2026 Women's Softball Thread

[BornOrange]

On 6/1/2026 at 10:26 AM, HonkEm said:

Said in another thread:  

Tennessee winning their bracket doesn’t give them some magical +1 life or some “Texas must beat them twice” advantage. If Texas wins our bracket, we’re in the finals. Period.

The ONLY reason anyone has to beat Tennessee twice is because the championship series is a best‑of‑three. That’s it. It has nothing to do with bracket records, nothing to do with Tennessee being “undefeated,” and nothing to do with who’s rested.

Double‑elimination ends the second the finals start. Both teams reset to zero losses. Both teams need two wins.

So no - Texas doesn’t have to beat Tennessee twice to get to the finals. We only have to beat them twice if we want to win the national title, which is literally the same requirement for Tennessee.

Everyone starts even in the finals.

This didn’t age well.

[BornOrange]

On 5/31/2026 at 10:25 PM, HonkEm said:

Maloney is strong 🙂

This is what we call hauling ass.

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