Texas Tech Ends Oklahoma’s 4-Year Run as Women’s College World Series Champ with Walk-Off 3
- On Saturday in Oklahoma City, Texas secured a 4-2 victory over four-time defending champion Oklahoma during the ongoing collegiate softball championship tournament.
- Texas broke a long losing streak against Oklahoma, including never winning at the WCWS and 25 straight road losses in Oklahoma since 2014.
- Kayden Henry hit a fifth-inning solo home run off Sam Landry's first pitch to break the tie, and Joley Mitchell added a sixth-inning homer to extend the lead.
- Teagan Kavan pitched seven innings, struck out eight, allowed one earned run, and emotionally credited her teammates and her late grandmother in a postgame interview.
- Texas moved into the WCWS semifinals and requires a single victory to advance to the championship round for only the third occasion in the past four seasons, while Oklahoma is set to face Oregon in a knockout game on Sunday.
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