104. Braxton Burnside: Homeward Bound
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K 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.
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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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