Texas Tech softball to play Texas in WCWS championship: Schedule, bracket update for title series
OKLAHOMA CITY — The championship series of the 2025 Women's College World Series is set and will feature two longtime rivals battling it out for the national title.
The Texas Tech softball team will meet the Texas Longhorns in the championship series at Devon Park. The best-of-three series begins Wednesday with each game scheduled for 7 p.m. Game 2 is slated for Thursday and Game 3, if necessary, will be played Friday night.
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Texas Tech punched its ticket to the championship series by beating the four-time reigning champion Oklahoma Sooners 3-2 Monday night. Texas also completed a 3-0 run to the finals by topping Tennessee 2-0 in Monday's first semifinal game.
Women's College World Series schedule
Here's the full schedule for the 2025 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City:
All times Central
Thursday, May 29
Game 1: No. 6 Texas vs. No. 3 Florida 0
Game 2: No. 2 Oklahoma 4, No. 7 Tennessee 3
Game 3: No. 12 Texas Tech 1, Ole Miss 0
Game 4: No. 9 UCLA 4, No. 16 Oregon 2
Friday, May 30
Game 5: Tennessee 11, Florida 3 (5)
Game 6: Oregon 6, Ole Miss 5 (10
Saturday, May 31
Game 7: Texas 4, Oklahoma 2
Game 8: Texas Tech 3, UCLA 1
Sunday, June 1
Game 9: Tennessee 5, UCLA 4 (9)
Game 10: Oklahoma 4, Oregon 1
Monday, June 2
Game 11: Texas 2, Tennessee 0
Game 13: Texas Tech 3, Oklahoma 2
Game 14 (if necessary): Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Tuesday, June 3
Off day
Wednesday, June 4
WCWS finals Game 1: Texas Tech vs. Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Thursday, June 5
WCWS finals Game 2: Texas Tech vs. Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
Friday, June 6 (if necessary)
WCWS finals Game 3: Texas Tech vs. Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech softball set to play Texas in WCWS championship series
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