Texas softball – Texas and Mississippi State meet Friday, May 29 at 6 p.m. CT in a 2026 Women’s College World Series elimination game at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Texas enters after a 6-3 loss to Tennessee, while Mississippi State was run-ruled 8-0 in five innings by Texas
By the time Friday night arrives, there’s no room for “getting warmed up.” Texas and Mississippi State are set for a Women’s College World Series elimination game at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, with the winner moving on and the loser sent home.
Texas Longhorns (47-12) and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (43-20) will play on Friday, May 29, starting at 6 p.m. CT.
Texas comes into the elimination matchup after the reigning NCAA softball champion fell 6-3 to Tennessee in Thursday’s WCWS opener. Mississippi State, meanwhile, was handled in its first game—run-ruled 8-0 in five innings by Texas Tech.
The shift from Thursday to Friday is immediate: each team has already seen how fast the margin can disappear in OKC. One game is all it takes at this stage, and both sides now carry those results into a must-win night.
Texas vs. Mississippi State — how to watch
Date: Friday, May 29
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Location: Devon Park in Oklahoma City
TV/streaming: ESPN (Fubo)
What’s next in the 2026 WCWS schedule
The 2026 Women’s College World Series gets under way with four games at Devon Park in OKC on Thursday, May 28. All times are Central:
Thursday, May 28
(Opening day games at Devon Park in Oklahoma City begin this date.)
Friday, May 29
Game 7: Texas Tech vs. Tennessee, 2 p.m., ABC (Fubo)
Game 8: Alabama vs. Nebraska, 6 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Sunday, May 31
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m., ABC (Fubo)
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)
Monday, June 1
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 11 a.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Game 12 (if necessary): Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Game 13: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)
Game 14 (if necessary): Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)
Tuesday, June 2
(No games listed.)
Wednesday, June 3
(No games listed.)
WCWS finals
Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Thursday, June 4: Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Friday, June 5 (if necessary): Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Texas softball Mississippi State softball WCWS elimination game Devon Park Oklahoma City Friday May 29 6 p.m. CT ESPN Fubo NCAA softball
So wait one loss and they’re done? That’s brutal for softball.
Texas got run-ruled like 8-0 in the other game?? Or was that State? My brain is mixing it up lol. Either way 6pm CT is when I’ll check.
Devon Park in OKC sounds nice but I hate elimination games because it feels random. Like if they had “warm up” it’d be different? Idk. Also Texas lost to Tennessee 6-3, so I’m guessing Tennessee is still in it somehow??
ESPN at 6pm… cool cool. But why is Texas like the reigning champ and still getting upset? Miss State might come out flat after that 8-0 thing. If they don’t score early it’s over, that’s usually how these elimination brackets go.