AUSTIN (KXAN) — Clemson made the most of its opportunities to beat Texas 7-4 in the Austin super regional opening game in the NCAA softball tournament Thursday at McCombs Field.

The 11th-seeded Tigers plated three runs in the third inning to take a 3-2 lead, and then tacked on four more in the sixth to hold off the sixth-seeded Longhorns, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series. It's the first super regional win in program history for the Tigers since starting in 2020.

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If Clemson wins the second game of the series Friday, scheduled for 8 p.m., they'll advance to the Women's College World Series. Texas can force a third game Saturday with

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