#11 National Seed

Lubbock Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#11 Seed·Lubbock Regional·Final

Canady Closes Lubbock In Run-Rule Fashion

Winner

Texas Tech

CHALK · CALLED IT

Chalk in Lubbock. Texas Tech swept 3-0: 10-3 over Marist, then a 10-9 nail-biter over Ole Miss, then a 14-2 run-rule closer over Ole Miss. Canady got the deciding game. Lis homered twice on the weekend; Madi George went deep once but it never mattered. Glasco's Red Raiders move on to face Florida.

Texas TechFAVORITE

BatJackie Lis — .446 BA in Big 12, 10 HR

CircleNiJaree Canady — 21-4, 1.24 ERA, 194 K (135 IP)

Ole MissTHREAT

BatMadi George (FR) — .384 BA, 21 HR, 56 RBI

CircleEmilee Boyer

Bad SEC record (6-18) masks elite offense.

Boston UniversityDARK HORSE

46 wins, four-peat Patriot League champs.

MaristEASY OUT

Back-to-back MAAC champs, 17-game win streak.

X-Factor

Game 2 was the wobble — Ole Miss took TTU to 10-9 with Madi George hitting bombs. Game 3 was the statement: 14-2, run-rule, regional over.

National Seed

#11

Host

Texas Tech

City

Lubbock, TX

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 4:30 PM ET

Final

Texas Tech

Marist

Game 2 — Fri 2:00 PM ET

Final

Ole Miss

Boston University

Winners meet Saturday at 3:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 5:30 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	Marist at Texas Tech	Texas Tech10–3	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	2:00 PM ET	Boston U. at Ole Miss	Ole Miss8–6	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	5:30 PM ET	Marist at Boston U.	Boston U.10–2	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	3:00 PM ET	Ole Miss at Texas Tech	Texas Tech10–9	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	8:00 PM ET	Boston U. at Ole Miss	Ole Miss9–4	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	4:00 PM ET	Texas Tech at Ole Miss	Texas Tech14–2	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Lubbock Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Gainesville Regional (#11 vs #6) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Florida). 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

Texas Tech

Texas Tech hosts the Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, TX as the #11 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Texas Tech program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

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