In a day full of emotional whiplash, Sunday's regionalsended in desolation at College Station, Texas. It started in Game 1 ofSunday's regional round,a must-win for No. 1 seed Texas A&M. After the Aggies fell behind 6-0 to unseedeed Liberty, they stormed back to ultimately pull out a 14-11 win in eight innings and force a winner-take-all game against the Lady Flames. The Aggies then jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the nightcap before Rachel Roupe homered to open the scoring for Liberty. Texas A&M gave up another five runs to go down 6-3, before ultimately losing 6-5 following a spirited comeback attempt. MAKING HISTORY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE 🙌@LibertySBknocks off the national number one seed for the first time ever AND is advancing to their first super regionals!#RoadToWCWSx 🎥 ESPN2pic.twitter.com/5iipyLISkY — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball)May 19, 2025 It's an inauspicious loss for the Aggies, who became the first No. 1 overall seed to miss the Super Regional round. Texas A&M, of course, got that No. 1 seed when the SEC Championship game against Oklahoma was cancelled, giving the Aggies the top seed in the NCAA tournament and Oklahoma getting No. 2. NCAA SOFTBALL HIGHLIGHTS:Liberty battles Texas A&M in winner-take-all regional final Texas A&M's loss Sunday made the Aggies the first No. 1 seed to ever fail to advance out of the regional round of the tournament. They have not made the Women's College World Series since 2017 and, to add insult to injury, Liberty's win Sunday propelled the Lady Flames to the Super Regional round for the first time in program history. Kaylan Yoder was key for Liberty, coming in and tossing 1⅔ innings after ace Elena Escobar was run in the sixth. The five-run sixth was ultimately the difference for the Lady Flames, and the Aggies were unable to overcome the late onslaught. Texas A&M went 47-10 in the regular season and 16-7 in the SEC. It has not won the Women's College World Series since the current format was introduced in 2005 after winning two national championships in 1983 and 1987. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Texas A&M out of NCAA softball tournament after losing to LIberty
