291. Robyn Herron: Perfect Game, Perfect Fit
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Robyn Herron didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a Razorback—but after sharing a pitching coach with Arkansas legend Mary Haff, fate had other plans. In this episode, Robyn dives into her unexpected path to Fayetteville, the recruiting call that changed everything, and how her relationship with Coach Deifel helped shape her into one of the most dominant pitchers in program history. She reflects on the pressure of SEC play, the thrill of throwing a perfect game, and the leadership role she’s embraced on a team full of rising stars. With honesty, grit, and a little humor, Robyn gives fans an inside look at the mindset behind her record-setting performances—and what drives her when she steps into the circle.
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| 0:00.0 | Individually, I'm proud of my growth as not only like a player, but as a person. |
| 0:06.0 | And I think from my 18-year-old self to now, I'm 21, I've grown tremendously and I've learned a lot of lessons as I've been here. |
| 0:16.0 | But as a team, for this year especially, I'm proud of our resilience and how we've been able to come back from like from losing. |
| 0:24.2 | And, you know, starting one in five and SEC play and now we're what, 10 and 8, I think? |
| 0:28.5 | So our resiliency in that fact of just not letting ourselves get too down and just knowing that we're never out of it and that we can come back from anything. |
| 0:47.6 | Thank you. knowing that we're never out of it and that we can provide from anything. Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Beaumadigley, and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality. |
| 1:03.2 | When it comes to pitching, Robin Herron has been an aches for the Razorbacks the past few years. |
| 1:09.2 | Swung on and missed strike three. |
| 1:11.6 | Robin Heron gets back to back strike out. |
| 1:14.6 | Heron didn't grow up in a sports crazed household. |
| 1:17.6 | But when her older brother picked up a bat, so did she. |
| 1:21.6 | And never looked back. |
| 1:23.6 | My brother played Little League and I wanted my parents to let me try out for T-ball and so he ended up hating baseball. |
| 1:31.3 | Sports ended up being mine. |
| 1:33.3 | Now she's one of the most dominant pitchers in Arkansas Razorback history. |
| 1:39.3 | The perfect game, a school record 16 strikeouts in a single game and continues to lead her team in strikeouts year after year. |
| 1:48.0 | I would call myself gutsy, but I would also call myself like level-headed. |
| 1:53.0 | I don't think I ever really let the moment get too big. |
| 1:56.0 | That biggest moment for Heron, her perfect game, one of three in the history of Arkansas |
| 2:02.3 | softball. |
| 2:03.3 | Oh, that was just so special. |
| 2:05.1 | I mean, I think that's just such a huge accomplishment and not only for myself, but |
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