The University of Texas at Austin softball team celebrates winning the 2026 national championship, posing on a stage with their trophies.

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, June 4, in celebration of Texas Softball (53-12), who won back-to-back NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS) National Championships after defeating No. 6 Texas Tech, 4-1, in game two of the WCWS Championship Series Thursday night. The Tower will be lit again Friday, June 5, as the team takes a photo to commemorate their victory.

The Longhorns repeated as national champions after winning the program’s first-ever WCWS National Title in 2025. Texas Softball now has two NCAA crowns. Texas becomes the fifth team in WCWS history to lose their opener in Oklahoma City and go on to lift the trophy.

Junior RHP Teagan Kavan became the first two-time Most Outstanding Player in history after earning those honors for the second-straight year. Junior first baseman Katie Stewart joined Kavan on the 12-person WCWS All-Tournament Team.