College Softball World Series Bracket 2026 Texas vs. Texas Tech Game 1 Recap

As the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders met for the second consecutive year in the Women's College World Series championship series, Texas emerged victorious with a 7-3 win in Game 1.

The all-Texas showdown began Wednesday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City after a 64-team field was whittled down to two. 

Texas entered the championship series seeking its second national title with a chance to repeat, while Texas Tech looked to capture the first championship in program history.

No. 1 Texas earned its spot in the championship series by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers in the semifinals after battling through the elimination bracket. 

The Longhorns were forced into the bracket following a 6-3 loss to the Volunteers on opening day of the tournament but responded with back-to-back wins over Tennessee to advance.

No. 3 Texas Tech also took the long road to the championship after suffering a 2-1 extra-inning loss to Tennessee in the second round.

Facing elimination, the Red Raiders rallied through the bracket and capped their run by knocking off No. 1 Alabama to secure a berth in the championship series.

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Championship Schedule

Game 2: Texas vs. Texas Tech, Thursday, June 4 at 8 p.m. ET

Game 3: Texas vs. Texas Tech, Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)

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Texas 7, Texas Tech 3

It was the defending champion Longhorns who came out on top in Game 1, moving one win away from securing the national championship.

Despite Mihyia Davis opening the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the first inning for Texas Tech, the frame ultimately belonged to Texas.

The Longhorns answered with five runs in the bottom half of the inning, beginning with a leadoff home run from Katie Stewart, who has been one of the hottest hitters of the Women's College World Series. 

Kaiah Altmeyer added a RBI, and Ashton Maloney delivered a two-run triple as Texas quickly built a 5-1 advantage.

Viviana Martinez added to Texas' offensive outburst in the fourth inning with a RBI infield single before Texas Tech's Mia Williams cut into the deficit with a two-run home run in the fifth, trimming the Longhorns' lead to 6-3.

Martinez struck again in the sixth, driving in another run with a sacrifice fly to give Texas a 7-3 advantage heading into the final inning. 

From there, Teagan Kavan slammed the door on any comeback hopes, retiring the side in order in the seventh inning to secure the victory. Kavan finished with six strikeouts, allowing three hits and three earned runs on two home runs over seven innings.