Thus, Texas' dream season is in danger.
Trinity Cannon scored five runs and No. 16 seed Texas A&M stunned the top-seeded Longhorns 6-5 in Game 1 of the Austin Super Regional on Friday night.
The teams will meet again on Saturday for Game 2 of the best-of-three series. A Texas A&M victory would send the Aggies to the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2017 and end Texas' season. A Longhorns victory would force a winner-take-all game on Sunday for a spot in the World Series.
Cannon's three-run homer in the top of the first got the Aggies going. Texas A&M led 6-0 before Texas rallied late.
Texas A&M led 6-4 in the seventh with two outs and the bases empty when Reese Atwood, a finalist for USA Softball College Player of the Year, hit a solo home run to make the score 6-5. Texas A&M's Emiley Kennedy struck out the next batter to end the game and claim the complete victory.
FOUR PEAT?
Three-time defending national champion Oklahoma defeated Florida State 4-2 to sweep the Norman Super Regional and advance to the World Series.
The Sooners could become the first team to win four consecutive national championships. They will be making their eighth consecutive World Series appearance under coach Patty Gasso.
Oklahoma freshman Kasidi Pickering had two hits, including a two-run homer in the fifth inning that put the Sooners up 4-1. Another freshman, Elly Parker, had two hits and scored a run.
Karlie Keeney got the win and Nicole May got the save for the Sooners.
Oklahoma won the first game 11-3 in six innings Thursday night. Gasso said afterward that he expected the Seminoles to put up a fight in Game 2. Florida State won the national title in 2018 and lost to Oklahoma in the championship series in 2021 and 2023.
THE BRUINOS ARE BACK
Sharlize Palacios hit two home runs and No. 6 seed UCLA defeated No. 11 Georgia 6-1 to sweep the Los Angeles Super Regional and advance to the World Series.
UCLA was the runner-up last year, but lost two straight games in the regionals for a disappointing end to the season. This year, UCLA enters the World Series on a 13-game winning streak.
Taylor Tinsley went the distance and allowed one run and four hits in seven innings.
KILFOYL DOMINA
Lexi Kilfoyl pitched three hits in five innings as No. 5 seed Oklahoma State defeated unseeded Arizona 8-0 in Game 1 of the Stillwater Super Regional.
Kilfoyl, a finalist for National Player of the Year, allowed three walks and threw just 67 pitches.
Karli Godwin had two hits, including a solo home run, for the Cowgirls.
SEC RIVALRY
Laura Mealer's two-run homer in the fifth inning provided the go-ahead run as No. 3 seed Tennessee beat No. 14 seed Alabama 3-2 in Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional.
Karlyn Pickens got the win for Tennessee and Payton Gottschall closed with two scoreless innings to save.
QUICK START
Florida scored three runs in the bottom of the first, and the fourth-seeded Gators beat unseeded Baylor 4-2 in Game 1 of the Gainesville Super Regional.
Keagan Rothrock went all the way for the Gators. He allowed two runs and six hits.
Aliyah Binford tried to keep Baylor in. She hit an RBI single in the first and he hit a solo home run in the third.
ELITE RELIEF
Cassidy Curd pitched 5 1/3 innings of hitless relief, and No. 10 seed Duke won 6-3 over No. 7 Missouri in Game 1 of the Columbia Super Regional.
The game was tied at 3 before Duke broke it open in the fifth. Aminah Vega hit an RBI double and Gisele Tapia added an RBI single to put the Blue Devils up 5-3.
BAYOU BARRIER
Ninth-seeded LSU dominated arguably the nation's best pitcher in an 11-1 victory over No. 8 Stanford in Game 1 of the Palo Alto Super Regional.
Player of the Year finalist NiJaree Canady allowed six runs and 10 hits in four innings. The sophomore entered the game as the national leader in earned run rate and strikeouts.
Kelley Lynch hit a grand slam and McKenzie Redoutey and Taylor Pleasants each had three hits for LSU.
