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New York Times
10 hours ago
- 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
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball Symbolizing the best of the best in collegiate softball. 🏆@jordybahl joins Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day ('85 winner) as the 4th in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award! — Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 30, 2025 A Nebraska softball star has been nominated for a prestigious award. Jordyn Bahl has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Sport Award for Softball. The other finalists are Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady, Arkansas' Bri Ellis, and Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens. The Honda Sports Award recognizes athletic achievement, scholastic success, and community involvement and is presented to female athletes in 12 different NCAA-sanctioned sports. The award winner must reflect 'not only athletic achievement but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor, school and community involvement, and those personal characteristics as are stated in the philosophy of the NCAA.' Bahl is the fourth Husker in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award, joining Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day. Day is the only Cornhusker to have won the award, winning for the 1985 season. The Nebraska native finished the season at the plate with a .462 batting average, a .555 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .988. She had 23 home runs, two triples, 16 doubles, 78 hits, 72 runs, and 66 RBIs. As a pitcher, Bahl had a record of 26-8 with a 1.56 ERA. She had 286 strikeouts over 206.1 innings pitched. The winner of the award will be announced after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Women's College World Series: Tennessee blows out Florida, Oregon takes out Ole Miss in extras
The Women's College World Series continued on Friday with the second day of action. (Brett Rojo-Imagn Images) As the Women's College World Series continues, so do the upsets. No. 7 Tennessee dispatched No. 3 Florida with a dominant 11-3 win in five innings, staying alive in the tournament and sending the Gators home early. No. 16 Oregon then ended Ole Miss' season in extra innings, ending the game on a much-feared shrimp (a walk-off walk). The Volunteers and Ducks will advance to face each other on Sunday. Tennessee mercy rules Ole Miss Tennessee shook off a tough 4-3 loss to defending champs Oklahoma on Thursday to get the big win over Florida. The Lady Vols began the game red-hot, notching seven runs in the bottom of the first to take an early lead. Tennessee later took its lead to 9-0 off back-to-back solo homers from catcher Sophia Nugent and first baseman McKenna Gibson in the second inning. Florida switched pitchers twice in the first two innings to try and stave off Tennessee's run, but the damage was done. Another run for the Lady Vols came in the third inning off a muffed Florida catch. Advertisement But then the Gators came alive, getting back-to-back home runs of their own in the fourth inning. First baseman Reagan Walsh's two-run bomb and left fielder Korbe Otis' solo homer cut into Tennessee's deficit. For a moment, Florida kept the run rule — an eight-run mercy rule — at bay. But the Lady Vols picked up another run in the fourth inning off outfielder Alannah Leach's fourth RBI of the game to keep the Gators sweating heading into the fifth inning. Tennessee made quick work of Florida in the fifth and final inning, getting three outs off four batters to secure the eight-run win. On Sunday, the Lady Vols will now face off against the loser of Texas Tech vs. UCLA, which takes place on Saturday. Advertisement Florida, who lost to Texas on Thursday, will now be the first to head home. Oregon outlasts Ole Miss in extras, on walk-off walk Friday's second game turned the whole night into a game of "Would you rather?" Specifically, would you rather your season end by getting mercy-ruled or on a bases-loaded walk, in the 10th inning. Ole Miss experienced the latter against Oregon. The Rebels nearly had a dramatic comeback win in hand when they rallied in the seventh inning, tying the game after entering the frame down 5-2. Once it reached extras, the game developed into a late-night war of attrition. The player who did not budge was Oregon starting pitcher Lyndsey Grein, who threw 9 1/3 innings on 144 pitches despite blowing the lead in the seventh. Advertisement Unfortunately, the ignominy fell on Ole Miss star Aliyah Binford, who took over on the mound in the fifth inning and kept Oregon scoreless from the sixth inning on, until she ran into some trouble in the 10th inning. Binford is a senior, and her career ended on the bases-loaded walk.
Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Woolery hits 2-run home in 4-run 7th, UCLA shocks South Carolina 5-4 in super regional
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jordan Woolery's two-out, two-run home run capped a four-run rally in the seventh inning and UCLA forced a deciding third game in the Columbia Super Regional with a dramatic 5-4 win over South Carolina on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Gamecocks were one out away from their first trip to the Women's College World Series since 1997 when Woolery smacked the first pitch from Sam Gress (14-10) over the leftfield wall for her 23rd home run.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NWF Lady Raiders head to NJCAA Nationals as No. 3 seed
NICEVILLE, Fla. (WMBB) – The No. 3 Lady Raiders traveled to Yuma, Arizona, after receiving an at-large bid to the 2025 NJCAA Division I Softball World Series. The 56–4 Lady Raiders, three-time Panhandle Conference champions, have been given another shot at a national title after receiving the No. 3 seed as an at-large bid to the 2025 NJCAA Division I Softball World Series. The Lady Raiders are set to face the winner of No. 14 Southern Union State and No. 19 Arizona Western in their opening game. In recent years, Northwest Florida State has made back-to-back deep postseason runs. Last season, the Raiders advanced to the quarterfinals. The year before, they finished as national finalists. Head coach Andy Lee says the team's rigorous schedule — including consistent competition in the Panhandle Conference — has built both experience and confidence. 'We've been preparing all year for this,' Lee said. 'Playing in a tough conference gives our players the edge they need when it's time to compete on the national stage.' The team is led by All-American sophomore Sister Arnold, who has been a standout force this season with 66 runs, 13 home runs, and a .434 batting average. This time around, the goal is simple: bring home the crown. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
