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Texas softball topples Texas Tech to capture first WCWS championship
The eighth time is the charm for Mike White and the Texas Longhorns. Teagan Kavan capped a brilliant run in the Women’s College World Series, pitching the Longhorns to a 10-4 win against Texas Tech in Game 3 of the WCWS finals Friday night at Devon Park for Texas’ first NCAA softball championship. Kavan pitched scattered […]
The eighth time is the charm for Mike White and the Texas Longhorns.
Teagan Kavan capped a brilliant run in the Women’s College World Series, pitching the Longhorns to a 10-4 win against Texas Tech in Game 3 of the WCWS finals Friday night at Devon Park for Texas’ first NCAA softball championship.
Kavan pitched scattered four unearned runs with eight hits en route to being named the Most Outstanding Player at the WCWS.
“They refused to give in,” said White, who coached Texas to its third WCWS finals after making five trips to OKC with Oregon.
The Longhorns jumped on seemingly every one of Tech ace NiJaree Canady’s pitches in a five-run first inning, highlighted by Leighann Goode’s three-run home run.
Canady, who had pitched every inning for the Red Raiders in the WCWS, was pulled from the circle after that inning.Mia Scott added a grand slam in the fourth to give all the insurance the Longhorns would need.
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Samantha Lincoln escaped trouble to keep the Red Raiders alive in the WCWS.
After Kayden Henry reached second with a one-out error and Mia Scott walked, Lincoln struck out Reese Atwood and Katie Stewart to give Tech one more shot at a comeback.
—Jeff Patterson, Sports editor
Teagan Kavan stayed out of trouble again, moving the Longhorns ever closer to their first WCWS title.
After Alana Johnson reached on an error to lead off the inning, Kavan retired the next three batters to keep Texas up 10-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth.
The Longhorns can walk off the Red Raiders with a run.
—Jeff Patterson, Sports editor
After allowing a leadoff walk, Texas Tech forced Katie Cimusz to line out into a double play. Vanessa Quiroga then struck out to end the inning.
The Red Raiders have a chance to cut more into the Longhorns’ seven-run lead in the sixth. The Longhorns are six outs away from a national title.
—Colton Sulley, Staff writer
The Longhorns will have to even longer to secure thieir first national title.
Texas was one out away from run-ruling Texas Tech before the Red Raiders added three runs courtesy of a Longhorns error and a two-RBI single by Hailey Toney.
It’s now 10-3 headed to the bottom of the fifth.
—Colton Sulley, Staff writer
Chloe Riassetto was in a sticky situation with no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth.
Enter Mia Scott.
Scott crushed a grand slam 251 feet to center field, giving the Longhorns a 10-0 lead.
Riassetto was pulled for Samantha Lincoln, who retired three conscutive batters.
—Colton Sulley, Staff writer
Texas Tech’s Hailey Toney led off the top of the fourth with a single through the right side.
That was it for the Red Raiders.
Texas ace Teagan Kavan retired three consecutive batters to end the inning. Kavan has allowed just one hit through four shutout innings.
—Colton Sulley, Staff writer
Top 3: Texas 5, Texas Tech 0 | Another quick inning for Teagan Kavan against the Red Raiders
Texas ace Teagan Kavan has settled into a groove.
She needed only seven pitches in the third inning, getting a ground out of Victoria Valdez, a flyout to center by Bailey Lindemuth and a groundout of Mihyia Davis. Kavan threw one pitch to Valdez and three apiece to Lindemuth and Davis.
—Jenni Carlson, Columnist
Texas Tech has gone to Chloe Riassetto one inning after NiJaree Canady gave up five runs.
And Riassetto performed well.
After getting Kaydee Bennett and Ashton Maloney to ground out, Riassetto gave up an infield hit to Kayden Henry, but she was stranded at first when Mia Scott flew out to center to end the inning.
—Jenni Carlson, Columnist
After laboring in the first inning, Teagan Kavan cruised through the second. She needed only 11 pitches to sit down the Red Raiders.
She started by getting Alexa Langeliers to ground out to third where Longhorn Mia Scott made a nifty play, reaching to backhand the ball, snagging it, then slinging it across the diamond to get Langeliers. Kavan followed with a strikeout of NiJaree Canady, then a flyout against Demi Elder.
—Jenni Carlson, Columnist
Starting her third game in three days, Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady got hit as much in the first inning as she has all postseason.
After striking out Ashton Maloney to start the inning, Canady gave up four consecutive singles, starting with Kayden Henry (beat out an infield ground ball) and Mia Scott (found a gap on the right side). Then Reese Atwood lined a single to left that scored Henry and Katie Stewart lasered a single to right, scoring Scott.
After a Joley Mitchell strikeout, Leighann Goode delivered the big blow, a three-run homer to left.
Canady finally got out of the inning with a Katie Cimusz pop out.
—Jenni Carlson, Columnist
Texas ace Teagan Kavan sat down the first two Texas Tech batters in a hurry, needing only two pitches a piece to get Red Raider leadoff hitter Mihyia Davis to fly out to left field, then to force Hailey Toney into a ground out. But then Kavan and Lauren Allred locked in a battle.
After Allred looked at two strikes, she started fouling off pitches. All told, she fouled off eight Kavan offerings.
On the 13th pitch of the at-bat, Kavan hit Allred.
But Kavan got out of the inning by getting Alana Johnson to ground out.
Kavan ended up throwing 21 pitches in the inning.
—Jenni Carlson, Columnist
What time is Texas Tech softball vs Texas in the WCWS today?
- Date: Friday, June 6
- Time: 7 p.m. CT
Game 3 of the WCWS finals between Texas and Texas Tech starts at 7 p.m. CT Friday from Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Where to watch Texas softball vs Texas Tech tonight in WCWS finals?
Texas vs Texas Tech in Game 3 of the WCWS championship series will be broadcast on ESPN.
All times are Central
Thursday, May 29
Friday, May 30
Saturday, May 31
Sunday, June 1
Monday, June 2
- Game 11: Texas 2, Tennessee 0 (Longhorns advance to finals)
Game 12 (If necessary): Texas vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)- Game 13: Texas Tech 3, Oklahoma 2 (Red Raiders advance to finals)
Game 14 (If necessary): Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)
Wednesday, June 4
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 6
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