AUSTIN — The Sundown softball team will look to repeat as state champion when it faces Shiner in a rematch of the 2025 title game. The Roughettes won that meeting 9-3.
Each team survived a three-game series to advance. Sundown (30-4) won consecutive games over Muenster after dropping the semifinal opener. Shiner (31-7) routed Como-Pickton 17-3 in the finale after falling in Game 2.
Follow below as the teams square off from the University of Texas’ McCombs Field.
Sundown vs Shiner UIL state softball championship live updates
This section will be updated closer to first pitch.
Sundown starting lineup
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Shiner starting lineup
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Sundown 2026 playoffs
Bi-district: Sudan (27-1, 10-5)
Area: Gruver (21-0, 15-0)
Region semifinals: Haskell (7-4, 3-2)
Region final: Big Lake Reagan County (17-0)
State semifinals: Muenster (5-6, 12-7, 6-1)
Shiner 2026 playoffs
Bi-district: Agua Dulce (11-0, 17-0)
Area: Falls City (20-1, 15-1)
Region semifinals: Mumford (9-5, 1-0)
Region final: Burton (8-2, 13-5)
State semifinals: Como-Pickton (13-1, 2-4, 17-3)
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Sundown vs Shiner softball state championship score, live updates
Reporting by Stephen Garcia, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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