The first weekend of the NCAA softball tournament brought the unprecedented this year.
Texas A&M became the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated in the regional round, losing to Liberty on Sunday to end a stunningly roller-coaster day. Liberty defeated Texas A&M in the teams’ first meeting Saturday, meaning the Aggies had to beat the Flames twice Sunday to stave off elimination. After Texas A&M roared back to defeat Liberty in extra innings in Sunday’s first game — a game that included 25 runs and multi-run comebacks from both teams — the Aggies couldn’t hold a lead in the nightcap. A five-run sixth inning was the difference in a 6-5 Liberty win.
Liberty forged ahead to the super regional round for the first time in program history and became the early story of the 2025 tournament.
“(It) doesn’t surprise me,” Liberty senior and Conference USA Softball Player of the Year Rachel Roupe said Sunday.
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The Flames, the CUSA champions, will travel to play No. 16 Oregon in the super regional. They were one of four unseeded teams to pull upsets on seeded opponents’ home fields over the weekend.
Nebraska, led by former Oklahoma star and 2023 Women’s College…
