Texas vs. Texas Tech: 1 reason each team will win the 2025 Women's College World Series
Texas vs. Texas Tech: 1 reason each team will win the 2025 Women's College World Series
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Why Texas Tech, Texas will win 2025 WCWS
It's a Lone Star State Women's College World Series this year, and reporter Jenni Carlson breaks down one reason Texas Tech will win and one reason Texas will win the WCWS.
For the first time in six Women's College World Series, the championship games won't feature the Oklahoma Sooners, whose quest for five NCAA titles (and six finals appearances) ended when the Texas Tech Red Raiders scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh in Monday night's 3-2 victory.
No. 12 seed Texas Tech will face No. 6 seed Texas in the best-of-three WCWS Finals.
Led by star ace NiJaree Canady, the Red Raiders are undefeated in the NCAA tournament and on a 12-game win streak going back to the regular season. And she's the reason Texas Tech can win the WCWS, according to reporter Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman, which is part of the USA TODAY Network.
"She's been unbelievable all season, been even better in the postseason," Carlson explained. "Her ERA has actually gone down. She's only given up three earned runs in three Women's College World Series games, including that big knockout punch to the Oklahoma Sooners. ... She lost to Texas earlier in the season, 2-1, but an error cost Texas Tech at the end."
On the other side, the Longhorns have a lot of experience to rely on when going against Texas Tech, and that's the biggest reason they can win, Carlson said. They've made the WCWS Finals in three of the last four years now, but they lost their last two appearances to Oklahoma.
"Now, it's not all good experience," she said about Texas. "So their experience is one of: They really wanna get it done, and I think so far, they've looked like a team driven to win a national championship. Undefeated in these Women's College World Series games to this point, and they are getting great pitching out of Teagan Kavan and great hitting out of a lineup that's featuring some powerful hitters, six home runs in the Women's College World Series, heading into the championship series."
The Women's College World Series Finals begin Wednesday, June 4 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Game 2 is Thursday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET and Game 3, if necessary, will be Friday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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