Texas bests Texas Tech to win its first NCAA softball national championship
Mia Scott hit a grand slam, Teagan Kavan claimed another win and Texas defeated Texas Tech 10-4 in Game 3 of the Women's College World Series championship series on Friday night to win its first national title.
Kavan, a sophomore, allowed no earned runs in all 31 2/3 innings she pitched at the World Series.
She went 4-0 with a save in the World Series for the Longhorns (56-12).
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3 Leighann Goode of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the first inning during Game 3 of the Division I Women's Softball Championship series on June 6, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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3 Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan throws during the third game of the NCAA softball Women's College World Series finals agaisnt texas Tech in Oklahoma City, Friday, June 6, 2025.
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Texas Tech star pitcher NiJaree Canady, who had thrown every pitch for the Red Raiders through their first five World Series games, was pulled after one inning in Game 3.
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She gave up five runs on five hits and only threw 25 pitches.
3 Texas' Reese Atwood celebrates after the Longhorns score during the third game of the NCAA softball Women's College World Series finals against Texas Tech in Oklahoma City, Friday, June 6, 2025.
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Not even support from former Texas Tech football star Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, who were in attendance, could put the Red Raiders (54-14) over the top.
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Texas had lost to Oklahoma in the championship series two of the previous three years.
Oklahoma was one of the teams Texas beat on its way to the championship.
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