Texas defeats Texas Tech 7-3 in WCWS championship opener
Texas scored five runs in the first inning and held on for a 7-3 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday night in the opening game of the Women's College World Series finals. The Longhorns can clinch their second straight national title with a victory in Game 2 on Thursday.
news.google.comTexas defeated Texas Tech 7-3 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series championship series. Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter with six strikeouts. Katie Stewart hit a two-run homer in the first inning that cleared the center-field bleachers.
First-inning surge Texas Tech took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run by Mihyia Davis in the top of the first. Texas answered with five runs in the bottom half, including Stewart's homer and later a run-scoring infield single by Kaiah Altmeyer plus a two-run triple by Ashton Maloney.
Late response and pitching change Mia Williams hit a two-run homer for Texas Tech in the fifth, narrowing the margin to 6-3. Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco removed NiJaree Canady after she faced six batters in relief during the first two innings. Kavan allowed one more hit after the fifth and finished with her tenth career WCWS win.
Kaitlyn Terry gave up four runs in one and one-third innings for Texas Tech. Winners of Game 1 have captured the title 80 percent of the time since the best-of-three format began in 2005. Texas defeated Texas Tech in three games in the 2025 championship round.
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