No. 8 Arkansas’ Delce masters Drake from the circle

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 8 ranked Arkansas softball team (13-3) finished the Razorback Invitational with its fourth five-inning straight victory of the year in an 8-0 (5 inn.) decision over Drake Sunday at Bogle Park. Arkansas finished the Razorback Invitational 5-1 with two wins against No. 19 Arizona.

The Hogs moved to 13-3 on the season with wins over three ranked foes.

Reigning SEC Pitcher of the Year Chenise Delce (7-1) shutout Drake in five innings to earn her seventh win of the season. The Oklahoma City native did not allow a run on two hits (zero extra-base hits) and clocked six strikeouts. Delce worked around runners in scoring position in the first and third frames.

Arkansas homered twice through Cylie Halvorson and Kacie Hoffmann’s two-run Bogle bomb. Freshman Reagan Johnson tied her career high in hits after finishing 3-for-4 with a career-best two RBIs. Posting his fifth multi-hit game as a Razorback, Johnson also had a walk in the game with a two-RBI double to right center in the bottom of the fifth. Sophomore Kacie Hoffmann finished 2-for-2 with a two-run blast and Cylie Halvorson finished 1-for-2 with a two-run tank.

Joining Hoffmann and Johnson on Arkansas’ tally in the afternoon hits column were Cylie Halvorson (1-for-2), Kristina Foreman (1-for-2), Lauren Camenzind (1-for-1) and Tymber Riley (1-for- 2). -1).

The Hogs tacked on three runs in the first on Halvorson’s two-run homer. A base walk taken by Lauren Camenzind garnered a 3-0 lead.

Kacie Hoffmann led to 5-0 in the third thanks to her two-run crank.

Tymber Riley’s first career hit and RBI as a Razorback, an RBI single to left, scored Kristina Foreman from second for a 6-0 edge. Then, Reagan Johnson ended the game with a two-RBI double to right center for an 8-0 win.

Record

• Chenise Delce has not allowed a run in the last 11.1 IP.
• Delce has given up just two runs in his last 25.1 IP.
• Delce is 7-1 this season.
• Reagan Johnson tied his career high in hits (3) and drove in two runs.
• Johnson posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season.
• Johnson extended his hitting streak to three games. He has registered at least one hit in eight of his last nine games.
• Hannah Gammill has scored a run in her last three games.
• Lauren Camenzind has registered a hit in three of her four starts at catcher over the weekend.
• The Razorbacks went 5-1 on the weekend, including two wins over No. 19 Arizona.
• Fifth-year Tymber Riley connected on his first hit as a Razorback — an RBI single to left.

|Until Next Time

Arkansas hosts the Wooo Pig Classic March 2-5 at Bogle Park, welcoming Iowa State, Texas A&M-CC and North Texas. The Razorbacks open against Iowa State at 4 p.m. Saturday on SEC Network+.