Canady Tosses 6-Hitter as Texas Tech Beats Texas 4-3 to Set up Decisive Game 3 at WCWS
- Texas Tech defeated Texas 4-3 on June 5, 2025, in the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, forcing a decisive Game 3.
- The Red Raiders needed the win to keep their national title hopes alive after losing Game 1 and facing elimination in the championship series.
- Ace pitcher NiJaree Canady pitched seven innings, allowing six hits, two earned runs, and striking out six while Texas Tech loaded the bases for runs.
- The game featured a weather delay before starting at 8 p.m. ET, and notable fan Patrick Mahomes watched live as Texas Tech secured the 4-3 victory.
- Game 3 is scheduled for June 6, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET at Devon Park, with both teams seeking their first national title and ESPN broadcasting the winner-take-all match.
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By TIM WILLERT The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her way out of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive third game in the Women’s College World Series with a 4-3 victory over Texas in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Game 3 showdown on Friday night (5 p.m. PT, ESPN) matches two programs looking for their first national title. Canady, who allowed a go-ahead, two-run single while trying …
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