Texas Tech showed last season, when they were the NCAA Tournament WCWS runner-up, that they can make a run for a possible national title. The route for Texas Tech softball to a national championship in 2026 is not just a hope or wish but a very real possibility based on where the team is at right now, with only two regular-season games left before the Big 12 conference tournament. The Red Raiders, under head coach Gerry Glasco, have become a national powerhouse, entering the final stretch of the 2026 regular season with a 48-4 record and looking to win their second straight Big 12 regular-season title. To win the first softball national championship in school history, Texas Tech needs a postseason game plan like last season's, one that takes advantage of its “generational” talent and offensive depth. Like last season, when they defeated Brown, Mississippi State, and Florida State to win their Super Regional, and then defeated Ole Miss, UCLA, and finally Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series.…