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May 20, 2026 | Softball

Game Notes Press Conference

The Red Raiders will face No. 6 Florida in their second straight Super Regional appearance

By: Jay Strader

LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 11-seeded Texas Tech will play its second-straight NCAA Super Regional in the state of Florida, this time against the No. 6-seeded Gators in Gainesville. The best of three series will start at 10 a.m. CT on Friday with game two at 11:30 a.m. CT on Saturday those games will be on ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC, respectively.

The Red Raiders don't have much history with Florida when it comes to softball. They have played just four times, the last time being 2009, and the Gators have won all four meetings. Tech has faced just two SEC teams this season in Texas A&M and Ole Miss and hold a 3-0 record against the conference while Florida is 3-0 against the Big 12 after beating Kansas and UCF.

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The Red Raiders improved to 6-0 in Regional games under Gerry Glasco after taking down Marist and then Ole Miss twice. Tech made history, becoming the first team since 2000 to comeback from 8+ runs to win a game as they put up eight runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with two outs before walking off the Rebels in the bottom of the 8th inning on a sacrifice fly. Tech had another eight-run inning in the Regional Championship, but this time in the third inning as they won 14-2 to advance to its second-straight NCAA Super Regional.

Mihyia Davis is one of the most valuable players in the country and has been that way her whole career. Among active players she ranks first in hits (342), at-bats (840) and stolen bases (139). She also ranks third in runs (238) and third in games played (249). She is one of two active players with 300 hits.

NiJaree Canady continues to make history. The reigning National Pitcher of the Year eclipsed 1,000 strikeouts for her career after striking out against BYU. Canady is just one of two active players with 1,000 career K's and the only active player with 1,000 K's and 98 wins. Canady threw her first career perfect game against Baylor on senior day as she looks to be in postseason form.

Kaitlyn "KT" Terry has been arguably the team's best player so far this season. She leads the team with a .470 batting average, which is also sixth best in the country, and also has a 1.39 ERA and a 24-1 record. Terry also set the school record with a 24-game hit streak and had a 36-game on base streak up until last weekend.

As a team, the Red Raiders have more than 100 NCAA Tournament games, 300 at-bats and 180 innings pitched. Canady has 163.0 postseason innings pitched and has an ERA of 1.63. Davis leads on offense with a .452 batting average thanks to 38 hits. The postseason experienced group will look to make a run.

Jasmyn Burns and Jackie Lis have been two of Tech's hottest hitters down the stretch. They are step for step in home runs, Burns with 17 and Lis with 18. Lis also has 38 walks and 66 RBI on the year while slugging .925 with 65 hits. Burns has 51 hits on the season and is leading the team with a .583 batting average this NCAA Tournament.

Lauren Allred has reached legendary status in Lubbock, Texas. Allred hit the sac fly against OU last year to push Tech to the championship series and after her game-tying grand slam against Ole Miss she has etched her name in Lubbock lore.

The Red Raiders had 7 All-Big 12 selections, which was tied with Arizona for the most. Gerry Glasco was named Coach of the Year for the second straight season and NiJaree Canady was named Co-Pitcher of the Year, the second straight season she's won a share of the award. Canady was joined by Kaitlyn Terry, Mia Williams and Jackie Lis on the First Team while Taylor Pannell, Jasmyn Burns and Mihyia Davis were named to the Second Team. Canady and Pannell were also named to the All-Defense Team.