Four Fort Worth-area teams played for state softball titles: Here’s what to know
The 2026 UIL Texas high school softball state championships produced program milestones, heartbreak and a rare perfect game. Four area teams from the greater Fort Worth-area competed for titles, with one taking home back-to-back gold.
Here are key takeaways:
- Grandview defeated Iowa Park 2-0 to claim back-to-back Class 3A Division I state championships, with the Zebras improving to 36-3-1 on the season.
- Grandview senior pitcher Madi Doty, a Texas signee, threw a complete game shutout with 14 strikeouts, allowing just three hits and one walk against Iowa Park.
- Barbers Hill pitcher Macie Bryant, an LSU pledge, threw a perfect game against Aledo with nine strikeouts in the Class 5A Division I title game — only the second perfect game in Class 5A history and first since 1996.
- Barbers Hill sophomore Maddi Ray ended the 11-0 win over Aledo with a walk-off grand slam and six RBIs, triggering the run rule in the fifth inning.
- White Settlement Brewer made program history by winning its first softball regional final and state semifinal series before falling 6-5 to nationally No. 2-ranked Lake Creek in the Class 5A Division II championship.
- Brewer senior Kamren Pride launched a three-run home run off the left-field foul pole to give the Bears an early 3-0 lead before Lake Creek rallied to claim its fourth state title since 2022.
- Brock fell 12-0 via run rule to Liberty in the Class 4A Division II state championship, with the Eagles managing just two hits against pitcher Bayleigh Taylor.
- Brock’s roster features 13 underclassmen and eight freshmen, positioning the program to contend for future state titles after reaching its first state tournament since 2019.
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