#15 National Seed

College Station Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#15 Seed·College Station Regional

Aggie Bats Outlast Kenzie Brown's Hot Streak

Our Pick

Texas A&M

CAUTIOUS

Trisha Ford's bounce-back year features two .460+ bats in Powell and Perez. But Arizona State just upset 50-win Texas Tech 4-0 in the Big 12 final behind Kenzie Brown's 2-hit shutout — Brown is a Top-20 arm peaking at the right time. UConn's Cat Petteys was Big East POY. This regional has more credentialed mid/low seeds than most top-half regionals.

Texas A&MFAVORITE

BatKennedy Powell — .465 BA, 62 hits (2nd in SEC)

CircleSydney Lessentine + Taylor Pannell (transfers)

Arizona StateTHREAT

BatKatie Chester — 19 HR (most since 2023)

CircleKenzie Brown — 15-6, 2.29 ERA, .180 BAA, AUSL Golden Ticket

First-EVER Big 12 championship; shut out Texas Tech 4-0 in final.

McNeeseDARK HORSE

BatKassidy Chance — .423 BA, SLC Tournament MVP

10th SLC title in program history.

UConnTHREAT

BatCat Petteys — Big East POY, 10 HR, 32 RBI, .974 SLG

CircleJessica Walter — 3.45 ERA, Big East Tournament MOP

Most credentialed 4-seed in the bracket — both POY and Tournament MOP.

X-Factor

Brown is a Top-20 arm. If she throws a clean 6 innings against Mya Perez's 55-game on-base streak, this regional is genuinely up for grabs. Aggie depth wins over 3 games, but a rubber game is likely.

National Seed

#15

Host

Texas A&M

City

College Station, TX

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 12:00 PM ET

Game 2 — Fri 2:30 PM ET

Winners meet Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:00 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Game	Date	Time	Matchup	TV
Game 1	Fri, May 15	12:00 PM ET	#1 Texas A&M vs #4 UConn	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	2:30 PM ET	#2 Arizona State vs #3 McNeese	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	12:00 PM ET	Loser G1 vs Loser G2 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	2:30 PM ET	Winner G1 vs Winner G2	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	5:00 PM ET	Winner G3 vs Loser G4 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	12:00 PM ET	Regional Championship	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The College Station Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Austin Regional (#15 vs #2) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Texas). 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 A&M

Texas A&M hosts the College Station Regional in College Station, TX as the #15 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Texas A&M program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

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