Adding to the exciting surround the Nebraksa softball program was a major announcement on Sunday night. ESPN revealed the 2026 tournament field for the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitation and Nebraska is one of the 16 teams heading to the Eddie C.

The Tigers will be one of five SEC teams among 16 total squads in next year’s tournament, joined by Georgia, LSU and Tennessee and Texas A&M.

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The Tigers totaled 40 hits through five games in 2025, including the freshman class contributing 18 of those hits, while returners Alex Brown (nine) and Julia Knowler (six) added to the count. Clemson takes a 65 game hit streak into the second weekend of 2025 dating back to the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023.

Florida State softball opened up the Shriners Children Clearwater Invitational with a 9-1 run-rule win over No. 16 Missouri.

No. 16 Mizzou softball is set to compete in the 2026 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Florida, according to multiple reports Sunday.

Abbey Smith's solo home run lifted Auburn to a 2-1 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in the Clearwater Invitational.

The Crimson Tide finishes the Clearwater Invitational with a 1-4 record after giving up a seventh-inning lead in the 4-3 walkoff loss to the Cowgirls.