#3 National Seed

Norman Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#3 Seed·Norman Regional·Final

Sooners Steamroll Norman 28-1

Winner

Oklahoma

CHALK · CALLED IT

Chalk in Norman. Oklahoma swept 3-0 with three blowouts: 11-0 over Binghamton, 9-0 over Kansas, 8-1 over Michigan in the title. 28 runs scored, 1 allowed. Audrey Lowry got the championship win. The Kansas-Michigan power threat never touched OU — Boyer (4-for-9 with a 3-run homer on the weekend) went 0-for-2 against the Sooners, and Putz, who homered against Binghamton, went 0-for-3 in the title game.

OklahomaFAVORITE

BatElla Parker — .421 BA, 6 HR, 60 RBI

CircleSydney Berzon — 2x NFCA All-American

KansasTHREAT

BatElla Boyer (FR) — 18 HR (school record), .481 OBP

CircleLila Partridge (FR) — 3.93 ERA in league

McFalls is Big 12 Coach of the Year.

MichiganTHREAT

BatLauren Putz — .454 BA, 21 HR, 1.020 SLG

CircleGabby Ellis (Mercer transfer) — 11-5, 2.48 in 2025

Rebuilt staff post-Derkowski.

BinghamtonEASY OUT

BatRachel Carey — America East Tournament MOP

Repeat America East champ.

X-Factor

Miali Guachino's one-hit, five-inning shutout of Kansas (9-0) in the winners' bracket. From there it was over — OU never trailed all weekend.

National Seed

Host

Oklahoma

City

Norman, OK

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 3:30 PM ET

Final

Oklahoma

Binghamton

Game 2 — Fri 6:00 PM ET

Final

Kansas

Michigan

Winners meet Saturday at 3:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 5:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 3:00 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	3:30 PM ET	Binghamton at Oklahoma	Oklahoma11–0	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	6:00 PM ET	Michigan at Kansas	Kansas1–0	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	5:30 PM ET	Binghamton at Michigan	Michigan6–0	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	3:00 PM ET	Kansas at Oklahoma	Oklahoma9–0	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	8:00 PM ET	Kansas at Michigan	Michigan12–10	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	3:00 PM ET	Oklahoma at Michigan	Oklahoma8–1	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Norman Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Eugene Regional (#3 vs #14) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Oklahoma). 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

Oklahoma

Oklahoma hosts the Norman Regional in Norman, OK as the #3 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Oklahoma program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

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