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Texas softball vs Alabama: Live updates, TV/streaming info

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Texas softball plays Alabama on April 2, 2026, at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first game of a three-game series

Texas softball may have had the longest winning streak in school history snapped at 29 games Sunday by rival Texas A&M , but the Longhorns don’t have much time to dwell on their first loss in almost two months. The No. 1 Longhorns (31-2, 8-1 SEC) enter this week’s SEC series against No.

4 Alabama (33-2, 7-2) tied with Oklahoma for first place in the conference standings. The surprising Crimson Tide, who placed ninth in the SEC coaches’ preseason poll, lean on a deep pitching staff that ranks third in the SEC with a 1. 41 ERA.

Alabama complements that pitching with a defense that boasts a . 984 fielding percentage and has committed just 14 errors. Texas coach Mike White says his bats will need to heat up in the three-game series, especially since his team hit just .

282 with 19 total runs while winning last weekend’s series with Texas A&M. Follow below for live scores and updates Thursday as the Texas Longhorns visit the Alabama Crimson Tidde in game one of a three-game series that ends Saturday. Texas Longhorns pitcher Hannah Wells (13) steps up to bat during the game against Baylor at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Austin.