Tallahassee Super Regional: Schedule & Updates
In the 2025 NCAA Softball Super Regionals, the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (49–10) will host the No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders (48–12) in Tallahassee.
Florida State advanced after defeating Auburn 4–0 in a winner-take-all regional final, marking their 12th Super Regional appearance. Texas Tech, fresh off its first Big 12 title, swept the Lubbock Regional and is making its inaugural Super Regional appearance.
The best-of-three series begins Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The winner will advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, starting May 29.
Game 1: Texas Tech 3, Florida State 0
The Texas Tech Red Raiders grabbed a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series on Thursday thanks in large part to NiJaree Canady.
The two-way star pitched a two-hit, complete-game shutout and hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning. Canady only needed 79 pitches to get through the game which likely sets her up to pitch again on Friday in Game 2.
Alana Johnson also homered for the Red Raiders.
A Super Shutout 💪 pic.twitter.com/IWcwxjTOtl
— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) May 23, 2025
Game 2: Texas 2, Florida State 1
History was made for Texas Tech in Game 2 of the Tallahassee Super Regional. The Red Raiders advanced to their first-ever WCWS behind ace pitcher NiJaree Canady.
Canady pitched all seven innings again on Friday only allowing one run on three hits. The offense got going right away in the bottom of the first when Alana Johnson hit a sacrifice fly scoring Mihya Davis to put the Red Raiders up 1-0.
In the bottom of the fifth, Demi Elder singled to left, scoring Johnson to double the lead. Florida State threatened a comeback in the top of the seventh inning when Shelby McKenzie hit an RBI groundout to score Katie Deck.
However, it was the National Player of the Year Finalist, NiJaree Canady, getting it done once again, ending the game on back-to-back pop-ups.
Texas Tech punches a ticket their first WCWS in program history.
TICKET PUNCHED. pic.twitter.com/FxlYd2s7bz
— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) May 23, 2025
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