NCAA softball regionals: Live updates, schedule, scores
FINAL: UNC Greensboro 1, Clemson 0
Clemson couldn't figure out Brooklyn Shroyer, who led UNC Greensboro to a 1-0 win in the Athens Regional opener to give the program its first win in NCAA tournament history.
Shroyer didn't allow a run on five hits and six strikeouts on 113 pitches. UNC Greensboro got the only run it needed early, as a ground out following a double scored Macy Michael. The Spartans won despite getting only two hits all game.
FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY! 🤩
— UNCG Softball (@UNCGSoftball)
18th shutout this season!
FINAL
UNCG - 1
CU - 0
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- May 16 | 1 p.m. | UNC Greensboro vs. winner of No. 3 Georgia/College of Charleston
- May 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Clemson vs. loser of No. 3 Georgia/College of Charleston
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FINAL: Texas 9, Wagner 1 (5 innings)
Defending champion Texas needed only five innings to open its tournament with a 9-1 romp of Wagner.
After giving up one run in the top of the first, the Longhorns quickly responded by tying the score at one. Texas later led 2-1 before breaking the game open with a five-run fourth.
Viviana Martinez had a big day at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI.
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- May 16 | 1 p.m. | No. 1 Texas vs. Wisconsin
- May 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Wagner vs. Baylor (Elimination game)
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FINAL: Grand Canyon 5, Louisville 1
Oakley Vickers' gem lifted Grand Canyon to a 5-1 win against No. 8 Louisville in the Lincoln Regional on Friday.
Vickers went the distance, surrendering only one run on four hits while striking out nine Cardinals. Grand Canyon also never trailed, scoring two in the first inning on RBI hits by Trinity Martin and Addison Shifflett.
Madison Pickens was the only one to make a dent against Vickers, hitting a solo HR in the sixth.
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- May 16 | 1 p.m. | Grand Canyon vs. winner of No. 1 Nebraska/South Dakota
- May 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Louisville vs. loser of No. 1 Nebraska/South Dakota
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FINAL: No. 5 Virginia Tech 6, South Alabama 0
Virginia Tech used a four inning grand slam and a combined four-hitter to beat South Alabama, 6-0.
With the game scoreless going into the bottom of the third, the Hokies used a walk, single and error to load the bases for Kylie Aldridge. She came through with a grand slam and her 12th home run of the year. That was all the runs Virginia Tech needed, as Avery Layton and Bree Carrico combined for seven strikeouts and only four hits allowed.
B3 | Scoreboard didn't see that coming 🤯🤯
— Virginia Tech Softball (@HokiesSoftball)
Kylie Aldridge BLAST this ball 75mph off the bat for a GRAND SLAM and the Hokies lead!!!
Hokies 4, Jaguars 0
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FINAL: Belmont 2, Southeastern Louisiana 0
Belmont star Maya Johnson shut down No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana, delivering a 2-0 win to set up a meeting with No. 1 overall seed Alabama on Saturday.
Johnson, the nation's ERA leader, allowed only two hits while striking out eight to blank the Lions.
Belmont got just enough offense to move to the winners' bracket, getting an RBI single from Lydia Vanderwoude in the first and a sac fly RBI from Tallulah Eichholz in the sixth.
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FINAL: No. 6 UCF 2, Jacksonville State 1 (8 innings)
UCF scored a run in the seventh and eighth innings to escape Jacksonville State, 2-1, and advance to face Stetson in the winners' bracket.
The Knights trailed 1-0 and only one out from defeat when a Kendall Yarnell double kept her team in the game. Beth Damon then singled in the tying run in the seventh. In the next inning, Sierra Humphreys singled to start before stealing second. After a fly out moved her to third, Humphreys scored on a Coco Jaimes walk-off single.
COCO COMES THROUGH!!!
— UCF Softball (@UCF_Softball)
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FINAL: Oklahoma 11, Binghamton 0 (5 innings)
No. 1 Oklahoma, the No. 3 overall seed, had little trouble in its tournament opener, beating Binghamton 11-0 in 5 innings.
The Sooners totaled 12 hits as five players recorded at least two. Oklahoma also hit four homers, including Kendall Wells picking up homer No. 37 on the season. Wells also now has 81 RBI this year.
Over the loge boxes in center 😳 | 📺 SECN
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
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FINAL: Arizona 7, Marshall 5
No. 6 Arizona advanced to the winners' bracket of the Durham Regional after a 7-5 victory over Marshall. The Wildcats’ offense was led by Sereniti Trice’s 3-for-3 performance and Grace Jenkins’ six-RBI showing off two home runs. The Tucson team will face Duke tomorrow at 1 p.m ET.
NO DOUBTER FOR GRACE JENKINS! 💥 crushes her second three-run bomb of the day!
— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball)
FINAL: Ole Miss 8, Boston U. 6
No. 6 Ole Miss closed the door on a late Boston U. rally to take the 8-6 win. In the first game of the Lubbock Regional, the Rebels jumped to a 8-2 advantage in the third frame before the Terriers plated one in the fifth.
Boston fought in the top of the seventh, scoring three from two homers and an RBI double to cut the deficit to two. With two on and one out, the Rebels escaped off a 1-3-4 double play that marked a program-record 29th of the season.
FINAL: Stanford 8, Princeton 2
Stanford advanced to the Stillwater winners' bracket after an 8-2 win over Princeton. The Cardinal took the lead for good by scoring four runs in the second. River Mahler led Stanford offensively, going 3 for 3 with a double and two singles as the Cardinal added four more runs across three innings to finish with 12 hits on the day.
T6 | Zoe putting her body on the line to get out of the inning!!
— Stanford Softball (@StanfordSball)
🌲 5 - 2 🐯 |
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FINAL: Wisconsin 2, Baylor 1 (9 innings)
No. 8 Wisconsin outlasted Baylor 2-1 in the ultimate pitchers' duel. The first game of the Austin Regional was knotted at 0-0 entering the bottom of the sixth until Wisconsin’s Alivia Bark delivered a squeeze to send Claire Calmes home. Baylor responded in the top of the next frame, punching back-to-back doubles that tied the game once again, this time 1-1.
In the bottom of the ninth, Wisconsin’s Hannah Conger faced a full count before knocking the game-winning shot over the right fielder’s head to clinch the walk-off win.
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FINAL: Texas A&M 17, UConn 3 (5 innings)
No. 4 Texas A&;M cruised to a 17-3 win over UConn in the opening game of the College Station regional. The Aggies powered a 13-run frame in the bottom of the second from 10 hits with three homers — including a grand slam from Ariel Kowalewski.
After extending her perfect on-base streak in every game this season earlier in the contest, Mya Perez added a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth. The Aggies ended the day with five homers and 14 hits.
MYA PEREZ 2-RUN HOMER 🤩
— Texas A&M Softball (@AggieSoftball)
FINAL: Georgia Tech 2, Texas State 1
Georgia Tech edged No. 7 Texas State 2-1 in a defensive battle. The second game of the Gainesville Regional was tied 1-1 in the top of the sixth until senior first baseman Addison Leschber slid across home off a passed ball. Madalyn Johnson delivered for the Jackets, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts on three hits across seven innings and 102 pitches to advance her team to the winners' bracket.
And the Jackets advance through the winners' bracket!
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball)
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Friday's full regional schedule
The DI softball tournament begins with 32 games on Friday, May 15. The regionals are played in a double-elimination format, so no teams will be eliminated on Friday.
Here's the slate. All times ET:
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- Tuscaloosa Regional (No. 1 overall seed Alabama)
- Baton Rouge Regional (No. 16 LSU)
- Tallahassee Regional (No. 9 Florida State)
- Los Angeles Regional (No. 8 UCLA)
- Fayetteville Regional (No. 5 Arkansas)
- Durham Regional (No. 12 Duke)
- Stillwater Regional (No. 13 Oklahoma State)
- Lincoln Regional (No. 4 Nebraska)
- Norman Regional (No. 3 Oklahoma)
- Eugene Regional (No. 14 Oregon)
- Lubbock Regional (No. 11 Texas Tech)
- Gainesville Regional (No. 6 Florida)
- Knoxville Regional (No. 7 Tennessee)
- Athens Regional (No. 10 Georgia)
- College Station Regional (No. 15 Texas A&M)
- Austin Regional (No. 2 Texas)
FINAL: Alabama 8, USC Upstate 0 (5 innings)
No. 1 Alabama delivered a 8-0 shutout over USC Update behind a massive second inning performance. The Tide delivered six runs on six hits in the bottom of the second to set the tone early. A pair of home runs from Audrey Vandagriff and Marlie Giles combined with a complete performance from Kaitlyn Pallozzi in the circle gave Alabama the run-rule victory.
Griffy Gone‼️💣
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB)
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