Tennessee Defeats Texas Tech 2-1 in Extra Innings at Women's College World Series

Tennessee defeated Texas Tech 2-1 in extra innings on May 30, 2026 at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The game went to extra innings after Taylor Pannell scored on a sacrifice fly in the ninth. She was initially ruled out at home plate, but a review showed that Tennessee catcher Elsa Morrison missed the tag.

Emma Clarke hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game for Tennessee. After the game, Pannell said Tennessee coach Karen Weekly told her she made a mistake transferring from Tennessee while they were walking through the handshake line.

"We were walking through the [handshake] line, and she said that I made a mistake instead of saying, 'Good game,' which is kind of crazy," Pannell said.

"Like, celebrate with your team. I just think it's funny she's still thinking about it. " Weekly called Pannell's accusation an "outright lie," according to Knox News. "If you rewatch the tape of the handshake line, you're going to see me go just as fast by her as anybody else," Weekly said.

"I didn't even know where she was in the handshake line. " Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco said he did not see what occurred between Pannell and Weekly. "I thought everything was normal," Glasco said. " Pannell earned first-team All-SEC honors while playing for Tennessee last year.

She was a second-team All-Big 12 selection for Texas Tech this season. Texas Tech will face UCLA in an elimination game on Sunday.