Norman Regional: Schedule & Updates

The Oklahoma Sooners earned the No. 3 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament and will host the 2026 Norman Regional at Love's Field.

The regional will feature Kansas, Michigan and Binghamton.

Norman Regional
📅 May 15-17

(1) @OU_Softball @BinghamtonSOFT @umichsoftball
(8) @KUSoftball #RoadToWCWS pic.twitter.com/BoIFF53HXG
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 10, 2026

Friday, May 15

Game 1: Oklahoma 11, Binghamton 0 (5 inn.)

The Oklahoma Sooners hit four runs and scored 11 runs in the first four innings to run-rule Binghamton.

Kai Minor, Gabbie Garcia, Kasidi Pickering, Abby Dayton, and Ailana Agbayani recorded two hits apiece for the Sooners while Kendall Wells blasted home run No. 37 for her lone hit of the game.

KENDALL WELLS ‼️
HER 3️⃣7️⃣TH HOMER OF THE SEASON.@OU_Softball x 📺 @SECNetwork/ @NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/OY3dPX3qhq
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 15, 2026

Audrey Lowry, Allyssa Parker, and Berkley Zache all saw time in the circle for OU with Zache earning the win.

Game 2: Kansas 1, Michigan 0 (8 inn.)

The game belong to Kansas outfielder Ava Wallace, who robbed a home run and hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth to life Kanas over Michigan.

The Ava Wallace Game! pic.twitter.com/Bq3PjkS6n0
— Kansas Softball (@KUSoftball) May 16, 2026

Freshman pitcher Lila Partridge was dominant in the circle for the Jayhawks, tossing eight shutout innings. She allowed six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Lauren Putz was 2-for-4 for Michigan and Gabby Ellis was handed the loss after allowing one earned run on six hits, three walks, and five strikeouts.

Saturday, May 16

Game 3: Oklahoma 9, Kansas 0 (5 inn.)

Game 4: Binghamton 0, Michigan 6

Game 5: Kansas 10, Michigan 12

Sunday, May 17

Game 6: Oklahoma vs. Michiagan | 2 p.m. CT | TBD

Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 4:30 p.m. CT | TBD

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