Badgers season concludes in Austin

Saturday, May 16

Austin, Texas

5 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

33-21

Baylor

30-27

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Wisconsin	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	1
Baylor	4	1	0	0	0	0	X	5	10	0

Hilary Blomberg trots the bases after a home run against Baylor in the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas

Photo by: Ashley Steltenpohl

Badgers season concludes in Austin

May 16, 2026 | Softball

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UW falls to Baylor in elimination game

By: Maddox Durst

AUSTIN, Texas - The Wisconsin softball team dropped its second game of the day, concluding a 33-21 season at the Austin Regional with a 5-2 loss to Baylor.

Junior Hilary Blomberg provided UW's first run of the day—launching a solo home run to deep left field. The Verona, Wis. native broke the program record for most home runs in a season with that swing, earning her 16th deep fly of the season to surpass Kayla Konwent's (2019) record of 15.

The Bears responded with a four-run first inning, creating chaos on the basepaths. After struggling in yesterday's affair, Baylor racked up 10 hits on the day to eventually power past the Badgers (33-21).

After the Bears added one more in the second inning, sophomore Kendra Lewis earned her seventh home run of the season in the fourth frame.

UW could not muster up a rally on the offensive end throughout the rest of the game, as Baylor punched its ticket to the Austin Regional Final tomorrow afternoon.

The Badgers (33-21) finished the season with its 10th-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, exiting after three games in Texas.

Batting Cleanup:

Wisconsin dropped to 14-20 in the NCAA Tournament.
Baylor defeated the Badgers for the first time, as UW was previously 3-0 versus the Bears.
Wisconsin fell to 2-3 versus Big 12 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
Hilary Blomberg broke the school record for most home runs in a single season, launching her 16th of the year to surpass former Badger great Kayla Konwent (2019), who finished with 15. Blomberg now owns 35 career home runs, closing in on Konwent's career record of 43. The junior went 2-for-4, good for her 22nd multi-hit game of the year and 52nd of her career. 22 multi-hit games is tied for the second-most in program history with Konwent (2019), as 52 career multi-hit games ranks seventh all-time, tied with Amanda Berg (1996-97, 99-00).
Kendra Lewis notched her seventh home run of the year and her 100th career hit. The sophomore finished 2-for-3 on the day with her aforementioned home run, a double and an RBI.