#6 National Seed

Gainesville Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#6 Seed·Gainesville Regional·Final

Walton's Gators Run-Rule Through Gainesville

Winner

Florida

CHALK · CALLED IT

Chalk in Gainesville. Florida went 3-0 with a 25-2 run margin: 12-0 over Florida A&M, 8-0 over Georgia Tech, 5-2 over GT in the title. Walton's All-SEC lineup never gave up the lead in any game. Azua never got the clean look at Shumaker we worried about — Florida's bats handled her in Game 2.

FloridaFAVORITE

BatTaylor Shumaker — .447 BA, 16 HR, 52 RBI

CircleKeagan Rothrock + Katelynn Oxley (2.58 ERA)

Texas StateTHREAT

BatAiyana Coleman — .350, 14 HR, 42 RBI

CircleMaddy Azua — Sun Belt POY, 25-10, 1.82 ERA, 221 K

Azua is a top-30 nationally pitcher.

Georgia TechDARK HORSE

CircleMadalyn Johnson — Streaky-good, 0.78 ERA stretch

Beat Notre Dame 13-3 in ACC opener.

Florida A&MEASY OUT

BatKiara Beltre — Scored winning run in SWAC final

CircleZabala — SWAC Pitcher of the Year

First SWAC title in program history.

X-Factor

Shumaker's bat over the two Georgia Tech meetings — drove in five runs across both games, including the title-clinching 2-run double.

National Seed

Host

Florida

City

Gainesville, FL

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 11:00 AM ET

Final

Florida

Florida A&M

Game 2 — Fri 1:30 PM ET

Final

Texas State

Georgia Tech

Winners meet Saturday at 10:00 AM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Game	Date	Time	Matchup	Result	TV
Game 1	Fri, May 15	11:00 AM ET	Florida A&M at Florida	Florida12–0	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	1:30 PM ET	Georgia Tech at Texas St.	Georgia Tech2–1	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	12:30 PM ET	Texas St. at Florida A&M	Texas St.6–0	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	10:00 AM ET	Florida at Georgia Tech	Florida8–0	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	3:00 PM ET	Texas St. at Georgia Tech	Georgia Tech4–1	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	12:00 PM ET	Georgia Tech at Florida	Florida5–2	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Gainesville Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Lubbock Regional (#6 vs #11) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Florida). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

Florida

Florida hosts the Gainesville Regional in Gainesville, FL as the #6 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Florida program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the Florida home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.