#16 National Seed

Baton Rouge Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#16 Seed·Baton Rouge Regional·Final

Tigers Hold Serve — VT Never Got Off The Mat

Winner

LSU

CHALK · CALLED IT

Chalk in Baton Rouge — our upset call didn't materialize. LSU swept 3-0: 8-0 over Akron, 8-0 over Virginia Tech, 7-2 closer over VT in the championship. Heavener blanked Akron, Cece Cellura shut down VT in the winners' bracket, and Paytn Monticelli went the distance in the title game. Jordan Lynch was held to 2 singles all weekend. Torina's program-best win-percentage Tigers head to Tuscaloosa.

LSUTHREAT

BatJalia Lassiter — .353 BA, 8 HR, 13 2B

CircleJayden Heavener — Sophomore lefty, post-Berzon ace

Bid feels generous; 37-17 entering hosting duty.

Virginia TechFAVORITE

BatJordan Lynch — .440 BA, 10 HR in ACC

CircleBree Carrico (FR) — 1.72 ERA (17th nat'l), 13-1, 5 SV, 117 K

ACC Tournament runner-up; staff leads ACC in ERA (2.91).

South AlabamaDARK HORSE

CircleRyley Harrison — Sun Belt Tournament MOP, no ER in 13.1 IP

4th Sun Belt title; beat ULM 3-1 + Texas State 3-2 in final.

AkronEASY OUT

BatMeagan Lee — .414 BA, 75 hits

CircleMadie Jamrog — MAC Tournament MVP, 18-6

First MAC title in program history.

X-Factor

Cece Cellura's 8-0 win over VT in the winners' bracket — six innings, two hits. LSU broke through with 3 in the 2nd, then added 1 in the 4th and 4 in the 6th against Kleiman, Layton and Mazzarone. The Hokies never recovered.

National Seed

#16

Host

LSU

City

Baton Rouge, LA

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 6:30 PM ET

Final

LSU

Akron

Game 2 — Fri 4:00 PM ET

Final

Virginia Tech

South Alabama

Winners meet Saturday at 1:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 3:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 2:00 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	6:30 PM ET	Akron at LSU	LSU8–0	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	4:00 PM ET	South Alabama at Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech6–0	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	3:30 PM ET	Akron at South Alabama	Akron1–0	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	1:00 PM ET	Virginia Tech at LSU	LSU8–0	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	6:00 PM ET	Virginia Tech at Akron	Virginia Tech7–6	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	2:00 PM ET	LSU at Virginia Tech	LSU7–2	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Baton Rouge Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional (#16 vs #1) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Alabama). 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

LSU

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

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