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Yahoo
14-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Abigale Dayton saves OU softball with two-out HR off NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech in WCWS
Abigale. Dayton. OU softball's nine-hole hitter, who hit two home runs all season, crushed a two-out home run on an 0-2 count tying Texas Tech 2-2 in the top of the seventh inning. The Sooners were one strike away from having their season end with a loss for the first time since 2019. Advertisement Dayton transferred to OU from Utah this past offseason. She's hitting .325 this season. The Red Raiders are up to bat in the bottom of the seventh. More: OU softball's Sam Landry, Texas Tech's Gerry Glasco to meet in WCWS semifinals Colton Sulley covers the Oklahoma Sooners for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Colton? He can be reached at csulley@ or on X/Twitter at @colton_sulley. Support Colton's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at Dayton. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Abigale Dayton saves OU softball with two-out HR vs Texas Tech in WCWS
New York Times
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
How to watch the Women's College World Series: Texas, Texas Tech vie for title after Oklahoma's exit
Down go the Sooners. Oklahoma had claimed the previous four Women's College World Series titles, and looked set up for a five-peat as the top-seeded semifinalist. Then came a seismic upset: No. 12 Texas Tech 3, dynastic Oklahoma 2. Woah. On the other side of the bracket, Texas shut out Tennessee. Now we have a Lone Star intrastate championship series, starting Wednesday night and running through Friday if a Game 3 is needed. Advertisement These broadcasts can also be streamed on ESPN+. Monday was madness. Oklahoma was down, 2-0, when ninth batter Abigale Dayton knotted things up with a two-out, two-strike home run in the top of the seventh inning. Even wilder, that moonshot came off Tech's star pitcher, NiJaree Canady. Wilder still, Texas Tech's Lauren Allred hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to give the Red Raiders the win. The Longhorns, who fell just short of the Sooners in 2022 and 2024, put together an impressive shutout of fiery Tennessee in their semifinal. Katie Stewart went yard, while Mac Morgan and Teagan Kavan combined to allow just four total bases from the mound. It's hard to believe that softball's World Series features two Lone Star squads and neither of them is Texas A&M. The Aggies were the field's No. 1 seed and went 43-9 this season. But these two teams have come on strong when it matters most, and they make for a fascinating strength-on-strength matchup. The Longhorns have the nation's second-best batting average at .355 and are top-10 in runs per game and slugging percentage. The Red Raiders lead the NCAA in team ERA and shutouts, with the second-best walk-to-strikeout ratio. Both have near-identical fielding percentages. Texas likely doesn't get here without the tireless Teagan Kavan. She pitched a complete game on Saturday, recording eight Ks against that fearsome Oklahoma lineup, then slammed the door shut in relief Monday night. Reese Atwood gives the Longhorns First-Team All-American discipline behind the plate, and Mia Scott is one of the best in the country at third base. But Texas Tech arguably has the best pitcher in the sport in Canady. She was the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year at Stanford, then transferred her dominance over to Lubbock. Canady was one strike away from a semifinal shutout, and she'll have endless motivation to perform well on Wednesday. Allred has respectable power from first base, and center fielder Mihyia Davis is a jump-starter at leadoff. UCLA-Tennessee was an all-timer on Sunday. Oklahoma's fall was dramatic and stunning. Let's see what Texas and Texas Tech do for the grand finale. Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo by Brian Bahr / Getty Images)
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech score: Red Raiders walk-off Sooners in WCWS semifinals
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech score: Red Raiders walk-off Sooners in WCWS semifinals Show Caption Hide Caption Oregon softball players and their coach look back at the season Oregon Ducks softball players and their coach reflect on their remarkable season with tears and pride. Oklahoma softball nearly pulled off another late, magical moment against Texas Tech on Monday in the WCWS semifinals. The Red Raiders had other plans, though. Down to their final strike in the top of the seventh inning, Sooners 9-hole hitter Abigale Dayton launched a game-tying two-run home run to even the score at 2-2. The moment was similar to Ella Parker's walk-off home run against Tennessee in the opening round of the WCWS, showing the Sooners' fight down the stretch. But Texas Tech's fight was even stronger late in the game, as the Red Raiders fought off the moment with a walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh, following a single by Mihyia Davis, a double by Hailey Toney and a walk-off sacrifice fly from Lauren Allred to win 3-2. Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady, who has pitched in every game for the Red Raiders during the NCAA tournament, was phenomenal as always, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts across seven innings of work. Canady's performance subsequently ended Oklahoma's streak of four consecutive national titles, one of the most dominant stretches in college sports history. Now, Texas Tech looks forward to facing Texas in the national championship series, where one program will come away with its first national title in softball. Here are the highlights from Texas Tech's semifinal win over Oklahoma in the WCWS: TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Texas Tech 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Texas Tech walks it off, as Lauren Allred's flyout is deep enough to score Davis from third base. The Red Raiders are heading to the national championship game, and end Oklahoma's four-year national title streak in the process. What a game to set up Texas-Texas Tech for all the marbles. Texas Tech's Mihyia Davis ropes a single, before Hailey Toney nearly homers, but hits a double off the left-field wall to put runners on second and third with one out. Red Raiders' winning run is 60 feet from scoring. Wow. Down to its final strike, Oklahoma 9-hole hitter Abigale Dayton launches a two-run home run to right field to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the seventh inning. What a moment. The Sooners just don't go down without a fight. That was only Dayton's third home run of the season. Sydney Barker hits a bloop single with one out, picking up her third hit of the game. Barker has three of the Sooners' four hits against Texas Tech, bringing the tying run to the plate in the top of the seventh inning. Oklahoma hasn't been shutout in a game since losing to Alabama 1-0 in 2019. The Sooners are on the verge of losing that streak against one of the game's all-time great pitchers in NiJaree Canady here. Ella Parker hits a leadoff single, but Canady forces a flyout and strikes out two to get out of the sixth inning. Oklahoma is down to its final three outs and is close to missing out on a national title berth for the first time since 2018. Ella Parker ropes a leadoff single into center field, giving the Sooners a baserunner with no outs for 3-hole hitter Gabbie Garcia. Nice start to the inning for Oklahoma. Sam Landry gets NiJaree Canady to groundout into a 6-4-3 double play to end the fifth inning, which fired up the Sooners a bit. Can that give Oklahoma some momentum offensively? Landry has now thrown over 400 pitches at the WCWS. Canady puts up another zero, but Oklahoma had a couple nice swings in the top of the fifth inning. Sydney Barker, who has both of the Sooners' hits, hit a leadoff single before Abigaile Dayton flied out to the warning track in deep left field. Oklahoma down to its final six outs. NiJaree Canady's dominance continues, but it's first baseman Lauren Allred who fields a groundball and dives to first base to get an out to end end the inning. Texas Tech still leads 2-0, as Oklahoma's offense continues to struggle against Canady. Landry works around a walk but forces a pair of flyouts and a groundout to get out of the bottom of the third inning. Texas Tech still leads 2-0 as Oklahoma's bats head to the plate. NiJaree Canady continues her dominance, retiring the Sooners in order to start the third inning. Canady is up to four strikeouts so far, with her strikeout against Ella Parker marking her whopping 300th of the year. Texas Tech still leads 2-0. Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes is tuned into Texas Tech softball, as he mentioned the team in a post on X during the game. Mahomes played quarterback at Texas Tech and also was drafted to MLB out of high school. Bailey Lindemuth singles to center field, scoring Demi Elder from third base to give Texas Tech a 2-0 lead. A two-run lead for NiJaree Canady has Texas Tech feeling good heading into the third inning. Sam Landry, who played under Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco at Louisiana, has "Geri Ann," Glasco's daughter's name, stitched on her glove. Geri Ann Glasco died in 2019 after a car crash. She was a volunteer assistant at Louisiana under her dad at the time, and she starred at Georgia and Oregon during her collegiate career. It's clear the Glasco family means a lot to Landry. Sam Landry walks Alana Johnson, who later scores from first after Demi Elder triples down the left-field line. That ball was smoked by Elder. Oklahoma definitely doesn't want to get down 2-0 against NiJaree Canady here. Oklahoma's Isabela Emerling ropes a line drive, but it's straight at Texas Tech shortstop Hailey Toney to end the inning. The Sooners fall short on the scoring chance. Cydney Sanders draws a walk before freshman Sydney Barker bloops a single into left field to put runners on first and third for Oklahoma with two outs. Sooners with a chance at scoring a run on NiJaree Canady here. Sam Landry needs 28 pitches to get out of the first inning but works around a walk to put up a zero. Oklahoma-Texas Tech tied at 1-1 through one inning. Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry, a first-team All-American in 2025, has plenty of connections to Texas Tech due to her time at Louisiana. Landry played for Red Raiders coach Gerry Glasco when Glasco was at Louisiana and has five former teammates on Texas Tech's roster. REQUIRED READING: Oklahoma softball's Sam Landry to face former coach Gerry Glasco, Texas Tech in WCWS Mihyia Davis, Chloe Riassetto, Lauren Allred, Victoria Valdez and Alexa Langeliers all joined Glasco from Louisiana after Glasco was hired prior to the 2025 season. The Sooners go down in order to start the first inning, as NiJaree Canady strikes out Kasidi Pickering and Gabbie Garcia. Canady's arsenal looks electric so far. NiJaree Canady fires a strike for Texas Tech, the home team, and we're underway. A pair of first-team All-Americans start off the semifinal, as Canady faces Oklahoma leadoff hitter Kasidi Pickering. NiJaree Canady, the former national player of the year, is getting the start for Texas Tech in the circle. Canady has started every game for the Red Raiders during their NCAA tournament run and leads the nation with a 0.86 ERA. CF Mihyia Davis SS Hailey Toney 1B Lauren Allred P NiJaree Canady 2B Alexa Langeliers RF Alana Johnson LF Demi Elder C Victoria Valdez 3B Bailey Lindemuth LF Kasidi Pickering DP Ella Parker SS Gabbie Garcia 3B Nelly McEnroe-Marinas 1B Cydney Sanders 2B Ailani Agbayani RF Sydney Barker C Isabela Emerling CF Abigale Dayton Right-hander Sam Landry is in the circle for the Sooners. Time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET Date: Monday, June 2 Monday, June 2 Location: Devon Park (Oklahoma City) Oklahoma-Texas Tech softball is set for a 7 p.m. ET first pitch on Monday night. If Oklahoma wins and forces an if-necessary game, the two teams will immediately play again, which is currently scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Social media reacts to Oklahoma Sooners' loss, championship run coming to an end
Social media reacts to Oklahoma Sooners' loss, championship run coming to an end The Oklahoma Sooners national championship pursuit came to an end on Monday night with their 3-2 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. After NiJaree Canady kept them scoreless for six innings, Sooner Magic struck again in the top of the seventh when Abigale Dayton launched a two-run home run to right-center field. It seemed like the Sooners were going to pull off the remarkable once again. But Texas Tech responded with a little magic of their own and pulled a Sooners on the Sooners. The last time someone other than the Oklahoma Sooners won the national championship was in 2019, when UCLA knocked off OU in the championship series. What Patty Gasso, her staff, and the Sooners accomplished this season after losing a significant portion of their title teams was impressive. Oklahoma won the SEC in their first year. They made it to the SEC Tournament title game and earned a share of the tournament title. It was a good year. Not as good as anyone in that locker room would have liked, but the Sooners were contenders in a season that everyone believed would be a rebuilding year. Championship run comes to an end Nothing will ever match this dominance The Queen has earned her rest It was a Battle Growing the Game Proud of the Effort An incredible run All of Us right now From the Legend Historic Was worth every penny for Tech An emotional end Big Moment, but wasn't enough Big Question Remarkable Run The Empress will strike back Still a strong season Young Team Battled Keeping the main thing, the main thing They'll Be Back Pokes got Jokes Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
Associated Press
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Texas Tech ends Oklahoma's 4-year run as Women's College World Series champ with walk-off 3-2 win
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's run of four straight Women's College World Series titles ended when Lauren Allred's walk-off sacrifice fly gave Texas Tech a 3-2 victory in the semifinals on Monday night. Coach Patty Gasso's Sooners (52-9) were down to their last strike in the top of the seventh inning when Abigale Dayton summoned a bit of magic, hitting a tying two-run homer against Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady. It was just her third longball of the season. But the Red Raiders (53-12) responded quickly in the bottom half. Mihyia Davis singled with one out and Hailey Toney followed with a double. Allred hit a flyball to right field and Sydney Barker's throw to the plate was wide, allowing Davis to score easily. Texas Tech, in its first trip to the WCWS, will play Texas in the best-of-three championship series starting Wednesday. The Longhorns reached the finals for the third time in the past four years. They lost to Oklahoma in 2022 and 2024. Oklahoma had won nine straight elimination games. Canady lost the shutout but got the win. She is the two-time reigning National Fastpitch Coaches Association Pitcher of the Year and was the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year last season. Formerly with Stanford, Canady signed a name, image and likeness deal worth more than $1 million to go to Texas Tech. ___ AP sports:
