{"id":306563,"date":"2026-05-24T02:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/306563\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T02:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:36:09","slug":"arizona-state-softball-down-1-late-to-texas-in-austin-super-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/306563\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona State softball down 1 late to Texas in Austin Super Regional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona State<\/a> catcher Samantha Swan, a native of nearby Georgetown, Texas, hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning but the Sun Devils were unable to hold the 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n

A pinch-hit, two-run homer by Victoria Hunter put the Texas Longhorns<\/a> ahead, 4-3, as play moved to the seventh inning of Game 2 at the Austin Super Regional on Saturday, May 23.<\/p>\n

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If the Sun Devils win, they advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2018. If they lose, they play a winner-take-all Game 3 Sunday, May 24.<\/p>\n

Each coach had a tough decision before the action began.<\/p>\n

Arizona State’s Megan Bartlett chose to start Meika Lauppe instead of sending her ace, Kenzie Brown, back to the circle after a powerful performance in the Sun Devils’ Game 1 win.<\/p>\n

Texas’ Mike White, albeit in a different position with his team’s season on the line, sent out his ace, Teagan Kavan for a second consecutive day.<\/p>\n

ASU struck first when Brooklyn Ulrich doubled in Katie Chester in the top of the second inning.<\/p>\n

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Kavan appeared to run out of gas in the third inning as Taylor Windle doubled to lead off, and Kaylee Pond singled.<\/p>\n

White replaced Kavan with Citlaly Gutierrez, but Swan drove home Windle, giving ASU a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Lauppe was able to keep Texas off the scoreboard through four innings, though she put runners on first and second with nobody out in the third before inducing a flyout and an inning-ending double play.<\/p>\n

An error by third baseman Katie Chester on a Kaia Altmeyer ground ball leading off the Texas fifth ended the night for Lauppe, who was replaced by Brown.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns<\/a> touched up the ASU ace with a double by Katie Stewart to knock in Altmeyer, and a game-tying base hit by Reese Atwell to score Stewart, but Brown struck out Leighann Goode to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n

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An inning later, leading by a run after the Swan homer, Brown allowed a one-out single to Ashton Maloney, retired Altmeyer on a fly to left but then served up the pinch-hit blast by Hunter.<\/p>\n

Gutierrez shut down the Sun Devils in order in the sixth inning.<\/p>\n

(This story will be updated. Check back soon.)<\/p>\n

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