Apart from being the first national title for Texas softball, which began play in 1997, it's also the first championship for head coach Mike White. The 57-year-old has led UT and Oregon to eight College Softball World Series appearances and has two runner-up finishes to his credit.

Texas captured its first softball title by defeating Texas Tech in the Women's College World Series. A look at the tournament's winners and losers:

After two runner-up finishes to Oklahoma in 2022 and 2024, the Longhorns finally captured an elusive first title.