Texas, UCLA Advance With Shutout Wins at 2026 Women's College World Series

Texas defeated Mississippi State 4-0 in an elimination game on May 29 at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Teagan Kavan pitched her fourth career WCWS shutout for the Longhorns. The victory came one day after Texas lost to Tennessee 6-3 on May 28.

UCLA defeated Arkansas 11-0 in five innings on May 29 at Devon Park. The Bruins scored nine runs in the second inning and hit four home runs. Megan Grant hit her 91st career home run, the most in UCLA history.

Mississippi State reached the WCWS for the first time in program history after defeating Oklahoma in the Super Regionals. Arkansas made its WCWS debut in 2026. Both teams were eliminated on May 29. Only four of the previous 42 Women's College World Series champions recovered after losing their opening game.

Texas is the No. 2 seed and UCLA is the No. 8 seed in the 2026 tournament. Texas Tech defeated Mississippi State 8-0 in five innings on May 28. Tennessee defeated Texas 6-3 on May 28. Alabama defeated UCLA 6-3 on May 28.

Alabama erased an early deficit against UCLA on May 28. Jordy Frahm pitched a complete game for Nebraska against Arkansas on May 28. Texas Tech is the No.

11 seed, Tennessee is the No. 7 seed, Alabama is the No. 1 overall seed, and Nebraska is the No. 4 seed. Game 7 between No. 11 Texas Tech and No. m. ET on ABC.

Game 8 between No. 1 Alabama and No. m. ET on ESPN. The Women's College World Series is held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.