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.

The official national anthem of softball:

 

[Sarah O]

 

[ArizonaLonghorn]

7 hours ago, BornOrange said:

This is what we call hauling ass.

The official national anthem of softball:

 

Uh oh - guessing Stephanie, Michelle and Sarah are not going to like this lol

[BornOrange]

2 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

Uh oh - guessing Stephanie, Michelle and Sarah are not going to like this lol

Ever been to a softball game?
The girls love this song

[LonghornFan4Ever]

[Migas & Fajitas]

[Buck Travis]

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[CJ Vogel]

12 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

 

Is it game time yet?

[LonghornFan4Ever]

4 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Is it game time yet?

I wish it was haha

[HonkEm]

LOL

[LonghornFan4Ever]

I wonder how the celebration went in McCombs

[GoHorns1]

10 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

I wonder how the celebration went in McCombs

Wet and only 30 min. because of rain. 

Edited Saturday at 01:28 AM by GoHorns1

[TTown]

The Celebration was nice considering the weather . Nice turnout , they got through it rain and all . Was on SEC  Network and LHN. Introduced all Softball players , coaches, and support staff etc. CDC , Coach White, Kavan talked. Unveiled the Natty plaque on the Wall. Band all all support groups were there. Congrats🤟

[Sarah O]

 

[HookemTexas]

This is a pretty awesome story.  What a representative for Texas Kavan is.

https://grid.jervisfamily.com/posts/teagan-kavans-touching-visit-leaves-deanos-family-tears-muoi123-team-eta-45c1?fbclid=IwRlRTSASRvYhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeCLJZUKvOiWZen2eOwKx7eioPxqa_3JeMywgBahcp1DjEi3FWf5g69fE5CYY_aem_HX4tMcLrRDesRkG4PVseRw

[HookemDTX]

 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

2 minutes ago, HookemDTX said:

 

I saw that too, but I think it's AI and not real

[BornOrange]

24 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

I saw that too, but I think it's AI and not real

It’s the thought that counts 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[HookemTexas]

Word on the softball reddit is that Canady is holding out for more money and hasn't signed to play.  The games started yesterday.  If she thinks she's going to get Tech money, she's in for a rude awakening.  This is laughable and why I say that's she's no where near the face of softball.  She's in it for herself, talented yes, but not trying to grow the game.  Most of the players in the league probably only make $45k ish and they're the best of the best.

It's a similar situation to Caitlin Clark making only $76k as a rookie when her NIL and endorsement deals were in the millions. The smarter move would be to play and get endorsement deals.

[BornOrange]

45 minutes ago, HookemTexas said:

Word on the softball reddit is that Canady is holding out for more money and hasn't signed to play.  The games started yesterday.  If she thinks she's going to get Tech money, she's in for a rude awakening.  This is laughable and why I say that's she's no where near the face of softball.  She's in it for herself, talented yes, but not trying to grow the game.  Most of the players in the league probably only make $45k ish and they're the best of the best.

It's a similar situation to Caitlin Clark making only $76k as a rookie when her NIL and endorsement deals were in the millions. The smarter move would be to play and get endorsement deals.

Maybe she just isn’t as popular as she thinks she is and that is showing up in a lack of endorsement deals.