Champions at last! Texas softball secures first national title in program history

An incredible 56 win season culminated in a national title on Friday

The drought is over.

28 seasons.

24 NCAA tournament appearances.

8 Women’s College World Series appearances.

3 appearances in the Championship Series.

Longhorns fans, the seemingly impossible quest for the first title in program history has officially concluded. Underneath the lights of Devon Park, a phenomenal season that resulted in 56 total wins culminated in the 2025 Texas Longhorn softball team being crowned as National Champions, the first time in program history.

For the Longhorns, this trophy is more than just a moment in time. The championship represents the determination needed to overcome years of heartbreak and countless chances to secure the title that fell short.

From the performances of previous legends such as Cat Osterman and Blaire Luna to more recent gut-wrenching struggles to break through against the Oklahoma Sooners, the 2025 team soared to a previously unattainable level of success.

The summit of college softball, once unreachable, has been climbed.

To hoist the championship trophy, the No. 6 Texas Longhorns were required to overcome the No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders in a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Championship Series of the 2025 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

Texas emerged victorious 10-4 in the final battle thanks to a downpour of hits in the first inning and a grand slam in the fourth.

Offensively, the Longhorns were able to create enough disruption not just throughout the season, but during this Game 3 final to overcome Red Raiders star pitcher NiJaree Canady. Throwing for her third day in a row, Canady lacked her usual stuff and Texas capitalized. The Longhorns attacked from the jump, scoring five in the opening frame.

The Longhorns jumped to an advantage with a three run home run by junior-shortstop Leighann Goode in the first inning before a grand slam by senior-third baseman Mia Scott in the fourth inning established a firm 10-0 lead that Longhorns would not relinquish.

On the other side of the ball, Texas dialed in their defensive intensity behind sophomore ace Teagan Kavan, who tossed all 7.0 innings of work while conceding 4 unearned runs on 8 hits and striking out 3. The right hander continued a dominant World Series campaign from the circle.

The miscues from Game 2 did bleed over a bit into the sixth inning of Game 3 as a few throwing errors on the diamond led to three Red Raider runs, but the disastrous, result altering miscues were a figment of the past as the Longhorns’ discipline and intensity fired on all cylinders throughout all seven innings.

In total, Kavan allowed zero earned runs at the World Series, finishing with a 4-0 record and a save. Her pitching unequivocally pushed Texas to victory.

Texas’ championship victory marks a landmark achievement for head coach Mike White, who secured his first national title and further cemented his reputation as an excellent program builder. Though widely respected for his success over 15 seasons at Oregon and Texas, White had previously been unable to bring home a championship trophy. The victory on Friday represents yet another milestone for the 7th year Texas coach in an already elite coaching resume.

As the Longhorns celebrate deep into the night, a special moment in Texas softball history has etched itself into the record books forever. Hook ‘em