329: Reagan Johnson: Arkansas' All-Time Hits Leader
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Reagan Johnson has etched her name in Razorback history as the program's all-time hits leader. In this episode of The Hog Pod, she reflects on her journey from a small Texas town to becoming one of the most consistent players in Arkansas softball history, her role as a leadoff hitter and elite centerfielder, and the relationships that defined her career.
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| 0:00.0 | You're in the record books now, but is there anything outside of that that you're really proud of when you look back on it? |
| 0:08.0 | Just being here is an achievement for me. |
| 0:11.0 | The fact that I have so many little girls that look up to me, whether they're at home or whether they're here, that's amazing for me. |
| 0:18.0 | And just having an outstanding career here in general is just amazing. Yeah. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Bea Maddiegley and this episode is made possible by our friends at the Toasted Yoke and South by Northwest Hospitality. |
| 0:44.3 | Reagan Johnson didn't just build a great career at Arkansas. She showed up every single day and she stacked it. Hit after hit. |
| 0:52.3 | Johnson, into right field, base hit, one run in. |
| 0:57.0 | And Reagan Johnson has just become the career hits leader for Arkansas softball. |
| 1:05.0 | From a small town in Texas to the top of the Razorback record books. |
| 1:10.0 | Her journey is defined by consistency, speed, |
| 1:13.6 | and doing the little things at an elite level. I just try to be the best person for my team. |
| 1:18.6 | I have always throughout my entire career been the table setter. I always just try to know my role and do my job. That's been a big part of me being lead off is knowing that my role is to get on base |
| 1:32.1 | and to score the runs, not to get the big hit off the wall. |
| 1:35.2 | So my goal every time I get up is get on base, hit a single, be on first base with my team. |
| 1:41.0 | A four-year starter in center field, a tone setter at the top of the lineup, and now the all-time hits leader in program history. My sole focus was scoring the run, and I heard everybody cheering. I was like, oh, the base of the loader, we just scored. And then I looked in the stands again, and my mom was like, oh, oh yeah I just got the career hits like it was |
| 2:01.9 | crazy it was awesome but her impact goes beyond the numbers the highlight real catches the leadership |
| 2:07.7 | the respect of her teammates and the standard she set every time she stepped on the field the last thing |
| 2:14.0 | I tell myself is go catch the ball every single time time, go catch the ball, go for it. |
| 2:18.6 | So that's one thing that really keeps me grounded. |
| 2:21.0 | From record-breaking moments to the relationships that shaped her along the way, |
| 2:25.5 | Reagan Johnson's story is about more than softball. |
| 2:28.8 | It's about showing up and never letting up. |
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