Texas softball will play Texas Tech for the second straight season in the Women's College World Series finals, but does their rivalry approach that of football?

The 2026 Women’s College World Series is officially set, and softball fans are in for a treat with a rematch of the 2025 championship series between the reigning champion Texas Longhorns and the always exciting Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Texas Tech catcher Jasmyn Burns hits a home run during the fifth inning of a game against Alabama at the Women’s College World Series on Monday in Oklahoma City.

Mia Williams hit her first career walk-off home run to force a winner-take-all rematch after Texas Tech’s 5-4 victory over Alabama in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series

Follow our live coverage as the final eight teams battle for a softball national title in the 2026 Women's College World Series

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The ABC broadcast of the WCWS game between Texas Tech and Tennessee went out amid a reported power outage. What to know: