{"id":305408,"date":"2026-05-23T02:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/305408\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T02:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:06:08","slug":"texas-softball-vs-arizona-state-game-score-live-updates-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/305408\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas softball vs Arizona State game score: Live updates, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The No. 6 Longhorns (45-10) enter their sixth consecutive super regional on a hot streak after winning all six of their postseason games, which includes three straight victories while winning the SEC Tournament<\/a> and three wins in last week\u2019s Austin Regional<\/a>. But No. 19 Arizona State (44-16) is playing at the same temperature; the Sun Devils beat Texas Tech for the Big 12 title and won three games at the College Station Regional, including two over host Texas A&M<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Austin Super Regional Series advances to the Women\u2019s College World Series next week in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

Read below for live scores and updates Friday as the Texas Longhorns<\/a> face Arizona State Sun Devils in Game 1 of the Austin Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

For the third straight inning, Texas get its leadoff runner on after Ashton Maloney laces a single up the middle. Maloney reaches third on a single by Vivi Martinez, but Reese Atwood lines a sharply hit ball right to CF Kaylee Pond. Three hits for each team, but that error by Texas last frame is the difference.<\/p>\n

The first mistake by either teams proves big. Tiare Ho-Ching, the No. 9 hitter for ASU, leads off with a single and reaches second on a throwing error to first by Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan. She eventually comes around to score on a two-out single by catcher\u00a0Samantha Swan, a local product from Georgetown High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Texas 2B Leighann Goode leads off with a walk and gives a little OU-style bat throw to celebrate. She advances to third after a fielder’s choice and a stolen base, but ASU starter Kenzie Brown fans Jaycie Nichols to end the inning. Each team has one hit so far in a pitcher’s duel.<\/p>\n

Ashleigh Mejia rips a two-out double\u00a0into the right center gap for ASU’s first hit and promptly steals third. But Teagan Kavna gets her third K of the game and the third out of the inning by fanning Brooklyn Ulrich.<\/p>\n

Kayden Henry leads off with an infield single for Texas, but ASU starter Kenzie Brown strands her at first. One hit for the Longhorns.<\/p>\n

Eleven pitches and three outs for Texas starter Teagan Kavan, including two strikeouts. An efficient start for the Texas ace.<\/p>\n

Texas starter Teagan Kavan throws a strike to Tanya Windle, and we’re off at McCombs Field.<\/p>\n

Game 1 features a matchup between two of the top pitchers in the college game. Arizona State’s Kenzie Brown, a graduate right-hander who was recently the 15th overall pick in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League collegiate draft,\u00a0has anchored the Sun Devils’ staff since joining the program for the 2022-23 season after one year at Tulsa. This season she boasts a 17-6 record and a 2.23 ERA and ranks fourth in the nation in strikeouts with 246 over 153\u2154 innings.<\/p>\n

Texas ace Teagan Kavan, a junior who earned MVP honors at last season’s Women’s College World Series, is 23-4 with a 2.57 and 1.12 WHIP and 215 strikeouts in 174\u2153 innings. She’s thrown two consecutive complete-game shutouts in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

Mike White may always advance out of regionals<\/a>, but he’s also never won a Game 1 in a Super Regional series in his seven years at Texas. In the past two seasons, the Longhorns dropped the first game in a best-of-three series to Texas A&M in 2024 and Clemson in 2025 before advancing to the Women’s College World Series.<\/p>\n

Where: McCombs Field, Austin<\/p>\n

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