OTF Premium Softball: No. 6 Texas defeats No. 3 Alabama, 7-1, wins SEC Tournament

[Jeff Howe]

Behind a complete game in the circle from Teagan Kavan, No. 6 Texas thumped No. 3 Alabama, 7-1, to win the championship game of the SEC Tournament at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.

The Longhorns, who entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed, defeated Ole Miss and No. 12 Georgia to reach the title game. Mike White’s club avenged a road series loss to the Crimson Tide in early April thanks in large part to Kavan, who scattered three hits, walked one and struck out 12 en route to the program’s first SEC Tournament crown.

Texas (42-10) was led offensively by Katie Stewart. The SEC Player of the Year went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and a solo home run, which capped the scoring in the top of the sixth.

Alabama (49-7) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an Alexis Pupillo solo home run. Kavan, however, buckled down and allowed only two hits the rest of the way, while the Longhorns scored seven consecutive runs, including a three-run fourth inning.

Texas, which stayed at McCombs Field in the first two rounds of the postseason in 2025 on its way to winning the national championship. White’s Longhorns will learn their national seed and path back to Oklahoma City for what would be a third consecutive trip to the Women’s College World Series on Sunday, when the NCAA Tournament field is revealed.

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[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[SuperDave0805]

Will Texas host a regional?

[Jarveaux]

Our lady softball team was awesome today.  Our first SEC championship. So glad I got to see it . 

[Bobby Burton]

2 minutes ago, SuperDave0805 said:

Will Texas host a regional?

Definitely. 

[HookemTexas]

11 minutes ago, SuperDave0805 said:

Will Texas host a regional?

Almost a guarantee they’ll host a super assuming they get out of the regional as well.

[Hank South]

Let's go! 

[Shane]

Congratulations to the ladies ! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[HonkEm]

Just checking in on all the experts who said Teagan Kavan “wouldn’t pitch today”…

Because unless my TV was lying, she didn’t just pitch - she ran the entire SEC Championship, shut down Alabama, and walked off with the trophy like it was a group project she had to finish herself.

All that pregame certainty about her “maybe coming in for relief” aged about as well as warm milk.

Turns out the only thing needing relief today was Alabama’s dugout.

But hey, the confidence was elite. The accuracy? Not so much. Even our own mod(not you Jeff) took the L on this one.

[Jarveaux]

2 minutes ago, HonkEm said:

Just checking in on all the experts who said Teagan Kavan “wouldn’t pitch today”…

Because unless my TV was lying, she didn’t just pitch - she ran the entire SEC Championship, shut down Alabama, and walked off with the trophy like it was a group project she had to finish herself.

All that pregame certainty about her “maybe coming in for relief” aged about as well as warm milk.

Turns out the only thing needing relief today was Alabama’s dugout.

But hey, the confidence was elite. The accuracy? Not so much. Even our own mod(not you Jeff) took the L on this one.

She was absolutely amazing!

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[Burntcowboy]

We are the Champions 

[GoHorns1]

2 hours ago, SuperDave0805 said:

Will Texas host a regional?

Absolutely and Super Regional if Texas wins Regional 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

 

[JMarquette]

Really happy for this team, I’m glad they’re up for the challenge unlike our embarrassing baseball team.

[Califashorn75]

Katie's homerun was a blast over the scoreboard!

[Kevin C]

Unbelievable.   How did TK and the Lady Horns just dominate a really good Bama team the way they did?   Absolutely awesome!! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

[Blackshan]

Congratulations!!  Another check off the list!! Hook’em!!

[PaulieD]

11 hours ago, Jeff Howe said:

Behind a complete game in the circle from Teagan Kavan, No. 6 Texas thumped No. 3 Alabama, 7-1, to win the championship game of the SEC Tournament at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.

The Longhorns, who entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed, defeated Ole Miss and No. 12 Georgia to reach the title game. Mike White’s club avenged a road series loss to the Crimson Tide in early April thanks in large part to Kavan, who scattered three hits, walked one and struck out 12 en route to the program’s first SEC Tournament crown.

Texas (42-10) was led offensively by Katie Stewart. The SEC Player of the Year went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and a solo home run, which capped the scoring in the top of the sixth.

Alabama (49-7) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an Alexis Pupillo solo home run. Kavan, however, buckled down and allowed only two hits the rest of the way, while the Longhorns scored seven consecutive runs, including a three-run fourth inning.

Texas, which stayed at McCombs Field in the first two rounds of the postseason in 2025 on its way to winning the national championship. White’s Longhorns will learn their national seed and path back to Oklahoma City for what would be a third consecutive trip to the Women’s College World Series on Sunday, when the NCAA Tournament field is revealed.

 

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Excellent win, peaking at the right time.

[Mark Futrell]

Proud of our Lady Longhorns!  Congrats and All The Best on The Journey to The CWS!!!

[.45s]

Teagan looked as good as she has in about a month.  She has had a few struggles during that time.  She looked like her old self in this game.  It was easier to watch that game compared to the baseball game.  We had both on.

[Laguna Beach Longhorn]

Jeff—thanks very much for the coverage you provide the Texas softball team. Winning the SEC Championship is quite an accomplishment given the talent rich SEC. Do you know when the tournament bracket/ regional match ups will be announced ? 
 

All the best, Cary