Linnie Malkin celebrates a home run while running the bases during an NCAA regional game against Stanford on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Linnie Malkin said she didn’t know much about Arkansas, the state or the softball program when she came to a summer camp after her sophomore year in high school.
Once she got here, the Colorado native began making a name for herself by hitting tape-measure home runs for the Razorbacks, including two key ones during last weekend’s Fayetteville Regional.
Malkin’s three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning proved to be the clincher in Arkansas’ 7-3 win over Stanford on Sunday at Bogle Park.