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The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

329: Reagan Johnson: Arkansas' All-Time Hits Leader

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

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4.81K 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.

Transcript

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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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