Texas high school softball: How to watch this weekend's state championship games

National No. 2 Lake Creek, No. 3 Barbers Hill, No. 8 Katy and No. 10 Midway are four of the 22 teams competing for UIL titles.

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May 28, 2026, 12:30pm
All eyes will be focused on Red & Charline McCombs Field at the University of Texas from May 28-30 as 11 softball state champions will be decided. All games will streamed live no the NFHS Network.

Four of the 11 title contests feature teams ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25.

No. 3 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) is the first nationally-ranked team to play this weekend. The Eagles face Aledo on Friday at 4 p.m in the Conference 5A Division 1 title game. Barbers Hill is led by MaxPreps National Player of the Year candidate and LSU commit Macie Bryant while Aledo is coming off an upset win against then-No. 3 Melissa in the semifinals.
Junior pitcher Peyton Philipp has helped lead No. 10 Midway to the Conference 6A Division 1 championship on Saturday. In 11 postseason outings, the Baylor commit has a 1.75 ERA and 73 strikeouts. (PHOTO: Chris Charanza)
Junior pitcher Peyton Philipp has helped lead No. 10 Midway to the Conference 6A Division 1 championship on Saturday. In 11 postseason outings, the Baylor commit has a 1.75 ERA and 73 strikeouts. (PHOTO: Chris Charanza)
At 7 p.m., No. 2 Lake Creek (Montgomery) squares off against Brewer (Fort Worth) in the Conference 5A Division 2 championship. Led by star pitcher and hitter Sara Wiggins, the Lions have won 26 in a row. Brewer went 17-8 in the regular season before ripping off 10 postseason victories to reach the title game.

No. 10 Midway (Waco) plays Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Conference 6A Division 1 title against Pearland. Midway has played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and won a state title last season. Pearland averages nearly 10 runs a game and put up 18 in a playoff game May 15.

The tournament concludes Saturday at 4 p.m. as No. 8 Katy plays Forney in the Conference 6A Division II title game. Katy has 97 home runs this season with Auburn pledge Evie Willemssen and Oklahoma signee E.K. Smith each putting up 20 or more. Forney is riding a 25-game winning streak and on the cusp of the MaxPreps Top 25.

How to watch

Thursday, May 28

Conference 2A Division 1
Bosqueville (Waco) vs. Ganado
Result: Ganado 5, Bosqueville 2

Conference 2A Division 2
Shiner vs. Sundown
Start time: 1 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 3A Division 1
Grandview vs. Iowa Park
Start time: 4 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 3A Division 2
Coahoma vs. Santa Gertrudis Academy (Kingsville)
Start time: 7 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Friday, May 29

Conference 4A Division 1
Bullard vs. Richland (Prosper)
Start time: 10 a.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 4A Division 2
Brock vs. Liberty
Start time: 1 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 5A Division 1
No. 3 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) vs. Aledo
Start time: 4 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 5A Division 2
No. 2 Lake Creek (Montgomery) vs. Brewer (Fort Worth)
Start time: 6 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Saturday, May 30

Conference 1A
Brookeland vs. Jonesboro
Start time: 10 a.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 6A Division 1
No. 10 Midway (Waco) vs. Pearland
Start time: 1 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

Conference 6A Division 2
Forney vs. No. 8 Katy
Start time: 4 p.m. CT
Streaming: NFHS Network

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