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No. 16/18 Softball advances to WCWS with 3-0 blanking of No. 4 Arkansas

The Longhorns earned the program’s sixth all-time WCWS bid and the first since 2013

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On Saturday afternoon in NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional action at Bogle Park, a three-run, sixth-inning outburst backed freshman pitcher Sophia Simpson's complete-game shutout as No. 16/18 Texas softball (43-19-1) stunned 3,115 red-clad fans in attendance by shutting out No. 4 Arkansas (48-11) to advance to the Women's College World Series, 3-0.

Notes

  • This will mark Texas' sixth all-time WCWS berth and the first for the program since 2013.
  • Texas became the first school to hand No.