Jeff Howe

M8: Tennessee 12, Texas 6

The Longhorns get a run back on a solo home run by Borba.

End of 7: Tennessee 12, Texas 5

Tough to say. I feel like the issue with the staple could've been prevented, but that's speculation on my part.

Schloss took two transfers who got drafted, one of whom swore to the staff he was coming regardless.

End of 6: Tennessee 11, Texas 5

Six runs with two outs for Tennessee so far.

Clark singles up the middle and then a two-run bomb to right by Chapman makes it 11-5.

Brody Walls is on the mound for the sixth.

M6: Tennessee 9, Texas 5

The Longhorns go down in order in the sixth, including Ashton Larson's pinch-hit pop-out in place of Monsour.

FWIW, Schloss said in his pregame radio interview that he doesn't think this shoulder injury is as bad as the one Mendoza suffered last season.

End of 5: Tennessee 9, Texas 5

Walker strikes out Grimmer to end the inning. Three runs on four hits for the Vols with one Texas error and two left on base.

Ethan Walker will come in to face the lefty Grimmer.

That's it for Crossland.

Wright ends an 8-pitch at-bat with a walk.

Brown singles up the middle. Another forgettable inning continues.

Marin's sacrifice fly makes it 9-5, Vols.

Two errors today. They've led to four of Tennessee's eight runs.

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. View full news story