The No. 4 Temple College Leopards and No. 9 Grayson College Vikings will face off on Friday at the Southwest District B finals at the Danny Scott Sports Complex.

First pitch will be at noon CT and will be broadcast on CenTex Sports Network's YouTube channel.

Temple (52-6) earned their way into the finals with a 9-1 win over Frank Phillips College in six innings on Wednesday, and 6-4 win over Grayson on Thursday.

Grayson (47-11) won their opener over Midland College on Wednesday, 1-0 in ten innings, lost to the Leopards, and defeated Midland 6-3.

Having played through the bracket undefeated, Temple needs to win once. Grayson, with one loss, would need to win twice.

Temple leads the 2026, 4-1, with the Leopards having outscored the Vikings, 36-20.

Through 58 games, Temple is hitting .386 with a .455 on-base percentage, have scored 479 runs and have allowed 129. The Leopards' staff earned run average is 2.07, with 350 strikeouts and 123 walks. TC's fielding percentage is .978, having committed 29 errors in 1,427 chances.

Through 58 games, Grayson is hitting .363 with on-base percentage of .446, have scored 480 runs, and have allowed 130. The Vikings' staff ERA is 1.84, with 408 strikeouts, and 123 walks. GC's fielding percentage is .963, having committed 48 errors in 1,310 chances.

2026 series: Temple, 4-1.

April 1 in Denison

Temple, 10-2, six innings.

TC 510 301 10-10-0

GC 000 200 2-6-0

Leaders: TC - Ryley Litchfield, GS, 4 RBI. Jasmine Benavidez, 3-for-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI. Lexi Dudeczka 3-of-4. Kat Kram CG, two runs, six hits, seven strikeouts, three walks. GC – Willa Ford, 1-for-2. Jaclyn Draeger HR, 2 RBI.

Grayson, 11-6.

TC 102 020 1 6-8-0

GC 008 003 X 11-12-2

Leaders – TC - Jasmine Benavidez, 2-of-4, HR, two RBI. Reese Cottrell, HR, RBI. Angie DeLeon, 2 RBI. GC – Jaclyn Drager, HR, two RBI, Willa Ford HR, Paisley Needham HR, Mia Krueger 2-for-3, two RBI.

April 3 in Temple

Temple 10-1, five innings.

GC – 000 10 1-3-0

TC – 300 16 10-11-1

Leaders – GC – Three with base hits, Draeger, RBI. TC – Reese Cottrell 3-for-4, six RBI, Jasmine Benavidez 2-for-3, RBI, Kaiyah Ratu HR, Brooklyn Walton 2-for-3. Kat Kram CG, one UER, three hits, seven strikeouts, one walk.

Temple, 4-2.

GC – 001 000 1 2-3-0

TC – 110 110 X    4-9-1

Leaders: GC – Three with base hits. TC – Brooklyn Walton, 2-for-2, two RBI. Marli Kennedy, 2-for-3, two RBI, Reese Cottrell 2-for-4, RBI. Izzy Garcia, CG, two runs, three hits, two walks, strikeout.

May 14 at Southwest District B

Temple, 6-4.

GC – 002 020 0 4-6-2

TC – 010 023 X 6-6-1

Leaders: GC – Matti Matthews 2-for-3. Jaclyn Draeger 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI. Willa Ford, RBI. TC – Jasmine Benavidez, three-run double. Lexui Dudeczka, 2-of-3. Reese Cottrell, two RBI, win in relief, 2 1/3 IP, no runs, no hits, one strikeout.