Who does Alabama softball play in Women's College World Series semifinal?

OKLAHOMA CITY — Alabama softball is still rolling, and the Crimson Tide now has its sights set on Texas Tech with a spot in the Women’s College World Series championship series within reach.

Alabama will face Texas Tech in the semifinal round at 6 p.m. CT Monday, June 1, on ESPN and, if necessary, at 8:30 p.m. CT. The Crimson Tide needs one win to advance to the Women's College World Series championship, while Texas Tech would need to win twice to knock Alabama out and advance.

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The No. 1 seed Crimson Tide stayed unbeaten in Oklahoma City with a 5-1 win over No. 4 seed Nebraska on Saturday, May 30, at Devon Park.

Marlie Giles gave Alabama early control with a three-run homer in the first inning, then drove in another run on a sacrifice fly in the third. Jena Young helped put the game further out of reach with an RBI single in the fourth, and Jocelyn Briski led the way in the one-hitter performance.

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The Crimson Tide opened its WCWS run with a hard-fought 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed UCLA, powered by a two-run home run from Alexis Pupillo and a three-run blast from Brooke Wells.

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No. 11 seed Texas Tech bypassed an elimination round with an 8-7 win over UCLA (nine innings) on Sunday. The Red Raiders suffered a nine-inning 2-1 loss to Tennessee on Saturday after starting off with a 8-0 shutout over Mississippi State in five innings.

Alabama and Texas Tech last met in 2017, when the Crimson Tide swept the series with back-to-back wins, including a run-rule shutout in six innings.

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The 2026 Women's College World Series runs from May 28 to June 4/5. Here's the full schedule for the Women's College World Series.

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Thursday, May 28

• Game 1: Texas Tech 8, Mississippi State 0 (five innings)

• Game 2: Tennessee 6, Texas 3

• Game 3: Alabama 6, UCLA 3

• Game 4: Nebraska 5, Arkansas 3 (10 innings)

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Friday, May 29

• Game 5: Texas 4, Mississippi State 0

• Game 6: UCLA 11, Arkansas 0 (five innings)

Saturday, May 30

• Game 7: Tennessee 2, Texas Tech 1 (nine innings)

• Game 8: Alabama 5, Nebraska 1

Sunday, May 31

• Game 9: Texas 3, Nebraska 1

• Game 10: Texas Tech 8, UCLA 7 (nine innings)

Monday, June 1

• Game 11: Tennessee vs. Texas, 11 a.m., ESPN (Fubo)

• Game 12 (if necessary): Tennessee vs. Texas, 1:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)

• Game 13: Alabama vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)

• Game 14 (if necessary): Alabama vs. Texas Tech, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)

Tuesday, June 2

• Off day

Wednesday, June 3

• WCWS Finals, Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)

Thursday, June 4

• WCWS Finals, Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)

Friday, June 5 (if necessary)

• WCWS Finals, Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)

Amelia Hurley covers high school and college sports for The Tuscaloosa News and USA TODAY Network. You can find her on X at ameliahurley_ or reach her at ahurley@usatodayco.com.

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