#13 National Seed

Stillwater Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#13 Seed·Stillwater Regional·Final

Meylan's Cowgirls Beat Stanford Twice

Winner

Oklahoma State

UPSET · CALLED IT

Chalk in Stillwater. Oklahoma State swept 3-0: 16-0 over Eastern Illinois, 7-2 over Stanford, 11-5 over Stanford in the title. Meylan got the championship win. Prystajko gave the Cowgirls a fight in Game 2 but the bullpen behind her cracked late. Hasler drove in 6 across the regional and OK State outscored the field 34-7.

Oklahoma StateFAVORITE

BatAmanda Hasler — .313 BA, 16 conf HR

CircleRuby Meylan — 26 W (2nd nationally), 2.03 ERA, 201 K

StanfordTHREAT

BatEmily Jones — .424 BA

CircleZoe Prystajko — 19-5, 2.52 ERA, ACC K leader (167), 0.99 WHIP

Program record 18 ACC wins in first ACC season; 13-game late-season win streak.

PrincetonDARK HORSE

BatGraciela Dominguez — .422 BA, unanimous All-Ivy

CircleCassidy Shaw — Ivy Tournament MOP, title-game shutout

5th straight Ivy title.

Eastern IllinoisEASY OUT

Back-to-back OVC champs.

X-Factor

Hasler's bat in the title game. A 2-run double in the 4th broke a 4-4 tie and OK State pulled away to 11-5. The Stanford ceiling was real; the OK State depth was deeper.

National Seed

#13

Host

Oklahoma State

City

Stillwater, OK

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 4:30 PM ET

Final

Oklahoma State

Eastern Illinois

Game 2 — Fri 2:00 PM ET

Final

Stanford

Princeton

Winners meet Saturday at 1:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 3:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 4:00 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	4:30 PM ET	Eastern Ill. at Oklahoma St.	Oklahoma St.16–0	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	2:00 PM ET	Princeton at Stanford	Stanford8–2	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	3:30 PM ET	Eastern Ill. at Princeton	Princeton2–1	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	1:00 PM ET	Stanford at Oklahoma St.	Oklahoma St.7–2	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	6:00 PM ET	Princeton at Stanford	Stanford13–5	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	4:00 PM ET	Oklahoma St. at Stanford	Oklahoma St.11–5	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Stillwater Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Lincoln Regional (#13 vs #4) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Nebraska). 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 State

Oklahoma State hosts the Stillwater Regional in Stillwater, OK as the #13 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Oklahoma State program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

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