#14 National Seed

Eugene Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#14 Seed·Eugene Regional·Final

Bulldogs Knock Off Oregon On Oregon's Soil

Winner

Mississippi State

UPSET · CALLED IT

UPSET in Eugene. Mississippi State swept 3-0 as the 2-seed — 3-2 over Saint Mary's, then a stunning 4-0 shutout of host Oregon, then 5-0 over Saint Mary's in the championship. Faircloth was untouchable: 17 IP across two starts, 1 ER allowed. Oregon's Grein-Sokolsky tandem couldn't crack a Bulldog lineup that hit .350+ all weekend.

OregonFAVORITE

BatAmari Harper (A&M transfer) — .364/9/85 in 2025

CircleLyndsey Grein + Elise Sokolsky (17-5, 2.09)

Mississippi StateTHREAT

BatXiane Romero — .409 BA over last 7

CircleAlyssa Faircloth — 231 K (4th nat'l), SEC Newcomer of Year

Two Top-50 arms in same staff (Faircloth + Goold).

Saint Mary'sTHREAT

BatAlex Cutonilli — .450 BA in WCC play

CircleOdhi Vasquez — 0.95 WCC ERA, Softball America #25 in April

Three straight WCC titles.

Idaho StateEASY OUT

BatAva Brown — Big Sky Tournament MVP

CircleMarley Goluskin — Big Sky Pitcher of the Year

First Big Sky tournament title.

X-Factor

Faircloth's 4-0 shutout of Oregon. The SEC Newcomer of the Year went the distance, struck out 9, and ended the Ducks' season in their own ballpark.

National Seed

#14

Host

Oregon

City

Eugene, OR

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 10:00 PM ET

Final

Oregon

Idaho State

Game 2 — Fri 7:30 PM ET

Final

Mississippi State

Saint Mary's

Winners meet Saturday at 5:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 7:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 7:30 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	10:00 PM ET	Idaho St. at Oregon	Oregon5–1	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	7:30 PM ET	Saint Mary's (CA) at Mississippi St.	Mississippi St.3–2	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	7:30 PM ET	Idaho St. at Saint Mary's (CA)	Saint Mary's (CA)3–1	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	5:00 PM ET	Mississippi St. at Oregon	Mississippi St.4–0	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	10:00 PM ET	Oregon at Saint Mary's (CA)	Saint Mary's (CA)5–4	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	7:30 PM ET	Saint Mary's (CA) at Mississippi St.	Mississippi St.5–0	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Eugene Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Norman Regional (#14 vs #3) 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

Oregon

Oregon hosts the Eugene Regional in Eugene, OR as the #14 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Oregon program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

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