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2026 College Softball Super Regional Central

by: Softball America Staff05/24/26

The college softball Super Regionals are set. The eight best-of-three series across the nation will determine the field for the Women’s College World Series, with two kicking off on Thursday in Lincoln and Knoxville.

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Tuscaloosa Super Regional

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No. 16 LSU @ No. 1 Alabama (Alabama wins 2-0, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Alabama 7, LSU 0

Jocelyn Briski was at her best on Friday. After allowing a leadoff double to Jalia Lassiter, Briski was perfect the rest of the way. The SEC Pitcher retired 21 straight batters after giving up the hit to open the game. Briski did really well mixing her speeds and working the river on both sides of the plate, resulting in 11 strikeouts.

The Alabama offense kept tacking on runs throughout the game. Audrey Vandagriff found a two-out hit to double the lead in the first following a passed ball. Alexis Pupillo lined a home run against LSU starter Paytn Monticelli in the third. The Tigers turned to Cece Cellura with the bases loaded in the fourth, but Jena Young still came through. The Iowa transfer hit a bases-clearing double to push the lead to six.

The Saturday pitching matchup will likely pit Freshman All-American Vic Moten for Alabama against LSU lefty Jayden Heavener, hoping to keep the Tigers’ season alive.

Game 2: Alabama 4, LSU 1

On a rain-filled afternoon in Tuscaloosa, it was the Crimson Tide that continued its dominance in the circle to get back to the Women’s College World Series. Alabama has allowed just one run in five postseason games this season.

Vic Moten got the start in the circle and went four innings, allowing just one run and scattering five hits while striking out seven Tigers. Jocelyn Briski took over following the second rain delay and was dominant in her three innings of work. The SEC Pitcher of the Year did not allow a run, gave up just two hits, and struck out five.

Kristen White opened the scoring for the Tide in the third inning, scoring off a Jayden Heavener wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. LSU responded with an RBI single up the middle to tie the score at one in the third. Alabama would immediately answer in the fourth inning with an Alexis Pupillo solo home run for a 2-1 advantage. Later in the inning, Salen Hawkins delivered a bloop single to make the score 4-1, and that would be enough to send the Crimson Tide to Oklahoma City.

Austin Super Regional

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Arizona State @ No. 2 Texas (Texas wins 2-1, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Arizona State 4, Texas 1

Kenzie Brown outdueled Teagan Kavan in the battle of the aces. Brown was marvelous throughout, registering 10 strikeouts. The All-American kept her pitch count low, only needing 94 pitches for the complete game effort as Texas continued to swing early without much to show for it. Brown surrendered a game-tying solo home run to Hannah Wells in the fourth inning, but her offense backed her up in the fifth. Brown retired the last 11 batters she faced, including the final five going down via the K.

Samantha Swan stayed hot at the plate. She hit a two-out single up the middle in the third inning off Kavan to give Arizona State an early lead. Swan was once again in a RBI chance in the fifth after Kavan gave up back-to-back singles. The Sun Devil catcher hit the ball in about the same spot for a go-ahead two-run single. Ashleigh Mejia tacked on another with an RBI double.

Game 2: Texas 4, Arizona State 3

The late-inning heroics were activated in Austin as the Longhorns avoided elimination to face a decisive game three on Sunday with a 4-3 win over Arizona State. Texas got its ninth elimination win under head coach Mike White to keep its hopes alive to defend the 2025 National Championship.

After trailing for most of the game, Texas fought back late against Kenzie Brown. A Katie Stewart double and a Reese Atwood single tied the game at two in the fifth inning. Then, Victoria Hunter hit a pinch-hit two-run home run to give Texas the eventual 4-3 win. Citlaly Gutierrez was once again masterful in relief, giving up just one run in five innings of work.

Teagan Kavan and Kenzie Brown are likely to get the ball once again in game three with a trip to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series on the line.


Game 3: Texas 5, Arizona State 0

Teagan Kavan was at her best when Texas needed her the most. The reigning Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player outdueled Arizona State ace Kenzie Brown. Kavan navigated early traffic to keep the Sun Devils off the scoreboard. Arizona State only managed five baserunners after that. Kavan allowed five hits and struck out five batters in the complete-game shutout.

As for the Texas offense, the Longhorns made adjustments against Brown as they did on Saturday. Ashton Maloney and Jaycie Nichols had the team’s first hits of the game in the third on a pair of infield singles. Katie Stewart kept it short and simple, dropping in a two-out, two-run single in front of the outstretched arm of Kaylee Pond in center field. Stewart delivered a pair of insurance runs in the sixth with another two-run single, ending the day with four of the team’s five RBIs.

Vivi Martinez refused to go down without a fight. The Texas shortstop won a 17-pitch at-bat, hitting an RBI triple. She battled back from a 0-2 count and ended Brown’s day in the circle. The Texas stars made the most of their chances to send the defending champs back to Oklahoma City.

Norman Super Regional

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Mississippi State @ No. 3 Oklahoma (Mississippi State wins 2-1, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Mississippi State 11, Oklahoma 9

The Mississippi State offense hasn’t put up a ton of crooked numbers this season, having only scored more than five runs twice since the start of April. Entering the sixth inning on Friday, they only had two thus far. That changed in a hurry. The Bulldogs, who took advantage of four Oklahoma errors, scored nine runs in the final two innings to pull off the 11-9 win.

The Bulldogs score four runs in the sixth to tie the game. Despite Kendall Wells blasting a three-run home run in the bottom half of the inning, they answered right back. Mississippi State scored five runs on five hits against Oklahoma ace Audrey Lowry. Morgan Bernardini had a great at-bat to draw the bases-loaded walk to tie the game while down to her last strike. Tatum Silva singled on a bouncer with the go-ahead run and a second scoring on an error by Ailana Agbayani.

Delainey Everett closed the game out despite Wells and Gabbie Garcia having a chance to win it in the bottom of the seventh.

Wells didn’t wait long to make a difference in her first Super Regional. The Softball America Freshman of the Year went 4-5 with a pair of home runs, now 39 on the season, with six RBIs. The Sooners squandered a few early chances against Mississippi State Alyssa Faircloth, but the power came out the second time through the order. Wells hit a two-run homer, followed by roundtrippers from Isabela Emerling and Kasidi Pickering in a five-run frame.

Wells drove in another run against Leila Ammon in the fourth and appeared to have the game-winning three-run homer off of Peja Goold in the sixth. However, pitching and defense ultimately let the Oklahoma offense down late in the game.

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Game 2: Oklahoma 7, Mississippi State 1

The Sooners bounced back in a big way. Oklahoma put early pressure on Mississippi State starter Peja Goold, but they didn’t crack the scoreboard until the third. Kendall Wells roped a single for the first run. A walk and an RBI groundout would lead to Goold’s exit. Alyssa Faircloth couldn’t stop the bleeding. Oklahoma freshman Lexi McDaniel hit a pinch-hit three-run homer as the exclamation point. Faircloth did settle in, throwing four scoreless after the third inning.

Audrey Lowry was also much better on Saturday. The lefty cruised through the first five innings without facing much trouble. Mississippi State did put together three hits and scored a run on a walk, but Lowry was able to limit the damage. She finished the complete game, allowing five hits, striking out two, and only needing 87 pitches to earn the win.

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Game 3: Mississippi State 6, Oklahoma 0

Mississippi State had trusted its aces, Alyssa Faircloth and Peja Goold, all season. On Sunday, the star was Delainey Everett. The lefty had only thrown 13.1 innings in 2026, leading into the win-or-go-home contest. She became the first person since Montana Fouts in 2019 to shut out Oklahoma. Everett allowed three hits and generated a ton of lazy fly balls.

The Bulldogs’ offense remained scrappy. Kinley Keller took advantage of an early chance versus Oklahoma starter Miali Guachino. The freshman lined a two-run single to give Mississippi State a lead in the first. Her day wasn’t finished. Keller poked a ball deep into the left side for an infield single to net another RBI in the third. Paige Ernstes and Morgan Bernardini pushed the lead out to six with home runs in back-to-back innings.

Lincoln Super Regional

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No. 13 Oklahoma State @ No. 4 Nebraska (Nebraska wins 2-0, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Nebraska 8, Oklahoma State 1

The Cornhuskers didn’t wait long to make a splash after returning to the field following Thursday’s suspension. Jesse Farrell, who has come through plenty of times in big games for Nebraska, hit a three-run homer off Ruby Meylan in the first, and the Cornhuskers never looked back, taking the first game of the Lincoln Super Regional.

Nebraska forced Meylan out in the third after Farrell drove in two more. The Cornhuskers totaled eight hits against the Softball America All-American, even leaving more on base. On a positive note, RyLee Crandall threw two hitless innings in relief. Oklahoma State is likely to roll Meylan back out on Saturday.

Jordy Frahm was electric in the circle. She went the distance for the Cornhuskers, who will likely turn to Alexis Jensen to potentially close the Super Regional on Saturday. Frahm struck out seven batters, while only allowing five hits, the only run coming on a Karli Godwin home run. Oklahoma State had one at-bat with runners in scoring position.

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Game 2: Nebraska 9, Oklahoma State 1

Nebraska turned what was a pitching duel through four innings into an emphatic win to send the Cornhuskers to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2013. After struggling to push runs across in the Regionals, that was not the case this weekend as Nebraska used a seven-run fifth inning to blow the game open.

Hannah Coor did the damage early with a double in the third inning to tie the score after Oklahoma State took an early one-run lead. Again, she got the rally started in the fifth with a solo home run. After a Kacie Hoffman hit by a pitch and a pinch hit two RBI single by Alina Felix, the big blow was a three-run home run by Hannah Camenzind to put Nebraska into run rule territory.

Alexis Jensen and Jordy Frahm were fantastic in the circle, combining to allow just three hits and one run in five innings of play. The 1-2 punch has continued to be one of the best in the country in the postseason.

Fayetteville Super Regional

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No. 12 Duke @ No. 5 Arkansas (Arkansas wins 2-0, advances to Women’s College World Series))

Game 1: Arkansas 14, Duke 5 (F/5)

The long rain delay didn’t wash out the offense in this one. The two teams traded early blows, but in the end, the Arkansas offense overmatched Duke’s pitching en route to a 14-5 win. Arkansas hit three home runs, starting with Tianna Bell’s grand slam, followed by Dakota Kennedy’s solo shot in the second. Karlie Davison ended the game, hitting a three-run homer.

Robyn Herron’s start didn’t last long after giving up homers to Aminah Vega and Kairi Rodriguez. The left re-entered the game in the fourth with better results. She threw 3.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits. Saylor Timmerman also pitched 1.1 innings. That sets the table for Arkansas to start Payton Burnham on Saturday. As for Duke, the Blue Devils used Larissa Jacquez, Cassidy Curd and Ava Bradshaw without a ton of success. It’ll be all hands on deck with their season on the line.

Game 2: Arkansas 10, Duke 2 (F/5)

After years of frustration, the Razorbacks power into the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history with a 10-2 victory over Duke in five innings. En route to their first trip to Oklahoma City, Arkansas also becomes the first team in NCAA history to win every tournament game via run rule.

Tianna Bell got the party started with a two-run home run in the first inning to take a quick 2-0 lead. Then, Atalyia Rio laced a double down the first base line in the fourth inning to double the lead at 4-0. Duke immediately answered with a two-run home run by Tyrina Jones to cut the deficit to 4-2. However, Arkansas answered immediately for a six-run inning in the fifth, where the biggest damage was done by Karlie Davison with a three-run bomb.

Payton Burnham went the distance, allowing just two runs in the game. The Right Hander struck out six Blue Devils on the afternoon and was her 14th win of the season.

Gainesville Super Regional

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No. 11 Texas Tech @ No. 6 Florida (Texas Tech wins 2-1, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Texas Tech 10, Florida 8

The swing of a former Gator downed Florida on Friday. Mia Williams, who transferred to Texas Tech from Florida this offseason, launched a two-run homer off of Katelynn Oxley in the top of the seventh in what became a 10-8 slugfest.

The Red Raiders struggled early with runners in scoring position. They finally broke through in the fourth inning. Williams, Hailey Toney, and Lagi Quiroga had two-out RBIs off of Florida starter Keagan Rothrock for a four-spot. Quiroga and Lauren Allred homered against Olivia Miller to make it a six-run lead heading into the bottom of the fifth.

Florida didn’t go down without a fight. Ava Brown and Townsen Thomas belted home runs against Kaitlyn Terry to cut the deficit to three. After Texas Tech added another run to make it a four-run lead, Madison Walker ended Terry’s day with a solo shot. NiJaree Canady entered, but couldn’t close the door in the sixth. Brown tied the game with a three-run home run to even the score at eight. In the end, Florida’s pitching depth wasn’t enough to support the offense’s rally.

Canady and Rothrock will likely be the starters in the circle on Saturday.

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Game 2: Florida 10, Texas Tech 2

The Florida offense wasn’t ready for its season to end. The Gators quickly knocked NiJaree Canady out of the game. Jocelyn Erickson belted a two-run homer two batters into the game. Erickson drove in another run in the third after a Taylor Shumaker double. Madison Walker hit a two-run homer, pushing Canady out of the circle. Florida scored four more against Samantha Lincoln to put the Red Raiders against the wall.

Keagan Rothrock made the most of the early lead. Texas Tech threatened multiple times, but Rothrock avoided the big inning. The Red Raiders were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Rothrock won out in the highest-pressure moment of the game. Texas Tech loaded the bases in the fourth with one out with the batter representing the go-ahead run. Rothrock struck out Jackie Lis looking on a changeup and induced a fly out from Jasmyn Burns that pushed Ella Wesolowski to the warning track. Rothrock went the distance, throwing 108 pitches.

Game 3: Texas Tech 16, Florida 7 (F/5)

The runs came fast and furious in this contest despite a long rain delay. The teams traded blows early, knotted up at seven after two innings, following Ava Brown’s three-run game-tying home run. However, Keagan Rothrock and the Florida pitching staff could only hold on for so long. Texas Tech scored nine unanswered runs en route to the run-rule win. Jackie Lis and Taylor Pannell both hit multiple home runs. The Red Raiders also took advantage of eight free passes.

Both NiJaree Canady and Kaitlyn Terry struggled to start the game, but Gerry Glasco trusted his pair of aces, keeping them in the flex spot to continue rotating them. Canady seemed to really find herself later on; she and Terry kept Florida off the scoreboard for three straight innings to book Texas Tech’s second straight trip to Oklahoma City.

Knoxville Super Regional

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No. 10 Georgia @ No. 7 Tennessee (Tennessee wins 2-0, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: Tennessee 3, Georgia 1

Georgia found early success against Karlyn Pickens, accumulating four hits in the first two innings, including a solo shot by Emily Digby. However, that was the lone run for the Bulldogs. Pickens settled in for the most part until Georgia threatened in the seventh. The Bulldogs loaded the bases, but Pickens ended the game on back-to-back Ks. She allowed one run on seven hits with 10 strikeouts.

The Tennessee offense just did enough, which is all it needs. The bats came out hot as Sophia Knight, her first of the season, and Emma Clarke belted two home runs off Georgia starter Addisen Fisher in the first inning. Alannah Leach took Presley Harrison deep in the fifth to extend the lead to two. The three home runs account for seven of the Lady Vols’ hits on Thursday.

Game 2: Tennessee 2, Georgia 1

The Tennessee pitching staff delivered another gem, pushing the Lady Vols to another Women’s College World Series. Erin Nuwer got the start, recording the first four outs. She ran into trouble in the second inning after hitting a pair of batters. Sage Mardjetko entered and shut down the rally to maintain Tennessee’s early lead. Emily Digby tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the seventh, but ultimately it wasn’t enough. Mardjetko threw 5.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out nine.

Sophia Knight provided the offense once again. The Tennessee leadoff hitter hit her second home run of the season, both coming in the past two games. The two-run, two-out blast off of Randi Roelling was enough, given the performance of the pitching staff.

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Los Angeles Super Regional

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UCF @ No. 8 UCLA (UCLA wins 2-0, advances to Women’s College World Series)

Game 1: UCLA 9, UCF 1 (F/5)

The UCLA offense continued to launch home runs at a record pace. The Bruins scratched against three runs through the first four innings, but the big swings finally came out in the fifth. Kaniya Bragg hit a three-run bomb to break the game open. Rylee Slimp didn’t wait long to end it. She hit her own three-run blast, ending the game via run-rule. Bri Alejandre hit her 23rd homer of the year, matching the Big Ten Freshman Single-Season record, in the first inning.

Taylor Tinsley had another strong effort. She allowed one run – a Sierra Humphreys solo shot – on three hits. The Knights only had five at-bats with runners on base, and didn’t get a hit in any of those opportunities. It was a perfect effort for the Bruins, knowing Tinsley only threw 82 pitches.

Game 2: UCLA 14, UCF 4

The UCLA offense once again took time to get the fireworks going, taking advantage of eight free passes from UCF. Megan Grant nearly hit a grand slam in the third, settling for a sacrifice fly. Aleena Garcia then singled to put the Bruins on top. Alexis Ramirez hit a solo homer in the fourth, but she wasn’t done. In her next at-bat, she lined a double down the line with the bases loaded to push the lead to five.

After UCF brought it within two, UCLA immediately answered back. Aleena Garcia hit a three-run homer in the sixth. That apparently wasn’t enough for the shortstop. She belted another three-run bomb in the seventh, finishing the game with seven RBIs. Bri Alejandre went back-to-back, hitting her 24th of the season, breaking the Big Ten Freshman single-season record. That was also UCLA’s 200th homer of the season.

Taylor Tinsley did enough to push her team to victory, striking out 11 Knights. After allowing a leadoff homer to Aubrey Evans to open the contest, Tinsley minimized the damage throughout the game. The Knights loaded the bases in the fourth, but did not come out with a run. UCF finally broke through in the fifth. They scored two early in the inning before loading the bases once again. Shyanne Irvin worked an impressive walk to earn an RBI. However, Tinsley got out of the jam to maintain the UCLA lead. That was enough as the Bruins closed it out to book another trip to Oklahoma City.

Daily Super Regional Schedule

All Times Eastern (Chronological Order)

Sunday, May 24

  • Gainesville Super Regional — Texas Tech @ Florida
    Game 3: 12:00 PM ET | ESPNU
  • Norman Super Regional — Mississippi State @ Oklahoma
    Game 3: 2:30 PM ET | ESPN
  • Austin Super Regional — Arizona State @ Texas
    Game 3: 4:30 PM ET | ESPN

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