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Austin Regional: Schedule & Updates

Get the latest schedule, matchups, and live updates from the Austin NCAA Softball Regional.
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Texas was named the No. 2 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament.
Texas was named the No. 2 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK

The defending national champion Texas Longhorns drew the No. 2 national seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

The No. 2 national seed is the second-highest seed in program history.

Texas welcomes Wisconsin, Baylor, and Wagner to Austin for the double-elimination tournament.

Friday, May 15

Game 1: Baylor 1, Wisconsin 2 (9 inn.)

Hannah Conger hit a double in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Wisconsin a 2-1 walk-off win over Baylor.

Shelby Jacobson pitched all nine innings for Wisconsin, allowing six hits in the opening round win.

Peyton Tanner was dealt the loss for Baylor.

Game 2: Texas 9, Wagner 1 (5 inn.)

Kendall Wells set the Texas single-season records for home runs when she launched her 14th in the fourth inning of the Longhorns' 9-1, five-inning win over Wagner.

Wells also earned the victory in the circle, throwing 3.0 scoreless and hitless innings in relief.

Wagner's Payton Janicki drove in the Seahawks' lone run. She was 1-for-2 with a double.

Saturday, May 16

Game 3: Wisconsin 0, Texas 9 (6 inn.)

Texas got an excellent effort from lead-off batter Kayden Henry, who was 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs, and two runs scored in the Longhorns' 9-0 win over Wisconsin.

Teagan Kavan got the win, pitching five innings of one-hit ball and striking out eight before giving way to Cambria Salmon who allowed one hit and struck out two in the final inning.

Reese Atwood also homered and went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

Game 4: Baylor 9, Wagner 0 (5 inn.)

Sadie Ross pitched a no-hitter and Leah Cran homered to lead the Baylor Bears to a run-rule win over the Wagner Seahawks.

Ross struck out six and allowed three base runners, two via walks and one hit-by-pitch.

Cran was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Game 5: Baylor 5, Wisconsin 2

The Baylor Bears will live to see another day after eliminating the Wisconsin Badgers and moving into the Austin Regional final on Sunday against Texas.

Brooklyn Carter had a game-high three hits while Leah Cran and Olivia Buettner drove in two runs apiece.

Both of Wisconsin's runs were scored via solo home runs. Kendra Lewis led the Badgers with two hits including a double and a home run. Hilary Blomberg also homered and set a new single-season program record with her 16th.

Sunday, May 17

Game 6: Texas vs. Baylor | 12 p.m. CT | TBD

Game 7 (If Necessary): Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 | 2:30 p.m. CT | TBD

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

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