Softball wins back-to-back Women’s College World Series

Thursday, June 4

Oklahoma City, Okla.

7 p.m. CT

University of Texas

53-12

Texas Tech

61-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Texas	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	8	0
Texas Tech	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1

Softball wins back-to-back Women’s College World Series

06.05.2026 | Softball

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The Longhorns defeated Texas Tech, 4-1, in game two Thursday night.

By: Grace Tafolla

OKLAHOMA CITY – Texas Softball (53-12) has won back-to-back NCAA Women's College World Series (WCWS) National Championships after defeating No. 6 Texas Tech, 4-1, in game two of the WCWS Championship Series Thursday night at Devon Park.

The Longhorns repeated as national champions after winning the program's first-ever WCWS National Title in 2025. Texas Softball now has two NCAA crowns. Texas becomes the fifth team in WCWS history to lose their opener in Oklahoma City and go on to lift the trophy.

Junior RHP Teagan Kavan became the first two-time Most Outstanding Player in history after earning those honors for the second-straight year. Junior first baseman Katie Stewart joined Kavan on the 12-person WCWS All-Tournament Team.

Senior RHP Citlaly Gutierrez (10-3) made her second start of the WCWS and kept Texas within striking distance to secure her 10th victory of the season and final win of her four-year career on the Forty Acres. Gutierrez limited Texas Tech to just one run on three hits with three strikeouts while working around a walk.

Texas Tech broke up the scoreless affair in the bottom of the third with a one-out single up the middle to score a run and collect a 1-0 lead.

Freshman UTL Hannah Wells replaced Gutierrez in the bottom of the fourth and recorded two outs before Gutierrez re-entered the inning with the bases loaded and two away. Gutierrez induced a fly out to center field to work Texas out of the jam.

Senior left fielder Kaiah Altmeyer and senior right fielder Ashton Maloney began the top of the fifth with back-to-back singles to apply pressure on the Red Raiders. Later in that inning with two down, Stewart was intentionally walked to load the bases for junior shortstop Viviana Martinez. Martinez pounded a ball into the 5-6 hole that drew an errant throw from Texas Tech, allowing two runs to cross home plate for the Longhorns and put UT in front, 2-1.

Gutierrez then pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth and not give Texas Tech an opportunity to respond.

Kavan entered the game in the bottom of the sixth and struck out the side.

Junior center fielder Kayden Henry led off the top of the seventh with a solo home run to position Texas with a 3-1 lead. Senior second baseman Leighann Goode provided more insurance after smacking a one-out single to right field to score pinch runner Alisa Sneed for a 4-1 edge.

Kavan induced a ground out to Martinez at short and back-to-back strikeouts to end the ballgame and earn her second save of the WCWS and fourth of the season. After entering the ballgame to begin the sixth, Kavan retired all six batters she faced.

Notes

Texas claimed its second-consecutive NCAA WCWS National Championship. It's the program's second overall NCAA title.
This marked the third team national championship for The University of Texas during the 2025-26 academic year, as Men's Swimming and Diving won the national title in late March and Rowing claimed the national championship on May 31. Texas now owns 71 all-time National Championships, including 67 NCAA crowns.
The three national titles are tied for the second-most national championships in one academic year in school history. The Longhorns claimed a school-record four national championships during the 2021-22 and 1985-86 seasons. Texas also won three national titles in 2020-21, 1989-90, 1987-88 and 1981-82 (all three championships in the 1981-82 season were AIAW national titles).
During the last six years, the Longhorns have won a total of 16 NCAA team titles by eight different programs. Excluding the COVID-shortened year of 2019-20, Texas has won at least one NCAA Championship in 11-straight seasons.
Texas finishes 11-2 in the NCAA Tournament and 6-1 in the WCWS.
The Horns finish the season with 26 ranked victories.
Katie Stewart's four home runs at the WCWS were the third-most in the single WCWS.
Texas head coach Mike White has 24 wins at the WCWS, good for sixth all-time and third amongst active head coaches.
Teagan Kavan entered the sixth inning, throwing two hitless innings to earn her third career save at the WCWS (second in 2026), moving her into a tie with Oklahoma's Paige Lowary for the most-ever in a WCWS career.
Kavan is the first two-time Most Outstanding Player at the WCWS in history.
Kavan finished the 2026 WCWS 4-1 with a 1.47 ERA, two saves and 30 strikeouts across 33.1 innings pitched.
The Longhorns became the fifth team in WCWS history to lose their opener in Oklahoma City and go on to win the title.
Kayden Henry launched her second home run of the WCWS and her 10th of the season. Henry is the fifth Longhorn to reach double-digit home runs this season.