# SEC Morning Report: Texas Softball Repeats as WCWS National Champion **Published:** 2026-06-05 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** daily-roundup — **Type:** daily-roundup **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/texas-softball-repeats-wcws-national-champion --- ## Lead Story: Texas Goes Back-to-Back in Oklahoma City The Texas Longhorns are national champions again. Texas defeated Texas Tech 4-1 in Game 2 of the Women's College World Series finals on Thursday night, sweeping the best-of-three series to capture back-to-back WCWS titles. The Longhorns survived a grueling road to get there, climbing out of the loser's bracket with four straight elimination wins before closing out the Red Raiders. Junior right-hander Teagan Kavan became the first player in history to win back-to-back WCWS Most Outstanding Player honors. After pitching a complete game in the series opener — three runs on three hits with six strikeouts — Kavan came on in relief Thursday and struck out five over two perfect innings to slam the door. With a year of eligibility remaining, she has already cemented her place among the program's all-time greats. The offense leaned on junior slugger Katie Stewart, who homered in four consecutive games and drove in seven runs across the tournament. With Stewart's bat looming, Texas Tech issued an intentional walk in the decisive fifth inning, loading the bases for junior shortstop Viviana Martinez, whose chopper to the left side forced a throwing error that plated two runs. Junior center fielder Kayden Henry added a leadoff home run in the seventh, and senior second baseman Leighann Goode tacked on an RBI single. Texas will celebrate the title today, June 5, at 6 p.m. at McCombs Field, with free admission. ## Quick Hits - **Alabama hosts Super Regional:** The No. 7 national seed Crimson Tide (40-19) will host St. John's (36-24), the No. 4 seed out of the Tallahassee Regional, in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Game 1 is Saturday at 8 p.m. CT, Game 2 Sunday at 2 p.m. CT, with an if-necessary Game 3 Monday. - **Tide statistical leaders:** Catcher Brady Neal paces Alabama's offense at .332 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI, while Justin LeBron has swiped 40 of 41 bases to go with 16 home runs and 46 RBI. On the mound, Tyler Fay (10-4, 4.70 ERA) leads the staff with 112 strikeouts over 95.2 innings. - **ACC/SEC Challenge matchups set:** Per Jon Rothstein, the December 1-2 event pits Missouri hosting Pitt, Kentucky traveling to Virginia (Dec. 2), Texas at Louisville, Alabama at Miami, Auburn at Clemson, and Duke at Florida, among the full 16-game slate. - **Kentucky's road test:** The Wildcats draw a Virginia squad that finished 30-6 last season and sits No. 9 in the Rothstein 45 — a marquee early-season measuring stick on December 2. - **Mizzou heads to Kansas City:** Missouri basketball will face Nebraska in Kansas City in December, adding another quality non-conference opponent to a schedule already stacked with power-conference foes. ## Portal Watch No new transfer portal activity to report across the SEC over the last 12 hours. With baseball and softball postseasons commanding the spotlight, roster movement has slowed. We'll flag any commitments or departures as they surface. ## Recruiting Buzz No new commitments crossed the wire overnight. The recruiting trail is quiet for SEC programs this morning, with attention fixed squarely on the diamond and the College World Series chase. ## Games to Watch All eyes turn to Super Regional baseball this weekend. Alabama's matchup with St. John's headlines the SEC slate, beginning Saturday at 8 p.m. CT in Tuscaloosa, with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Expect Fay to take the ball in Game 1 as the Crimson Tide look to advance to Omaha. SEC tournament baseball action continues across the league as host sites finalize their weekend pitching plans. --- *Original article: [SEC Morning Report: Texas Softball Repeats as WCWS National Champion](https://secscouts.com/news/texas-softball-repeats-wcws-national-champion) — SEC Scouts*