Over the weekend, the Texas softball team survived and advanced, punching its ticket to the Women's College World Series for a third year in a row.
Behind the 2-1 series win over the Arizona State Sun Devils were incredible performances in the circle by Longhorns' star pitcher Teagan Kavan, who helped the Horns clinch their National Championship victory last postseason.
In Game 3, Kavan shut out the Sun Devils, earning her seventh career shutout performance. That milestone, while impressive on its own, is even more impressive when you compare it to the rest of the country.
Kavan became one of just two active NCAA softball pitchers with seven career shutouts to their name, joining Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady.
Horns on crash course for show-stopping WCWS rematch
Of course, just under a year ago, the Texas Longhorns faced and bested the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the College World Series championship series.
In the series, Kavan and Canady traded blows, but the Horns' pitcher earned the victory and was named the WCWS Most Outstanding Player when all was said and done.
Teagan Kavan recorded her 7th career shutout, tied with NiJaree Canady for most amongst active players in the NCAA tournament 🔥
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) May 25, 2026
We could see a WCWS rematch between Texas Tech and Texas in the elimination games 👀 pic.twitter.com/z2hKt0uG0C
Now, with both teams heading back to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series once again, they could easily face each other in another postseason meeting. However, it won't be in the National Championship; it would be in one of the elimination games.
Texas will face Tennessee in the opening round, as Texas Tech plays Mississippi State. If both teams lose, they would face each other in the first elimination game. If both teams win, they would face each other in the first of the 1-0 matchups.
In order to advance to the WCWS Final, a team must earn two wins. Then, the final is a best-of-three series, where the team must secure two more victories to win the National Championship.
The entirety of the Women's College World Series will be broadcast on ESPN, and the Longhorns' game against the Tennessee Volunteers is scheduled to start on Thursday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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