An absolutely massive, stunning upset in the world of college softball took place on Monday night.
The sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks apparently weren’t ready to handle business against local rival Central Arkansas. The UCA Bears edged the Razorbacks in a stunning upset, earning a 2-1 victory.
Arkansas had only three recorded losses going into the night. The Hogs were a perfect 6-0 the previous week, but none of that mattered at all to the Bears.
Before the night, UCA had never recorded an upset like this. Prior to Monday, the highest-ranked team UCA had ever defeated was a 14th-ranked LSU Tigers squad according to a release. Now, though, they can claim victory over the sixth-ranked Razorbacks.
The UCA program celebrated the victory after the final out was made. “DOWN GOES #6 ARKANSAS!!!” they exuberantly tweeted.
The NCAA Softball account simply called it, “MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS!” Hey, it is March, after all.
Former softball star and ESPN analyst Amanda Scarborough called it a “big win” for the team last night.
The city of Conway, Arkansas, where Central Arkansas resides, poked fun and trolled the Arkansas Razorback softball account. “Go Bears!” they tweeted.
They really laid it on thick as well, quoting Arkansas’ account, and tweeted “#BearClawsUp!” which is the team’s official hashtag for the season.
And the UCA Alumni Twitter congratulated the team on their history-making achievement.
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