Texas softball pulled out a dramatic 4-3 win over Arizona State in Game 2 of the Austin Super Regional against Arizona State at McCombs Field on Saturday in order to keep its dreams of a second straight national championship alive.
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Now, the No. 6 Longhorns (46-11) and No. 19 Arizona State (45-17) meet in a third and decisive game Sunday in order to determine a spot in next week’s Women’s College World Series.
Read below for live scores and updates Saturday as the Texas Longhorns face Arizona State Sun Devils in Game 3 of the Austin Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
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Texas Longhorns infielder Katie Stewart (20) celebrates a hit for a double during the NCAA Softball Championship Super Regional against Arizona State at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Saturday, May 23, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
ASU starter Kenzie Brown plunks Kayden Henry to lead off the game, but the Sun Devils get Vivi Martinez to hit into a double play to end the frame. No hits, no one left on for Texas.
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ASU’s Tanya Windle leads off the game with a bloop single into left field but gets stranded at second by Texas starter Teagan Kavan.
Texas starter Teagan Kavan throws a strike to ASU’s Tanya Windle, and we’re off in Game 3.
Texas coach Mike White will start ace Teagan Kavan for the third straight game while Arizona State coach Megan Bartlett will start ace Kenzie Brown for the second time this series after she picked up a complete-game win in Game 1. Kavan only threw two innings in Game 2 and gave up two runs and three hits while Brown tossed three innings in Game 2 and allowed five hits and two earned runs. For the season, Kavan is 24-5 with a 2.56 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP and has 225 strikeouts and 54 walks in 188⅓ innings. Brown is 18-7 with a 2.22 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. She has 261 strikeouts and 74 walks in 163⅔ innings.
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Texas
Spot
Pos
# Player
Bats
Avg
1
cf
21 Kayden Henry
L
.413
2
1b
20 Katie Stewart
R
.434
3
ss
23 Viviana Martinez
L
.382
4
c
14 Reese Atwood
R
.343
5
2b
43 Leighann Goode
R
.352
6
dp
13 Hannah Wells
R
.288
7
rf
7 Ashton Maloney
L
.304
8
lf
44 Kaiah Altmeyer
L
.296
9
3b
24 Jaycie Nichols
R
.328
10
p
17 Teagan Kavan
R
Arizona State
Spot
Pos
# Player
Bats
Avg
1
dp
44 Tanya Windle
L
.389
2
cf
42 Kaylee Pond
R
.339
3
c
32 Samantha Swan
R
.392
4
rf
24 Ashleigh Mejia
L
.326
5
1b
12 Katie Chester
R
.343
6
3b
17 Emily Schepp
R
.347
7
lf
21 Yannixa Acuna
L
.300
8
ss
49 Brooklyn Ulrich
R
.336
9
2b
18 Tiare Ho-Ching
R
.262
10
p
10 Kenzie Brown
R
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The winner of Game 3 between Texas and Arizona State will join Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, UCLA and Nebraska at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. There are two other Game 3s today, including Texas Tech at Florida and Oklahoma hosting Mississippi State.
When: 3:35 p.m. Sunday
Where: McCombs Field, Austin
TV/radio: ESPN; texaslonghorns.com
Reach Texas beat reporter Thomas Jones via email at tjones@statesman.com.