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

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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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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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 

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