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How to Watch Arkansas vs. Nebraska in the Women’s College World Series

Arkansas makes its WCWS debut Thursday night against Nebraska. Here’s how to watch, plus pitching, weather and odds.

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May 28, 2026

Taylor Hodges

Arkansas senior outfielder Dakota Kennedy talks during a press conference at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. | Arkansas Communications

OKLAHOMA CITY – Thursday night will be a historic night for Arkansas.

Win or lose, the Razorbacks playing in the Women’s College World Series for the first time ever is a huge accomplishment and honor. And spent most of Wednesday soaking in the experience of all the festivities in Oklahoma City.

Lights. Camera. Action. pic.twitter.com/rNQ0Wd92bX

— Arkansas Softball (@RazorbackSB) May 28, 2026

Later in the day and on Thursday is when the work begins.

“The nice thing today is that you get to go through all these festivities, and we have practice on the back end of today. So we get to go through it, we get to focus on practice, we get to turn the page and get ready to compete tomorrow,” Arkansas coach Courtney Deifel said at Wednesday afternoon press conference. “We did some video today. We still have practice tonight. We’ll get up tomorrow and go through our game day routine. It’s a pretty easy balance with this group.”

It will be a long game day routine, though.

Arkansas is set to face Nebraska in the first round WCWS game Thursday night with an 8:30 p.m. first-pitch time. And that’s if the previous three games aren’t longer than expected. However, the Razorbacks don’t think the late start time will be an issue.

“I think tomorrow is just going to be not like the nerves are sitting with us, but just that we’re wanting to play so soon. We’re just so excited to be here,” Arkansas pitcher Robyn Herron said Wednesday. “I’ve played an 8 p.m. game before, so it’ll be kind of a similar schedule, just doing our normal pregame routine. But it’s just wanting to be out there and having to wait that long. Sure, we want to play early, but we’re just excited to play.”

It’ll be a long wait for Arkansas, but the prize at the end is well worth the wait.

Here’s everything else to know about Thursday’s game against Nebraska.

The Opponent: Nebraska

The Huskers are 51‑6 and haven’t taken a loss in two months, a stretch that includes sweeping their final five Big Ten series, cruising through the conference tournament and rolling through regionals and supers.

Everything starts with Jordy Frahm. The former Oklahoma star has been every bit the game‑changer Nebraska hoped for when she transferred home. She’s 20‑4 with a 1.14 ERA and 234 strikeouts, and she’s also their most dangerous hitter with 19 home runs and a 1.338 OPS.

Frahm and Alexis Jensen have combined for 53 strikeouts in 33 postseason innings, and Nebraska backs them with what might be the best defense in the field.

The lineup around Frahm is built on experience and smart portal work. Center fielder Hannah Coor, another former Sooner, and catcher Jesse Farrell from UNLV have blended with a veteran core to give Nebraska one of the most complete rosters in the Big Ten.

Team Comparisons

Arkansas	STAT	Nebraska
47-11	Overall Record	51-6
15-9 (SEC)	Conference Record	23-1 (Big Ten)
2	RPI	1
1	Strength of Schedule	10
	BATTING
.345	Batting Average	.334
1.026	OPS	1.007
447	Runs	400
511	Hits	526
97	Doubles	97
5	Triples	14
80	Home Runs	93
858	Total Bases	930
.579	Slugging %	.591
248	Walks	193
39	Hit by Pitch	36
194	Strikeouts	187
.447	On-Base %	.416
34	Stolen Bases	41
	PITCHING
2.52	ERA	1.81
1.16	WHIP	1.00
342	Pitching Strikeouts	486
129	Walks Allowed	94
280	Hits Allowed	283
.213	Opp. Batting Average	.201
45	HR Allowed	36
353	Innings Pitched	378.1

Projected Pitching Matchup

LHP Robyn Herron vs. RHP Jody Frahm

(Note: No official starting pitcher announcements have been made. This is our best guess and will be updated when announcements are made.)

Herron: 16-6, 2.09 ERA, 113.2 IP, 77 H, 44 R, 34 ER, 39 BB, 173 SO, .184 Opp. BA
Frahm: 20-4, 1.14 ERA, 171.2 IP, 116 H, 32 R, 28 ER, 30 BB, 234 SO, .185 Opp. BA

Weather Forecast

Get used to seeing rain in the forecast for the Women’s College World Series. Thursday, Friday and Saturday all have various chances of rain in Oklahoma City that could effect some games.

For Thursday, the National Weather Service forecast is for “a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”