The Mexican Softball League's (LMS) 2026 Queen's Series concluded with a strong performance at the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium: Sultanes de Monterrey defeated Diablos Rojos Femenil 12-1 and sealed the series 3-1 to win their first championship in history. The Monterrey team secured the 2026 Queen's Series with a 12-1 victory over Diablos Rojos Femenil, a result that defined the championship in four games. Baylee Klingler was one of the protagonists of the night. For her performance, she was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series. Sultanes Femenil gets revenge in the Mexican Softball League. The championship also represents the culmination of a process for Monterrey within the Mexican Softball League. In 2024, the team lost the final to Charros Femenil 3-1 in the league's first season. In the circle, Katerina Kíndermanno pitched 5.2 innings, allowed one run and six hits, and kept the capital's offense at bay. The relief was in the hands of Payton Gottshall, who retired the final four outs of the game, three via strikeout, to close out the match that delivered the championship to Monterrey. From the circle, Payton Gottshall was key in the relief: she entered in the sixth inning and did not allow hits or runs, adding four strikeouts to maintain the lead. Diablos had taken the lead from the start with an extra-base hit from Jazmyn Jackson, while the loss was credited to Yilian Tornés. The offensive performance of Baylee Klingler was decisive throughout the final. The Monterrey team built its lead from early on with a rally that made a difference and sealed the game in the final stretch as one of the most consistent teams of the tournament, in what is already their best campaign within the LMS. Game 1: Diablos Rojos 1-2 Sultanes. The first two games of the 2026 Queen's Series were played at the Walmart Park in Monterrey and left the series tied before moving to Mexico City. In the opening game, Sultanes Femenil prevailed 2-1 in extra innings over Diablos Rojos Femenil, a game marked by pitching dominance and few offensive opportunities. The difference came in the eighth inning, when Morgan Howe connected a two-run double that sealed the Monterrey comeback. Game 3: Sultanes 8-7 Diablos Rojos. The third game changed direction in the sixth inning. Sultanes Femenil assembled a six-run offensive inning that transformed a deficit into a lead they would not relinquish, to defeat Diablos Rojos Femenil 8-7. The game had a different script in the early innings. Diablos Rojos Femenil took control in the fourth inning with a five-run attack that included hits, walks, and productive plays to put the game at 5-1. Monterrey began to cut the distance in the fifth and then changed the landscape with the decisive offensive inning of the sixth. The capital team still reacted in that same chapter with a two-run home run by Elizabeth Robert, which brought the scoreboard to 8-7, but Sultanes' pitching contained the final local attempt. The scarlet team made the difference in the third inning with a three-run home run that changed the course of the game and forced Sultanes to play from behind. The regiomontanas managed to score in the fifth inning by taking advantage of a moment of pitching control from the rival, but the offense could no longer break the dominance that Diablos maintained for the rest of the encounter. This time, the result changed. Game 2: Diablos Rojos 3-1 Sultanes. The capital's response came in the second game, where Diablos Rojos Femenil tied the series by winning 3-1. Offensively, Baylee Klingler stood out, who finished 4-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs, while Soclaina Van Gurp also contributed power with a home run during the comeback. The batter finished the 2026 Queen's Series with a .533 batting average, in addition to two home runs and seven RBIs.
