The No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns and the No. 16 seed Texas A&M Aggies are set for a postseason edition of the Lone Star Showdown starting on Friday in the Austin Super Regional at Red & Charline McCombs Field.
Under sixth-year head coach Mike White, top overall national seed Texas is hosting its first Super Regional in Austin since 2013 and looking for the program’s second appearance in the Women’s College World Series under White after three Super Regional losses and the runner-up finish to Oklahoma in 2022.
The expectations for these Longhorns are arguably as high as any NCAA Tournament in program history — Texas has never earned the top overall national seed, long overshadowed by the specter of Patty Gasso’s powerhouse, seven-time champion Oklahoma, which won three straight titles from 2021 to 2023, including the title win over White’s rising Longhorns two years ago.