LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alabama beat Arkansas on Thursday. Write it down, file it away and then set it aside, because it's not the story that's going to define this Razorback season. The story that matters gets told starting Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2, when the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Selection Show reveals where a 42-11 Arkansas team will host a regional. That's when the calendar that actually counts begins. Thursday's 7-1 quarterfinal loss at John Cropp Stadium was a clean and convincing win for the No. 3/4 Crimson Tide. Nobody's going to pretend otherwise. Jocelyn Briski went the distance, struck out seven and didn't surrender a single earned run. Alabama hit four home runs. The Razorbacks managed three hits. That's not a game you win and Arkansas didn't. — Arkansas Softball (@RazorbackSB) May 7, 2026 Context matters in college softball and the context here is the Hogs enter the NCAA Tournament as one of the most complete programs in the country.…