WCWS Finals: Texas Softball Captures Program’s First NCAA Championship
- Texas softball won its first NCAA national championship by defeating Texas Tech 10-4 in Game 3 of the Women’s College World Series on June 6 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
- The Longhorns took an early 5-0 advantage in the opening inning, highlighted by Leighann Goode’s three-run home run off NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech’s standout pitcher who was removed after just one inning.
- Mia Scott delivered a four-run homer in the bottom of the fourth, boosting Texas' lead to 10-0, while sophomore Teagan Kavan pitched a complete game without allowing any earned runs to secure the win.
- Kavan went 4-0 with a save in the series, recorded no earned runs in 31.2 innings—a WCWS record—and improved her head-to-head record against Canady to 5-0.
- The victory capped a season where Texas overcame prior losses to Oklahoma and demonstrated resilience that suggests a strong future for the program under coach Mike White.
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