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Texas softball-Clemson updates, highlights: Longhorns force Game 3 in extra-innings win
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Texas softball kept its season alive in a hard-fought win on Saturday to force a win-or-go-home Game 3 against Clemson in the Austin Super Regional.
Texas and Clemson were tied at 5-5 at the end of the seventh inning, forcing extra innings. The game extended to the 10th, until the Longhorns took a 7-5 lead in the top half of the frame after a pair of singles scored Katie Stewart and Leighann Goode.
Perhaps the story of the game, however, was ace Teagan Kavan, who was dominant in relief for the Longhorns. Kavan, who was tagged for five runs by Clemson on Thursday night, pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief, allowing no runs on four hits with seven strikeouts.
In a back-and-forth game, Texas prevailed despite a valiant effort from Clemson. The series-deciding game on Saturday is shaping up to be quite the matchup, with a Women’s College World Series appearance on the line.
Here are the highlights from the Longhorns’ 7-5 extra-innings win on Saturday:
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Texas hangs on for the win, keeping its season alive and forcing a win-or-go-home Game 3 for a spot in the WCWS on Saturday. Buckle up.
Ashton Maloney gets an infield single, which scores Leighann Goode from second base. The Longhorns take a 7-5 lead in the top of the 10th inning.
Katie Stewart hits a leadoff single, and eventually makes her way to third base, then scoring on a sacrifice fly by Kaydee Bennett. Huge sequence for the Longhorns.
Teagan Kavan has been nails for Texas, picking up her fifth, sixth and seventh strikeout in relief tonight. Texas and Clemson have gone four consecutive innings without scoring, as the Longhorns bats come up in the top of the 10th inning.
The Tigers get a pop up to end the inning, setting up another chance for them to earn a walk-off win. Clemson needs one run to earn its first WCWS appearance.
There’s some momentum for Texas, as Scott hits a two-out triple in the top of the ninth inning. The hit sets up a huge spot for Reese Atwood, but Atwood gets intentionally walked.
Josey Mitchell coming up to bat with Texas runners on first and third.
Clemson had runners on second and third with no outs, needing one run to win, but Texas and ace Teagan Kavan get out of the inning after a strikeout, a lineout and a groundout.
Not ideal for the Tigers.
The Tigers kick off the bottom of the eighth with back-to-back singles, putting runners on first and second with no outs. Teagan Kavan’s wild pitch then advances both runners, giving Clemson a golden opportunity here.
Clemson sets down Texas in order and sets up another chance at a walk-off victory in the bottom of the eighth. Both teams are scoreless since the fifth inning.
Teagan Kavan puts up another zero, resulting in free softball at the Austin Super Regional. Texas and Clemson are tied at 5-5 heading into the top of the eighth.
What a play by Texas’ Katie Stewart, who throws out Julia Knowler at second base after Knowler tried to extend her hit to the outfield into a double. The Longhorns keep Clemson from having a leadoff baserunner in scoring position.
Clemson puts up a zero in the top of the seventh inning and now looks to earn a walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied at 5-5.
Can the Tigers take Game 2 and earn their first WCWS berth?
Teagan Kavan has been perfect in relief for Texas, with no hits or walks issued through 1 2/3 innings of work. Texas hitters coming up in the top of the seventh with the score still tied at 5-5.
Brooke McCubbin escapes the fifth inning after allowing a pair of Texas singles, striking out two hitters to end the inning. McCubbin was fired up after her inning-ending strikeout, letting out a yell with her teammates.
Teagan Kavan, who started on Thursday night, is entering in relief for Texas as it looks to keep its season alive.
This game keeps going back and forth, as Clemson ties it at 5-5 on the solo home run by Macey Cintron. The ball is flying out of the park tonight.
Joley Mitchell comes up huge, as she launches a two-run double that nearly gets out of the park. Texas regains the lead, taking a 5-4 advantage in the top of the fifth inning.
Reese Basinger’s night ends after four innings, allowing three runs on five hits with no strikeouts. Brooke McCubbin has a 2.59 ERA in 132 1/3 innings this season and has typically come in relief during the postseason.
Citlaly Gutierrez forces a fly out on a 3-2 count to get the Longhorns out of the inning. Clemson did its damage, however, as it plated two runs to take a 4-3 lead heading into the fifth inning.
Sophia Simpson walks Maddie Moore, which gives Clemson a 4-3 lead. Simpson’s night is over after walking two Tigers hitters, as Texas is turning to Citlaly Gutierrez with bases loaded.
Gutierrez pitched two innings and allowed a run on two hits on Thursday night.
Sophia Simpson issues a four-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs for Clemson. The Tigers’ best hitter is up to bat, too, as Maddie Moore is looking to do some damage here after hitting a mammoth home run earlier in the game.
Senior right-hander Sophia Simpson, who has thrown only 4 2/3 innings this season, is coming in relief of Cambria Salmon. Salmon’s night ends after 3 2/3 innings pitched, allowing six hits and three runs with two strikeouts.
Clemson 9-hole hitter Jamison Brockenbrough comes up big, driving in a run with two outs to tie the game at 3-3.
The Tigers started the bottom of the fourth inning with back-to-back leadoff singles, before Texas got two outs.
Texas regains the lead on a solo home run by Reese Atwood, who sneaks one just over the fence to give the Longhorns a 3-2 lead. Atwood’s home run is the third of the game by both teams.
Clemson’s Maddie Moore absolutely crushes a pitch from Cambria Salmon to left-center field, tying the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning. Moore got every piece of that ball, and even delivered a bat flip after.
Texas legend Cat Osterman, one of the best softball pitchers ever, is in the building for Texas-Clemson. She’s currently in the booth being interviewed on the TV broadcast.
Texas coach Mike White’s decision to start Cambria Salmon is paying off so far, as the true freshman has been nails through two innings so far. Meanwhile, Reese Basinger has also been solid despite the two-run home run.
Texas shortstop Leighann Goode launches a deep fly ball to left field, resulting in a 2-0 lead for the Longhorns.
Much better start for Texas than in Game 1.
Cambria Salmon allows a two-out single to Clemson 3-hole hitter Julia Knowler but gets out of the inning unscathed.
Longhorns and Tigers are tied at zero through the first inning.
Reese Basinger allows a leadoff hit to Ashton Maloney but sets down the next three Texas hitters. Clemson’s 1-2-3 due up next in the bottom of the first inning.
Reese Basinger fires the first pitch for Clemson, and game two of the Austin Super Regional is underway. The Tigers are serving as the home team.
- 3B Alex Brown
- 2B Maddie Moore
- 1B Julia Knowler
- DP Macey Cintron
- C Aby Vieira
- SS Marian Collins
- RF Taylor Pipkins
- LF Kylee Johnson
- CF Jamison Brockenbrough
Reese Basinger in the circle.
- RF Ashton Maloney
- CF Kayden Henry
- 3B Mia Scott
- C Reese Atwood
- 1B Josey Mitchell
- LF Katie Stewart
- SS Leighann Goode
- DP Vanessa Quiroga
- 2B Kaydee Bennett
Cambria Salmon in the circle.
Texas is giving the ball to freshman Cambria Salmon, after Teagan Kavan gave up five runs on Thursday night. Salmon has thrown 55 1/3 innings this season to a 2.02 ERA, and is making her first start since March 10.
Clemson hasn’t lost since April 19, when it was upset by Boston College 5-2 at home. Since, the Tigers are 11-0, with wins over Texas, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Tennessee.
Clemson is playing its best softball at the right time and is looking for its first ever WCWS berth.
- Date: Friday, May 23
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Red & Charline McCombs Field (Austin, Texas)
Game 2 of the Austin Super Regional between the Longhorns and Tigers is scheduled for a 9 p.m. ET start.
Texas and Clemson’s super regional game will air on ESPN2. Streaming options include the EPSN app (with a cable login), ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police say they are still investigating whether terrorism played a role in the Sixth Street mass shooting, describing it as a possible motive that remains under review.
On Thursday, the Austin Police Department released officer-worn body camera footage from the night of the shooting and played recordings of emergency calls placed in the moments after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning.
“Hello, this is Austin 911. There has been a shooting at Buford’s on Sixth Street. There are people dead,” a caller told dispatchers in one of the recordings. Authorities say numerous calls flooded the 911 center after a gunman opened fire, killing three people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Police Chief Lisa Davis said some of the footage investigators reviewed shows the suspect firing into a crowd, but those images are too graphic to release publicly. “Any video showing the suspect firing his pistol into the crowd is too graphic to show, and we will not be showing that publicly,” Davis said.
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According to investigators, the suspect was driving on West Sixth Street toward Rio Grande Street when he stopped in front of Buford’s and fired into a crowd with a semi-automatic handgun. Body camera footage from responding officers captures the chaotic moments as police and bystanders reacted to the gunfire.
“I am with you,” one officer says in the video before shouting, “AR-15. AR-15. Down! Everybody down!”
Police say not all of the victims were inside the bar when the shooting occurred.“One of the victims was outside of Buford’s waiting for an Uber,” I said during a news conference. Chief Davis agreed that the victims were spread out. “These were not all the people who were in the bar,” she said. “Sixth Street is an entertainment area from east to west. It is an entertainment area. People come to walk along Sixth Street.”
Surveillance video shows the suspect later parking a black SUV, getting out with an AR-15-style rifle, and shooting a pedestrian. By that point, officers had already been dispatched and arrived 57 seconds after the first emergency call, police said. Investigators say the suspect then fired toward officers.“The suspect discharged his weapon at the direction of the officers. The three officers discharged their firearm, striking him multiple times,” Davis said. Body camera footage from the scene caught officers asking, “Where is he? Who shot them?” before additional gunfire is heard.
City leaders say the officers’ rapid response helped prevent further loss of life. Meantime, investigators are asking anyone with video or photos from that night to share them with them.
AUSTIN, Texas — An update to the Austin Police Department’s (APD) procedures outlines that officers are not required to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when a person is found to have an ICE administrative warrant if they have no other arrestable charge.
The update follows a controversial deportation from January, when a woman’s disturbance call to APD led to her detainment, alongside her 5-year-old child, who is a U.S. citizen.
The incident led to questions from the community regarding the way APD is supposed to interact with ICE.
In a March 4 memo, APD Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the directives provided by ICE administrative warrants could be confusing in their wording.
According to Davis, officers have not historically regularly encountered administrative warrants while using the National Crime Information Center database, which is used to conduct identity checks. However, in 2025, federal agencies began entering a large volume of administrative warrants into the system.
According to the memo, administrative warrants are formatted in a way that looks similar to criminal warrants in the system.
The APD General Orders have been updated to clearly define the difference between criminal warrants and ICE administrative warrants, as well as specific instructions for how ICE administrative warrants should be handled moving forward.
“APD recognizes the sensitivity of this issue, not only within our city but across the nation. These policies were updated to provide clarity to our officers, ensure compliance with state law, and maintain officer discretion guided by supervisory oversight and operational consideration,” Davis said in the memo.
The updated procedures instruct officers to contact their supervisor when a person is found to have only an ICE administrative warrant, but no other arrestable criminal charge. From there, the officer or their supervisor may contact ICE, but is not required to.
“Austin Police and City of Austin leadership share a paramount goal for Austin to be a safe city for everyone who lives, works, or visits here,” Davis said in the memo. “We particularly want to ensure that anyone who witnesses or is the victim of a crime feels secure in contacting the police for help.”
According to the memo, the entire APD staff will be required to complete new training regarding these updates.
“In concert with the policy updates, APD is launching a public webpage to help people understand their rights and provide links to resources available from the City of Austin and community organizations, such as Know Your Rights training,” Davis said in the memo. “The webpage will also include information on the option of using APD Victim Services as an alternative to calling 9-1-1, when appropriate, and links to all general orders and policies related to immigration.”
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