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Sunday Updates on Clearwater Invitational (2026)

Here are teams' final win-loss records in the Clearwater Invitational:

Tennessee 5-0 (allowing only two runs total)

Georgia 5-1
Texas Tech 5-1

Central Florida 3-2
Duke 3-2
Nebraska 3-2
Oklahoma State 3-2
Texas A&M 3-2

Florida State 2-2

Missouri 2-3
UCLA 2-3

Florida Atlantic 1-4
LSU 1-4
NC State 1-4
Northwestern 1-4

James Madison 0-4

Nebraska has handed No. 1 Texas Tech its first loss of the young season, edging the Red Raiders 3-2. Tech scored single runs in the top of the first and third innings to lead 2-0. Nebraska was lucky to escape further damage in the third, as after scoring its run, Tech had runners on second and third with none out. The next three batters, however, went K, K, and ground-out. The Huskers did all their scoring in B4 and then there was no further scoring. In the bottom of the fourth, Nebraska's first two batters, Hannah Camenzind and Jesse Farrell, doubled and homered, respectively, off of NiJaree Canady to tie the game. A two-out single by Hannah Coor then drove in a runner from second to make it 3-2 (one Husker had walked and a pinch-runner stole second). Jordy Frahm was perfect pitching the last three innings in relief for Nebraska.

Tennessee, having run-ruled UCLA 11-0 yesterday, currently leads Florida State 9-1 T7 on ESPN 2... 9-1 is your final...

Texas Tech and Nebraska will be playing each other at 2:00 Central, but apparently is available only via ESPN+ (subscription)...

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