again !!!
Arkansas plated five in the bottom of the second, lead 7-3… 5 & 1/2 hours to play 2 innings
Duke gets one back with a solo 💣💣💣, now 7-4
Down 10-4 after 3rd
Duke gets one in the top of the 4th, 10-5. Still no zeros on the board.
We have our first Zero !!! 5:11, end of 4th
Sadly, we have another zero on the scoreboard, mid 5th, 10-5
Arkansas scores another run on a bases loaded force out. 11-5 with two in scoring position…
That 3 run 💣💣💣 flew over my head, cleared the second fence, and is still rolling through the back parking lot.
6 & 1/2 hours to play…
The road less traveled ! 