OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 8 [7] Tennessee begins its journey at the 2026 Women’s College World Series as it takes on No. 2 overall seed Texas on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Devon Park.
The NCAA Tournament’s No. 7 seed, the Lady Vols (47-10) made it to Oklahoma City after going 5-0 in the Knoxville Regional and Super Regional.
Last weekend at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, Tennessee took down 10-seed Georgia in two games. The Lady Vols won Game 1 3-1, followed by a 2-1 Game 2 victory. Sophia Knight hit two home runs over the weekend, with a solo shot in the first contest and a two-run blast in the second.
WHEN OKLAHOMA CITY CALLS OUR NAME
Tennessee is back at the Women’s College World Series for the 10th time in program history and for the third time in the past four seasons. UT previously reached the WCWS in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023, 2025 and 2026.
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
The Lady Vols own a 103-51 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament. At the WCWS, they are 19-18 entering the weekend. In the program’s last trip to OKC, it went 2-2 with wins over Florida and UCLA. Its two defeats came against Oklahoma and Texas.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
May 28
Game 1 | No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Game 2 | No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Texas | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 3 | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 UCLA | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 4 | No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
May 29
Game 5 | Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 6 | Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
May 30
Game 7 | Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 3 p.m. | ABC
Game 8 | Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | ESPN
May 31
Game 9 | Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 8 | 3 p.m. | ABC
Game 10 | Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
June 1
Game 11 | Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Game 12 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 13 | Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 14 (if necessary) | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
June 3-5 (Championship Finals — Best of 3)
Final 1 | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Final 2 | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Final 3 (if necessary) | 8 p.m. | ESPN
BROADCAST INFO
On call for Tennessee’s WCWS opener will be Beth Mowins (PxP), Michele Smith (Analyst), Jessica Mendoza (Analyst) and Holly Rowe (Sideline). The game will be televised on ESPN.
Fans can also listen to the official Vol Network radio broadcast from the Voice of Tennessee Softball Brian Rice on Sports Radio WNML (AM 990) as well as UTSports.com and the UT Gameday app.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES HISTORY
Appearances: 10 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023, 2025, 2026)
World Series All-Time Record: 19-18
2005: 3-2 (3rd Place)
2006: 3-2 (3rd Place)
2007: 4-2 (Runner-Up)
2010: 2-2 (3rd Place)
2012: 0-2 (8th Place)
2013: 3-2 (Runner-Up)
2015: 0-2 (8th Place)
2023: 2-2 (3rd Place)
2025: 2-2 (3rd Place)
