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The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

104. Braxton Burnside: Homeward Bound

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Senior shortstop Braxton Burnside is Arkansas' single-season home run leader and the glue that holds the Razorback softball team together. But it took her a while to find a home with the Hogs. The small-town Paragould, Ark., native set the high school home run record in the state, but was passed over by the Hogs during the recruiting process, only ever receiving a single letter from her home-state team. Without much interest from her dream school and a strong desire to play in the SEC, Burnside committed to Missouri, where she found success. After a coaching change in Columbia, she decided to transfer, and only had eyes for the Razorbacks. After sitting out her transfer year and a season cut short by Covid-19, Burnside still found a way to write her name in the Razorback record books. This is the story of how a small-town Arkansan—who only ever wanted to be a Hog—found her way home.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I think for me ending my career with Arkansas across my chest just absolutely means the

0:07.3

world to me and I never in a million years thought it would happen. I never thought

0:10.8

it would happen when I started at Missouri. I thought I was ending at Missouri.

0:14.0

And to be able to now represent Arkansas is just absolutelyly and this episode is made possible by

0:34.4

our friends at First Security Bank, Sarazan Resort, Lindsay Golf, and

0:39.1

Abilita Maria.

0:40.1

Inside, waste no time, puts it up in the air and Braxton Burnside has done it again

0:47.0

One pitch two RBIs for Burnside. Senior shortstop Braxton Burnside is Arkansas single season home run holder and the glue

0:56.6

for the Razorback softball team.

0:59.0

But it took her a while to find a home with the Hawks.

1:01.8

The Paragold natives set the high school home run record

1:04.4

in the state of Arkansas,

1:05.9

but didn't really get recruited by the razorbacks.

1:08.6

That's the only thing I remember ever getting

1:10.5

from Arkansas was a letter.

1:11.9

And I had teammates on my travel

1:13.4

ball team commit to Arkansas and they just never really showed much interest in me.

1:18.8

Without much interest from her dream school and as strong desire to play in the SEC

1:25.8

Burnside committed to Missouri where she had immense success.

1:29.8

As that one is up the middle and through.

1:32.8

One run is in.

1:34.1

Here comes another two score on the RBI

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