#5 National Seed

Fayetteville Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#5 Seed·Fayetteville Regional

Bogle Park Hosts Two Top-30 Aces

Our Pick

Arkansas

CAUTIOUS

Courtney Deifel calls this her deepest staff, but the field is genuinely loaded. Washington's Morgan Reimer (23-7, 2.75 ERA) is a Big Ten ace. South Florida's Anne Long was American Conference Pitcher of the Year. This is a TWO Top-30 ace regional — Arkansas advances, but expect a rubber game.

ArkansasFAVORITE

BatDakota Kennedy — .387 BA in SEC play

CircleRobyn Herron — 1.73 ERA, 98 K in 56.2 IP

WashingtonTHREAT

BatAlexis DeBoer — 18 HR, .731 SLG

CircleMorgan Reimer — 23-7, 2.75 ERA, 166.1 IP

Reimer is one of the most pitched-into-shape aces in the country.

South FloridaTHREAT

CircleAnne Long — American POY, 21-5, 1 ER in 14 IP at conf tourney

Repeat American Conference Tournament champions.

FordhamEASY OUT

BatVictoria Klimaszewski — A-10 Tournament MOP

10th A-10 title in program history.

X-Factor

Whether Arkansas can hit Reimer OR Long on a Sunday rubber. Their lineup depth past Kennedy is the answer if it gets there.

National Seed

Host

Arkansas

City

Fayetteville, AR

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 12:00 PM ET

Game 2 — Fri 2:30 PM ET

Winners meet Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:00 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Game	Date	Time	Matchup	TV
Game 1	Fri, May 15	12:00 PM ET	#1 Arkansas vs #4 Fordham	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	2:30 PM ET	#2 Washington vs #3 South Florida	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	12:00 PM ET	Loser G1 vs Loser G2 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	2:30 PM ET	Winner G1 vs Winner G2	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	5:00 PM ET	Winner G3 vs Loser G4 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	12:00 PM ET	Regional Championship	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Fayetteville Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Durham Regional (#5 vs #12) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Arkansas). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

Arkansas

Arkansas hosts the Fayetteville Regional in Fayetteville, AR as the #5 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Arkansas program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the Arkansas home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.