#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 answered every Carrico start, including a complete-game title-game outing. 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; 33-16 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

Heavener's 8-0 win over VT in Game 2. LSU put up 8 unanswered after the 1st; the ACC freshman of the year wore down by the 4th. 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.