2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team

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ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record47–4 (19–2 Big 12)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Veach (2nd season)
  • Kayla Kowalik (2nd season)
2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball
Big 12 regular season champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record47–4 (19–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Veach (2nd season)
  • Kayla Kowalik (2nd season)
Pitching coachTara Archibald (2nd season)
Home stadiumTracy Sellers Field
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
2026 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍ 19–2–0 .90547–4–0 .922
No. 19 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .71434–13–0 .723
No. 16 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66734–13–0 .723
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61932–16–0 .667
No. 22 UCF  ‍‍‍ 12–8–1 .59536–14–1 .716
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42927–23–0 .540
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8–12–1 .40532–18–1 .637
No. 25 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38135–16–0 .686
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38128–21–0 .571
BYU  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33318–30–0 .375
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .12520–31–0 .392
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 26, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team represents Texas Tech University (TTU) during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are led by second-year head coach Gerry Glasco, and play their home games at the Tracy Sellers Field in Lubbock, Texas.

The Red Raiders finished the 2025 season 54–14 overall, and 20–4 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. The Red Raiders won the Big 12 regular-season title for the first time in program history.[2] In the Big 12 tournament, the Red Raiders outscored opponents 26–0 while going a perfect 3–0 in the tournament, winning the Big 12 tournament for the first time in program history, with pitcher NiJaree Canady being named Most Outstanding Player.[3] In the NCAA tournament, Texas Tech hosted a regional for the first time in program history, winning the Lubbock Regional to advance to the program's first Super Regional.[4] Texas Tech swept Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional, 2–0, to advance to the Women's College World Series (WCWS) for the first time in program history.[5]

In the WCWS, the Red Raiders defeated Ole Miss in game 1 and UCLA in game 2 to advance to the semifinals.[6][7] In the semifinals, Texas Tech faced off against Oklahoma, who won the previous four WCWS titles; the Red Raiders won 3–2 to reach the finals.[8][9] Texas defeated the Red Raiders in three games during the finals.[10]

Big 12 preseason poll

The Big 12's preseason prediction poll was released on January 28, 2026. The Red Raiders were predicted to finish the regular season first in the conference, with 10 first place votes.[11]

Big 12 preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Texas Tech100 (10)
2Oklahoma State87 (1)
3Arizona77
Arizona State
5UCF63
6BYU55
7Iowa State44
8Baylor42
9Kansas28
10Utah21
11Houston11

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