Texas Longhorns one win away from a repeat softball title after beating Texas Tech
Teagan Kavan threw a complete-game three-hitter and Katie Stewart homered twice as Texas took a 1-0 series lead.
- On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-3 in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series finals at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, moving one win away from a second consecutive national championship.
- Meeting for the second consecutive year, Texas and Texas Tech face off in a rematch of the 2025 championship series, continuing the all-Texas showdown for the national title.
- Katie Stewart hit her fourth consecutive home run in the first inning, sparking a five-run rally, while pitcher Teagan Kavan allowed three runs over seven innings to secure the win.
- Historically, winners of Game 1 have gone on to win the title 80% of the time since the best-of-three format began in 2005, with the teams returning Thursday for Game 2.
- Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco replaced starting pitcher Kaitlyn Terry early to preserve ace NiJaree Canady for Game 2, as the Red Raiders face elimination needing two consecutive wins for their first national title.
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Texas struck fast in the first and never looked back in WCWS Game 1
Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened the Women’s College World Series championship round with a 7-3 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night. The No. 2 seed Longhorns (52-12) can wrap up their second consecutive national championship with a victory in Game 2 on Thursday night. Eleventh-seeded Texas Tech (61-9) took a 1-0 lead on a one-out solo home run by Mi…
Texas topples TTU at WCWS, nears repeat title
Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened the Women's College World Series championship round with a 7-3 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
Stewart's titanic blast fuels huge 1st inning, Texas one win away from 2nd national title
Trailing 1-0 after Texas Tech's Mihyia Davis hit a solo home run in the top of the first, the Longhorns didn't waste time responding. After Kayden Henry bunted her way on, Stewart blasted a 1-0 offering from Kaitlyn Terry over the center field bleachers 263 feet from home plate to make it 2-1. She's hit a home run in four consecutive WCWS games, and it was the seventh homer of her career in the WCWS.
The Toronto Star
Texas rides Teagan Kavan, Katie Stewart to 7-3 win over Texas Tech to open WCWS title series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened the Women's College World Series championship
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