SOFTBALL (cont.)

was on our side fortunately.”

Deifel was complimentary of the job Simpson did while also explaining what she felt happened to her team.

“Simpson did a really good job mixing speeds,” Deifel said. “That is an equalizer in our game. We have to give her credit. She was tough today. I felt like we were just a little indecisive. More than anything I just feel like the pressure outweighed the competing.

This team wanted it really bad and I really wanted it for them. We just couldn’t get it done today.”

Arkansas finishes its season at 48-11. They won the SEC regular season without losing a single series. They won the SEC Tournament and then went undefeated to take the Fayetteville Regional. They didn’t lose a single series in the SEC during the regular season.

One strange ending to the season was Arkansas hit seven home runs in the Fayetteville Regional. That gave them 109 for the season. They didn’t hit any home runs in the super regional.

Texas entered the super regional having only hit 57 home runs. They hit the only two, on Friday, in the entire super regional.