2024 Arkansas Razorbacks softball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	32–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Courtney Deifel (9th season)
Assistant coaches	DJ Gasso Danielle Gibson Whorton Matt Meuchel
Home stadium	Bogle Park
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Tennessee ‍‍‍	14	–	4	–	0	.778	33	–	8	–	0	.805
No. 10 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	15	–	6	–	0	.714	37	–	9	–	0	.804
No. 12 Florida ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0	.667	37	–	10	–	0	.787
No. 15 Arkansas ‍‍‍	11	–	7	–	0	.611	32	–	12	–	0	.727
No. 11 Georgia ‍‍‍	10	–	8	–	0	.556	36	–	11	–	0	.766
No. 6 LSU ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	35	–	10	–	0	.778
No. 18 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0	.500	30	–	13	–	0	.698
No. 14 Missouri ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	35	–	13	–	0	.729
No. 17 Alabama ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	31	–	12	–	0	.721
No. 21 Kentucky ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	29	–	16	–	0	.644
South Carolina ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	30	–	17	–	0	.638
Auburn ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	24	–	15	–	1	.613
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	3	–	15	–	0	.167	25	–	22	–	0	.532

‡ – Tournament champion As of April 23, 2024^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today^[2]

The 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks softball team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Razorbacks are led by ninth-year head coach Courtney Deifel and play their home games at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Previous season

After a 38–16 regular-season campaign in 2023, the Razorbacks fell in their first game of the SEC tournament, which was hosted at Bogle Park, to Alabama by a one-run margin.^[3] Arkansas was selected to host an NCAA regional for the third consecutive season as the No. 11 national seed.^[4] They were paired with Oregon, Notre Dame, and Harvard;^[5] After a defeat of Harvard,^[6] the Razorbacks fell to Oregon, putting them in the consolation bracket.^[7] A win to eliminate Notre Dame put them in the regional final, needing two wins against Oregon to advance to the super regional, ^[8] but a nine-run defeat to the Ducks ended Arkansas' season.^[9] The team finished with a record of 40–19.^[10]

Schedule and results

Legend
	Arkansas win
	Arkansas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Arkansas team member

2024 Arkansas Razorbacks softball game log

Regular season

February (14–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Paradise Classic
February 8	vs. Marshall	No. 16	Joan Joyce Field Boca Raton, Florida	W 10–3	Camenzind (1–0)	Rice (0–1)		FloSoftball	400	1–0	—
February 8	at Florida Atlantic	No. 16	Joan Joyce Field	W 8–0 (5)	Herron (1–0)	Schlotterbec (0–1)		FloSoftball	500	2–0	—
February 9	vs. Ohio	No. 16	Joan Joyce Field	W 7–3	Leinstock (1–0)	Moore (0–1)		FloSoftball		3–0	—
February 10	vs. Michigan State	No. 16	Joan Joyce Field	W 6–5	Herron (2–0)	Grey (0–2)		FloSoftball	263	4–0	—
February 10	vs. Penn State	No. 16	Joan Joyce Field	L 2–3 (8)	Nemeth (3–0)	Herron (2–1)		FloSoftball	255	4–1	—

Bear Down Fiesta
February 16	vs. Long Beach State	No. 15	Hillenbrand Stadium Tucson, Arizona	W 7–0	Leinstock (2–0)	Haddad (0–3)		FloSoftball		5–1	—
February 16	at Arizona	No. 15	Hillenbrand Stadium	L 2–3	Silva (4–0)	Herron (2–2)		FloSoftball		5–2	—
February 17	vs. Omaha	No. 15	Hillenbrand Stadium	W 9–2	McGaffin (1–0)	Meyer (3–1)		FloSoftball		6–2	—
February 17	at Arizona	No. 15	Hillenbrand Stadium	W 3–2	Herron (3–2)	Stoddard (2–1)		FloSoftball	2,292	7–2	—
February 18	vs. Omaha	No. 15	Hillenbrand Stadium	W 5–2	Leinstock (4–0)	Nuismer (3–2)		FloSoftball		8–2	—

Razorback Invitational
February 22	Illinois State	No. 15	Bogle Park Fayetteville, Arkansas	W 7–0	Beuerlein (1–0)	McLeod (0–1)			2,824	9–2	—
February 23	UT Arlington	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 9–0 (6)	Camenzind (2–0)	Gutierrez (1–1)			3,108	10–2	—
February 23	Wichita State	No. 15	Bogle Park	L 1–3	Barber (2–0)	Herron (3–3)			3,108	10–3	—
February 24	Illinois State	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 7–0	Herron (4–3)	Meshnick (1–6)			3,549	11–3	—
February 24	Wichita State	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 15–4 (5)	Camenzind (3–0)	Aguilar (2–1)			3,549	12–3	—
February 25	UT Arlington	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 10–0 (5)	Beuerlein (2–0)	Bumpurs (0–4)			3,019	13–3	—

Wooo Pig Classic
February 29	South Dakota State	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 4–3	Camenzind (4–0)	Lasey (2–3)		SECN+	2,795	14–3	—

March (11–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Southeast Missouri State	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 5–0	Leinstock (4–0)	Holman (2–3)		SECN+	2,933	15–3	—
March 1	Florida Atlantic	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 6–2	Herron (5–3)	Sacco (5–2)		SECN+	2,933	16–3	—
March 2	South Dakota State	No. 15	Bogle Park	L 3–7	Kniesche (6–4)	Herron (5–4)		SECN+	3,252	16–4	—
March 3	Southeast Missouri State	No. 15	Bogle Park	W 6–5 (8)	Herron (6–4)	Holman (2–5)		SECN+	2,959	17–4	—

Razorback Rumble
March 8	South Alabama	No. 18	Bogle Park	L 1–2	Lackie (9–3)	Herron (6–5)		SECN+	3,010	17–5	—
March 8	Saint Francis	No. 18	Bogle Park	Canceled
March 9	Northern Iowa	No. 18	Bogle Park	W 7–4	Leinstock (5–0)	Maiers (1–1)	Camenzind (1)	SECN+	3,067	18–5	—
March 9	South Alabama	No. 18	Bogle Park	W 10–4	Camenzind (5–0)	Lagle (2–1)		SECN+	3,067	19–5	—
March 10	Northern Iowa	No. 18	Bogle Park	W 9–0 (6)	Herron (7–5)	Wischnowski (6–3)		SECN+	2,943	20–5	—

March 16	at No. 25 Auburn	No. 20	Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, Alabama	W 6–1	Leinstock (6–0)	Penta (7–4)		SECN+		21–5	1–0
March 16	at No. 25 Auburn	No. 20	Jane B. Moore Field	W 5–1	Camenzind (6–0)	Lowe (3–1)		SECN+	1,845	22–5	2–0
March 17	at No. 25 Auburn	No. 20	Jane B. Moore Field	L 1–2	Penta (8–4)	Herron (7–6)		SECN+	1,620	22–6	2–1
March 18	at Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 20	John Cain Family Softball Complex Commerce, Texas	W 8–0 (5)	Camenzind (7–0)	Sanchez (3–7)		SECN+	356	23–6	—
March 22	No. 20 Mississippi State	No. 18	Bogle Park	L 3–6	Wesley (7–2)	Leinstock (6–1)		SECN+	3,466	23–7	2–2
March 23	No. 20 Mississippi State	No. 18	Bogle Park	W 3–0	Camenzind (7–0)	Marron (8–3)	Leinstock (1)	SECN+	3,811	24–7	3–2
March 24	No. 20 Mississippi State	No. 18	Bogle Park	L 7–15 (5)	Wesley (9–2)	Leinstock (6–2)		SECN+	3,143	24–8	3–3
March 26	Central Arkansas	No. 20	Bogle Park	Canceled
March 30	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 20	Jack Turner Stadium Athens, Georgia	W 3–2	Leinstock (7–2)	Backes (12–2)		SEC Network	1,863	25–8	4–3
March 31	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 20	Jack Turner Stadium	L 2–8	Kerpics (9–1)	Camenzind (8–1)	Walters (2)	ESPN2	851	25–9	4–4

April (7–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 20	Jack Turner Stadium	W 8–2	Leinstock (8–2)	Backes (12–3)		SEC Network	2,057	26–9	5–4
April 5	No. 11 Missouri	No. 19	Bogle Park	W 5–2	Leinstock (9–2)	Harrison (10–2)		SEC Network	3,412	27–9	6–4
April 6	No. 11 Missouri	No. 19	Bogle Park	L 3–12 (5)	Krings (9–6)	Herron (7–7)		SECN+	3,885	27–10	6–5
April 7	No. 11 Missouri	No. 19	Bogle Park	W 4–1	Leinstock (10–2)	McCann (6–2)		SEC Network	3,457	28–10	7–5
April 12	at No. 23 South Carolina	No. 17	Beckham Field Columbia, South Carolina	W 4–3	Herron (8–7)	Vawter (11–7)		SEC Network	1,627	29–10	8–5
April 13	at No. 23 South Carolina	No. 17	Beckham Field	L 1–2	Mardjetko (7–6)	Beuerlein (2–1)	Vawter (2)	SEC Network	1,837	29–11	8–6
April 14	at No. 23 South Carolina	No. 17	Beckham Field	W 3–0	Herron (9–7)	Vawter (12–8)		SECN+	1,748	30–11	9–6
April 19	No. 14 Alabama	No. 16	Bogle Park	W 1–0 (9)	Leinstock (11–2)	Beaver (14–5)		SECN+	3,839	31–11	10–6
April 20	No. 14 Alabama	No. 16	Bogle Park	L 1–5	Briski (7–2)	Herron (9–8)		SEC Network	3,900	31–12	10–7
April 21	No. 14 Alabama	No. 16	Bogle Park	W 8–0 (5)	Leinstock (12–2)	Beaver (14–6)		ESPNU	3,832	32–12	11–7
April 26	at LSU		Tiger Park Baton Rouge, Louisiana					SECN+		–	–
April 27	at LSU		Tiger Park					SECN+		–	–
April 28	at LSU		Tiger Park					SECN+		–	–
April 30	at Central Arkansas		Farris Field Conway, Arkansas					SECN+		–	—

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 3	Ole Miss		Bogle Park					SECN+		–	–
May 4	Ole Miss		Bogle Park					SEC Network		–	–
May 5	Ole Miss		Bogle Park					SEC Network		–	–

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the NFCA/USA Today poll
W Arkansas win • L Arkansas loss • Postponement or cancellation • Bold denotes Arkansas player

Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC softball records v t e Source: 2024 SEC softball game results, 2024 SEC softball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	Team	SR	SW
ALA	8–10		1–2	5/05	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	.	.	3–0	.	4/28	1–2	ALA	1–5	1–0
ARK	11–7	2–1		2–1	.	2–1	.	4/28	1–2	2–1	5/05	2–1	.	.	ARK	5–1	0–0
AUB	6–12	5/05	1–2		.	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	4/28	.	1–2	0–3	AUB	1–5	0–1
FLA	12–6	2–1	.	.		4/28	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	.	5/05	FLA	5–1	1–0
UGA	10–8	2–1	1–2	.	4/28		1–2	.	5/05	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	.	UGA	3–3	1–0
KEN	7–11	2–1	.	2–1	0–3	2–1		0–3	.	.	.	4/28	5/05	1–2	KEN	3–3	0–2
LSU	11–10	.	4/28	1–2	1–2	.	3–0		.	1–2	1–2	.	1–2	3–0	LSU	2–5	2–0
MSU	9–9	.	2–1	.	1–2	5/05	.	.		4/28	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	MSU	3–3	0–0
MIZZ	8–10	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	4/28		.	5/05	0–3	.	MIZZ	3–3	0–1
MISS	3–15	0–3	5/05	4/28	.	0–3	.	2–1	1–2	.		0–3	.	0–3	MISS	1–5	0–4
SCAR	6–12	.	1–2	.	1–2	.	4/28	.	1–2	5/05	3–0		0–3	0–3	SCAR	1–5	1–2
TENN	14–4	4/28	.	2–1	.	2–1	5/05	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0		.	TENN	6–0	2–0
TAMU	15–6	2–1	.	3–0	5/05	.	2–1	0–3	2–1	.	3–0	3–0	.		TAMU	6–1	3–1
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	Team	SR	SW

Updated for all games through Apr 22,2024. ^[1]^[11]Tie brkrs: MIZZ>ALA FLA common. AUB>SCAR TENN common.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	16	15	15	15	18	20	18	20	19	17	16
Softball America	8	12	14	18	21	20	17	20	17	13	8
ESPN.com/USA Softball	12	13	14	16	20	20	17	20	19	14	14
D1Softball	18	18	15	16	22	19	17	19	14	11	13

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^ "2024 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll". NFCA. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^ Westerman, Ethan (May 12, 2023). "Alabama defeats host Arkansas, 3–2, in SEC Softball Tournament". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Westerman, Ethan (May 14, 2023). "Arkansas hosting NCAA softball regional for third consecutive season". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "Arkansas softball opens Fayetteville Regional play on Friday". KAIT. May 14, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Oxford, Derek (May 20, 2023). "Arkansas run-rules Harvard 11-0, plays Oregon on Saturday". USA Today. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Oxford, Derek (May 20, 2023). "Oregon forces Arkansas softball into loser's bracket". USA Today. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "Delce blanks Notre Dame, Hogs advance to Regional Final". KAIT. May 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Wayne, E. (May 21, 2023). "Arkansas' softball season is over after surprise defeats to Oregon". USA Today. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Tafolla, Grace (May 21, 2023). "Season comes to an end in Fayetteville Regional championship". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "2024 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks softball
Venues	Bogle Park
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Southeastern Conference softball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Texas A&M Aggies
Championships & Awards	Tournament Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year

Previous season

Schedule and results

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

See also

References