How to Watch the 2026 Big 12 Softball Tournament with Preview, Breakdown, Streaming, TV Channel

The 2026 Big 12 Softball Tournament returns to Devon Park in Oklahoma City from May 7-9.

Texas Tech won its first Big 12 Tournament title last season and the Red Raiders have earned back-to-back conference crowns for the first time in program history.

Eight teams are competing in OKC for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

2026 Big 12 Standings

1. Texas Tech
2. Oklahoma State
3. Arizona
4. UCF
5. Kansas
6. Arizona State
7. Utah
8. Baylor
9. Iowa State
10. BYU
11. Houston

Only the top eight seeds qualified for the tournament.

2026 Big 12 Softball Tournament Schedule and Streaming, TV Channel

First Round: Thursday, May 7

Game 1 | No. 5 Kansas 6, No. 4 UCF 5

UCF's Beth Damon hit a home run in the bottom of the first to open the scoring and the Knights added two more runs in the second inning to go up 4-0.

Kansas responded with four unanswered runs to even the score headed into the bottom of the fifth.

UCF plated one in the bottom of the fifth but Kansas responded with one of its own in the top of the sixth to tie the game at 5-5.

In the top of the seventh, Campbell Bagshaw gave KU the lead with an RBI single, and the Jayhawks held for the win.

Game 2 | No. 8 Baylor 0, No. 1 Texas Tech 7

Texas Tech got off to a hot start with a first-inning home run by Mia Williams and a third-inning three-run shot by Jackie Lis to stake the Red Raiders to an early 4-0 lead.

Tech added another run in the fifth on Williams' 2nd home run on the day and added two more in the seventh inning by way of a Kaitlyn Terry RBI triple and a sacrifice fly by Hailey Toney.

NiJaree Cannady was dominant in the circle, throwing 5.0 innings, only allowing one hit. Terry came on in the sixth and threw 1.2 innings of no-hit ball with Samantha Lincoln finishing off the game.

The Red Raiders will face Kansas on Friday at 3 p.m. in the Big 12 semifinals.

Game 3 | No. 7 Utah 0, No. 2 Oklahoma State 7

Ruby Meylan pitched a one-hitter and struck out three in a complete-game win for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.

Karli Godwin, Rosie Davis, and Madison Hoffman collected two hits apiece and Amanda Hasler drove in three runs for the Cowgirls.

Oklahoma scored all seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings with five of them crossing the plate in the fifth.

Game 4 | No.6 Arizona St 2, No. 3 Arizona 1

In the nightcap of quarterfinal day at the Big 12 tournament, we saw a outstanding pitchers duel between Arizona's Jalen Adams and Arizona State's Kenzie Brown.

ASU opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI single by Yazzy Avila. Arizona matched the run in the bottom of the fourth on a home run by Grace Jenkins.

The game remained tied until the top of the seventh when Arizona State's Brooklyn Ulrich homered to break the tie and give ASU a 2-1 lead.

The Wildcats loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh on two singles and a walk, but Brown was able to get a strikeout and a lineout to get the win for the Sun Devils.

Arizona State will face Oklahoma St on Friday in the second game of the semifinals for the Big 12 Championship.

Semifinals: Friday, May 8

Game 5 | Kansas 0, Texas Tech 14

Texas Tech asserted itself early as Jasmyn Burns hit a three-run bomb in the bottom of the first inning to give Kaitlyn Terry an early lead.

Tech piled on in the third with a Jackie Lis home run to make it 4-0. Taylor Pannell followed that up with a three-run blast to make it 7-0, and then Desirae Spearman followed with a solo shot of her own to make it 8-0 headed to the fourth inning.

The Red Raiders kept adding on in the fifth inning with a Terry single, a throwing error, a single by Spearman, a triple by Mihyia Davis, and a double by Mia Williams. When all was said and done, Texas Tech headed to the fifth with a commanding 14-0 lead.

Terry was dominant in the circle, only allowing two hits over her five innings. Only four Jayhawks reached base as Terry showed why she is one of the top pitchers in the conference.

Texas Tech will face the winner of Oklahoma State and Arizona State in the Big 12 championship tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT.

Game 6 | Oklahoma State 7, Arizona State 11

Arizona State threw up a six-spot against Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year Ruby Meylan to take control of the second Big 12 semifinal. RBI's by Brooklyn Ulrich, Tiare Ho-Ching, Samantha Swan, and a three-run home run by Tanya Windle set the tone as ASU went up 6-0 in the second.

Oklahoma State added single runs in the second and fourth to narrow the gap. The Sun Devils went back to work in the fifth with four more runs to break open the game and take a 10-2 lead. Ulrich and Ashleigh Mejia both blasted two-run home runs in the frame to give ASU the eight-run lead.

The Cowgirls chased starting pitcher Meika Lauppe with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to avoid the run rule and put the pressure back on the Sun Devils. Amanda Hasler, with a key two-run single, got the Cowgirls within striking distance. Aissa Silva was able to get the last two outs in the fifth to keep the gap at four runs headed to the sixth inning.

It didn't take the Sun Devils long to respond as Emily Schepp hit the first pitch of the top of the 6th deep to left field for a leadoff home run to take an 11-6 lead into the bottom of the sixth.

The Cowboys wouldn't go away quietly as Rosie Davis hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the seventh, but Silva was able to shut the Cowgirls down the rest of the way to give the Sun Devils the upset 11-7 victory.

The Sun Devils earned a berth in the Big 12 Championship game tomorrow at 11 a.m. They will face the No. 1 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders and their 1-2 pitching duo of NiJareee Cannady and Kaitlyn Terry.

Championship: Saturday, May 9

Game 7 | Texas Tech 0, Arizona State 4

The Arizona State Sun Devils are Big 12 champions after shutting out the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 4-0 on Saturday.

Kenzie Brown was masterful in the circle for ASU, limiting Texas Tech to two hits and three walks while striking out nine.

Brown was named the Big 12 Tournament's Most Valuable Player after leading the Sun Devils to their first Big 12 title in program history.

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