Why Tennessee softball can — and can't — win first WCWS. Here's our 2026 prediction
Tennessee softball has been to the Women's College World Series two of the last three seasons. Here's why it can and can't make a repeat run to Oklahoma City.
For a fourth straight season, the road to Oklahoma City starts in Knoxville for Tennessee softball . The Lady Vols (42-10) will get to host the NCAA regionals and super regionals at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium as the No. 7 overall seed , should they advance.
Tennessee opens regional play against Northern Kentucky (26-23) on May 15 (5:30 p. m. ET, SEC Network).
No. 26 overall seed Virginia (38-13) and Indiana (42-14) will play in the second game of the day (8 p. m.
, ESPN2) in the double-elimination regional from May 15-17. Here's why Tennessee can and can't return to the Women's College World Series and win the program's first national championship in 2026. Tennessee softball is still the team that started 26-0 The Lady Vols set a record for best start to a season in program history when they went 26-0 before suffering their first loss.
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