Austin Super Regional: Schedule & Updates
The Austin Super Regional features a compelling matchup between No. 6 seed Texas and No. 11 seed Clemson, with a berth in the Women’s College World Series at stake.
Texas advanced after dominating the Austin Regional, outscoring opponents 35–3 across three games, highlighted by standout performances from junior catcher Reese Atwood, who tallied three home runs and a school-record 13 RBIs, and pitcher Teagan Kavan, who delivered a complete-game shutout.
Clemson enters the Super Regional following a sweep of the Clemson Regional, culminating in a 5–1 victory over Kentucky. The Tigers have demonstrated resilience and strong pitching throughout the postseason.
The best-of-three series begins Thursday, May 22, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with subsequent games scheduled for Friday and, if necessary, Saturday.
This series promises a thrilling contest between two formidable programs, each aiming to secure a spot in Oklahoma City. The winner will advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, starting May 29.
Game 1: Clemson 7, Texas 4
The Longhorns' defense was not behind Teagan Kavan. Katie Stewart had several missed plays at shortstop with one error and allowed a run to score. Kaydee Bennett struggled to grab a fly ball in left field allowing Marian Collins to secure a two-RBI double and the lead. With bases loaded and no outs in the sixth inning, Citlaly Gutierrez entered the circle for Kavan and allowed Julia Knowler her 19th double of the season, scoring two. Clemson added two more insurance runs before getting out of the inning.
TIGERS TAKE 2 FOR THE LEAD 👀 @clemsonsoftball is up 3-2 in the 3rd inning 🐅 pic.twitter.com/jtB1tBilqQ
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) May 23, 2025
Reese Basinger relieved starter Brooke McCubbin in the circle and grabbed the win with just four hits.
Game 2: Texas 7, Clemson 5
Texas made all the right adjustments in game two to win in extra innings. In a back-and-forth affair that stayed tied 5-5 into the 10th inning, RBIs from Kaydee Bennett and Ashton Maloney bought the Longhorns one more day to save their season.
station to station 👏#HookEm | @kaydee_bennett https://t.co/gEfzYDMl2v pic.twitter.com/odJAb4ShNd
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 24, 2025
FULL SEND!#HookEm | @leighannn_11 https://t.co/F1yCPw6vFJ pic.twitter.com/YRc600LrhG
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 24, 2025
After multiple miscues at shortstop from Katie Stewart on Thursday night, the Longhorns’ defense shaped up, including Tegan Kavan. Freshman Cambria Salmon got her first start since March 10 and was on fire, until she gave away a two-run homer that tied up the match.
Kavan eventually made her way to the circle in the fifth and snapped right back to her typical ace self. With seven strikeouts, she held down the Tigers and was awarded the win.
Defense on LOCK 🔒🤘#RoadToWCWS x 🎥 ESPN2 / @TexasSoftball pic.twitter.com/fqGyntQa6B
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 24, 2025
Game 3 (if necessary): Texas 6, Clemson 5
For the second straight year, Texas is headed back to the Women’s College World Series, and they didn't waste any time scoring runs in the winner-take-all-game.
Leighann Goode’s two-RBI double and RBI single from Ashton Maloney in the second inning made an early statement. A sacrifice bunt from Katie Stewart paired with heads-up base running from Mia Scott added another run, while passed balls and infield miscues from Clemson allowed Texas the insurance runs.
.@TexasSoftball with an early 3-0 lead 🤘
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 25, 2025
Winner goes to the WCWS 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZgEBm94ReS
Tegan Kavan started the game and kept Clemson at bay until they threatened with three runs. Kavan was taken out in the fourth with two outs and senior Mac Morgan entered to shut down the Tigers’ momentum. Defense stayed behind Morgan with Scott showing excellence at third, laying out for a third-out snag and displaying her arm strength to beat out runners.
oh my, Mia 😳😳😳#HookEm | @miakscottt pic.twitter.com/WbfudOFF1t
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 25, 2025
it takes a team to make it work 🤘#HookEm | 📺: ESPN pic.twitter.com/Vx4g04XB4B
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 25, 2025
In the top of the seventh, Morgan gave up a two-run homer to put the game within one but managed to get out of the jam to finish the ball game.
Katie Burkhart is a former professional softball pitcher and Arizona State University alumna, where she was a three-time All-American and led the Sun Devils to a national championship. She played professionally in the U.S., Japan, and Italy, and has coached at the Division I level. She now provides private pitching instruction and mindset training for athletes of all levels. Katie is also the author of Mental Muscle and Beyond the Game, books focused on athletic performance and life after sports.
Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.
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