UCLA Softball’s Late Rally Falls Short at Women’s College World Series
- UCLA played Texas Tech in an NCAA Women's College World Series game on May 31, 2025, in Oklahoma City at Devon Park.
- The game followed UCLA's win over Oregon and featured Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady holding UCLA to two hits through six innings.
- UCLA's freshman shortstop Kaniya Bragg hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to tie the game, but Texas Tech regained the lead with a sixth-inning homer and a seventh-inning RBI single.
- Texas Tech won 3-1 as Canady gave up four hits, two walks, and struck out seven, pushing UCLA to the brink of elimination in the double-elimination format.
- UCLA now shifts brackets and faces an elimination game against seventh-seeded Tennessee at noon Sunday, with coach Kelly Inouye-Perez expressing pride and focus on future games.
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UCLA softball’s late rally falls short at Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — UCLA was unable to recreate Thursday’s late dramatics at the WCWS. After walking Oregon off in their Oklahoma City opener, the 9-seeded Bruins needed to erase a two-run deficit to Texas Tech in the seventh inning on Saturday. Former Stanford star NiJaree Canady held UCLA to two hits through the first six innings, with Kaniya Bragg’s fifth inning homer serving as the Bruins’ only breakthrough. Alexis Ramirez gave UCLA life in the …
Texas Tech tops UCLA 3-1 behind Canady’s pitching to reach Women’s College World Series semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NiJaree Canady gave up just four hits and struck out seven, and Texas Tech defeated UCLA 3-1 on Saturday to reach the Women's College World Series semifinals for the first time.
Texas Tech tops UCLA 3-1 behind Canady's pitching to reach Women's College World Series semifinals
NiJaree Canady gave up just four hits and struck out seven, and Texas Tech defeated UCLA 3-1 on Saturday to reach the Women's College World Series semifinals for the first time.


Texas Tech tops UCLA, advances to WCWS semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY -- NiJaree Canady allowed just four hits and Hailey Toney hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth to lift Texas Tech to a 3-1 win over UCLA in the Women's College World Series on Saturday.
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