No. 3 Softball advances to seventh-straight NCAA Super Regional

Sunday, May 17

Austin, Texas

12 p.m. CT

University of Texas

45-10

Baylor

30-28

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Texas	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	7	11	0
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

No. 3 Softball advances to seventh-straight NCAA Super Regional

05.17.2026 | Softball

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Texas defeated Baylor, 7-0, behind four home runs and a Teagan Kavan gem.

By: Grace Tafolla

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 3 Texas Softball utilized a Teagan Kavan complete game shutout and four home runs to defeat Baylor, 7-0, in the NCAA Austion Regional Final Sunday afternoon at McCombs Field. Texas advances to the program's seventh-consecutive NCAA Super Regional.

The Horns enhance their overall record to 45-10 overall and 6-0 in the postseason. Texas moves its win streak to seven games and has won 13-consecutive NCAA Regional games. The Longhorns are 22-3 in NCAA Regional games under head coach Mike White. White has advanced to 16-consecutive NCAA Super Regionals as a head coach, which ties Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso for the longest streak by a head coach in NCAA history.

Junior RHP Teagan Kavan (24-4) went the distance, twirling a three-hit shutout with five strikeouts. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native did not walk a batter. After surrendering an infield leadoff single in the bottom of the first, Kavan went on to retire the next 16 batters. Kavan held Baylor to just one infield single until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Bears connected on a one-out double to left center. Kavan went on to induce a pop up and ground out to carry the Horns into the seventh. Kavan has recorded back-to-back shutouts and five complete game shutouts this season.

Texas brought the home run power to McCombs Field with the Longhorns combining for four long balls, energized by junior first baseman Katie Stewart's two-home run performance. In her fourth multi-home run game of the season, Stewart reached in all four plate appearances with two home runs and two walks, accounting for three RBI. Stewart has a program-record 27 home runs this season.

Junior center fielder Kayden Henry continued to shine offensively with her 3-for-5 outing that included a solo home run and two RBI. Senior catcher Reese Atwood cracked her 18th home run of the season on her solo shot in the sixth. Junior shortstop Viviana Martinez, freshman designated player Hannah Wells, freshman third baseman Jaycie Nichols, senior right fielder Ashton Maloney and sophomore pinch hitter Taylor Anderson added a base knock apiece.

The Longhorns did not waste any time scoring in the first as Stewart launched a towering two-run home run down the left field line to put Texas in front 2-0.

With two away and runners at second and third in the second, Henry smacked an RBI single that hit off the pitcher's glove to plate Nichols for the 3-0 lead.

Texas was held scoreless in the third and fourth but stretched its lead to 4-0 when a Baylor fielding error allowed Martinez to score from third.

Henry and Stewart demolished back-to-back one-out home runs in the sixth to increase the advantage to 6-0. Atwood followed with a two-out solo home run of her own to make it 7-0.

Notes

The Longhorns improved to 35-1 (.972) this season when scoring at least six runs.
Texas stretches its win streak to seven games with six of those coming in the postseason.
Texas improved to 60-30 (.667) all-time in NCAA Regional Tournament games.
The Horns advance to their seventh-consecutive NCAA Super Regional, which is the longest streak in program history.
Head coach Mike White has now made 16-consecutive NCAA Super Regionals as a head coach, which ties with Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso for the longest streak by a head coach in NCAA history.
The Longhorns are 22-3 in NCAA Regional games under head coach Mike White.
Mike White has advanced to Super Regionals in every season as a head coach (16 total).
Mike White is 17-2 overall in NCAA Regional Finals. After each of the two losses, White's teams have won the if necessary game to advance to Super Regionals.
Texas and Oklahoma are the only two programs to advance to the Super Regionals in each of the last seven seasons.
Texas outscored its opponents, 25-1, at the Austin Regional.
Reese Atwood recorded her 18th home run of the season and program-record 73rd of her career.
Katie Stewart and Kayden Henry lead Texas with 22 multi-hit games.
Katie Stewart launched her 27th home run of the season and the 57th of her career, which ranks third in program history. Stewart needs one home run to tie Taylor Hoagland for the second-most in program history.
Teagan Kavan sports a 0.29 ERA in 24.1 IP vs. Baylor across three seasons. Kavan has 33 strikeouts and has only given up eight hits. Kavan has registered three-consecutive complete game shutouts vs. Baylor.
Kavan has five complete game shutouts this season, including back-to-back ones.
Texas outhit Baylor at an 11-3 clip.

Up Next

Texas hosts Arizona State at McCombs Field in the Austin Super Regional later this week. The official schedule with game times and broadcast designations will be announced over the next few days.