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USA Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
WCWS schedule: Scores, start times, TV channels for Sunday NCAA softball games
WCWS schedule: Scores, start times, TV channels for Sunday NCAA softball games Show Caption Hide Caption Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady and Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens lead WCWS players to watch The Oklahoman's Jenni Carlson highlights several Women's College World Series key players to watch. By the end of the weekend, the 2025 Women's College World Series field will be trimmed in half. What began as an eight-team event on Thursday will be down to four national championship aspirants after a pair of elimination games Sunday pitting No. 7 Tennessee against No. 9 UCLA and No. 16 Oregon against No. 2 Oklahoma. The most surprising inclusion of the bunch is undoubtedly the Sooners, the four-time reigning NCAA champions. Coach Patty Gasso's team followed up a walk-off victory Thursday against Tennessee with a 4-2 loss to archrival No. 6 Texas on Saturday in a rematch of last year's WCWS championship series. REQUIRED READING: OU softball 'timing was off' vs Teagan Kavan, Texas in falling to WCWS loser's bracket The winner of the game between the Lady Vols and Bruins will advance to the national semifinals to take on Texas while the winner between the Sooners and Ducks will earn a date with Texas Tech in the semifinals. Both of those games are scheduled for Monday. Here's a look at the schedule for Day 4 of the WCWS on June 1, including matchups, start times, TV channels and more: Women's College World Series games today The fourth day of the 2025 Women's College World Series will take place Sunday with a pair of elimination games. In the first matchup, No. 7 Tennessee will take on No. 9 UCLA, with the winner advancing to play Monday against Texas. The second game will pit No. 16 Oregon against No. 2 Oklahoma, with the winner of the game moving on to face Texas Tech Monday. Here's a look at Sunday's full WCWS schedule: All times Eastern No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 9 UCLA | 3 p.m. | ABC (ESPN+) No. 16 Oregon vs. No. 2 Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (ESPN+) REQUIRED READING: Why Karen Weekly knew Tennessee softball would bounce back in WCWS elimination game vs Florida Who is in the Women's College World Series? The WCWS began Thursday with eight teams vying for a national championship, a field that has been narrowed down to four. Here's who remains, with the names of eliminated teams crossed out: No. 2 Oklahoma (51-8) No. 3 Florida (48-16) No. 6 Texas (53-11) No. 7 Tennessee (45-16) No. 9 UCLA (55-12) No. 12 Texas Tech (52-12) No. 16 Oregon (53-9) Ole Miss (42-19) Women's College World Series bracket Click here to see the official bracket for the 2025 Women's College World Series. When is the Women's College World Series? The 2025 WCWS began May 29 and will wrap up on either June 5 or June 6, depending on whether the best-of-three championship series goes two or the full three games. Watch the 2025 Women's College World Series live with ESPN+ What channel is the Women's College World Series on? TV channel : ABC | ESPN2 : ABC | ESPN2 Live stream: ESPN app | ESPN+ The fourth day of WCWS action will be split across two channels. The Tennessee-UCLA game will air on ABC, with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Jessica Mendoza (analyst) and Michele Smith (analyst) on the call, and Holly Rowe serving as the sideline reporter. Oregon-Oklahoma will air on ESPN2, with Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Amanda Scarborough (analyst) on the call, and Taylor McGregor serving as the sideline reporter. Streaming options for all four games include the ESPN app, which requires a valid cable login to access, and ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming service. The biggest stories, every morning. Stay up-to-date on all the key sports developments by subscribing to USA TODAY Sports' newsletter.
10 hours ago
- Sport
Texas Tech tops UCLA 3-1 behind Canady's pitching to reach Women's College World Series semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY -- NiJaree Canady gave up just four hits and struck out seven, and Texas Tech defeated UCLA 3-1 on Saturday to reach the Women's College World Series semifinals for the first time. The Red Raiders (52-12) need one win against Oregon or Oklahoma on Monday to reach the best-of-three championship series. UCLA (55-12) is still alive in the double-elimination format. The Bruins will play Tennessee in an elimination game on Sunday. Saturday's contest matched programs with very different histories. UCLA has a record 12 World Series championships while Texas Tech just won its first World Series game on Thursday in its first ever trip. 'It feels amazing, just this being our first time here as a team and just being able to get to the semifinals," Canady said. "I feel like, it's a huge accomplishment by itself, but obviously we're not finished. We're going for the whole thing like every other team here. But it's definitely something to be proud of.' Canady has plenty of World Series experience. She led Stanford to the semifinals the past two years and eliminated UCLA from the World Series last year before transferring to Tech. Canady ran into trouble against UCLA a few times on Saturday before coming through, like she did so many times before in a Cardinal uniform. 'I guess you've got to start everything with NiJa in the circle," Tech coach Gerry Glasco said. "She's just so fantastic, and I thought she pitched a gem of a game.' UCLA loaded the bases with one out in the second, yet Canady, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Pitcher of the Year, escaped without allowing a run. Texas Tech's Makayla Garcia stole home in the fifth to open the scoring. She slid between UCLA catcher Alexis Ramirez's legs to score the run. 'Coach Glasco told me, 'Hey, we're gonna go and we're going to take a chance,'' Garcia said. "And I had to trust him in that moment, and I trust him -- he's a great coach. And so I was like, 'You know what? We're gonna do it.' And it had to work in our favor. And luckily it did.' UCLA's Kaniya Bragg answered with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning. Hailey Toney's solo blast in the sixth put Tech ahead 2-1 and Raegan Jennings' RBI single in the seventh made it 3-1. UCLA got two on with no outs in the seventh, and Canady again avoided damage. 'We just found a way to win," Glasco said. "And that's kind of what we've become. We pride ourselves on being a mentally tough team, a resilient team that can go out under pressure and play defense when we have to play defense in tight moments.' Taylor Tinsley took the loss. She went the distance and gave up three runs on four hits. Tinsley said the Bruins are ready to move on. 'I feel like the big thing with this team is we have a really short-term memory,' she said. 'Each play is kind of like in the past. This game is already as old as dirt for us, so we're just ready to get back out there.'
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Brady, Ole Miss eliminated in Women's College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY (KELO) — Sioux Falls native Lexie Brady and Ole Miss saw their season come to an end at the Women's College World Series with a 6-5 10-inning loss to Oregon in an elimination game Friday night. The Rebels entered the seventh down 5-2, and Brady started the scoring with an RBI fielder's choice as Ole Miss rallied to score three runs to force extras. Ole Miss finished the season with a 42-21 record and reached the WCWS for the first time in program history. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Women's College World Series: Texas stuns defending champ Oklahoma, Texas Tech beats UCLA
The Women's College World Series continued on Saturday with a matchup between Oklahoma and Texas. (Brett Rojo-Imagn Images) A busy Women's College World Series continued on Saturday with two thrilling games. A pair of narrow wins, both upsets, kept Texas and Texas Tech flying high, while UCLA and Oklahoma find themselves in some hot water. Texas 4, Oklahoma 2 Suddenly, the road to a fifth straight NCAA softball title for Oklahoma got steeper. The No. 2-seeded Sooners were defeated 4-2 by No. 6 Texas on Saturday in a matchup of two of the top teams in the country. Advertisement It was the first time Texas had beaten the Sooners in the state of Oklahoma since 2011 — and its first victory over OU in the women's CWS. The Sooners beat the Longhorns in the 2022 and 2024 CWS finals. The Longhorns struck first with two runs in the first inning. Sophomore outfielder Kayden Henry got the first run by stealing second and later stealing home. Oklahoma came alive in the second inning, scoring two of its own and capitalizing on a Texas error. That changed in the fifth inning, when Texas took a 3-2 lead on a solo homer from Henry. Texas added to its lead with another solo homer in the sixth inning, this time from first baseman Joley Mitchell. Advertisement Oklahoma had one more chance to rally, but Longhorns ace Teagan Kavan struck out the final two batters to close out the complete game and finish with eight strikeouts. Texas Tech 3, UCLA 1 It was another defense-heavy win for No. 12 Texas Tech, which defeated No. 9 UCLA with a victory that came down to the final innings. After four scoreless frames, the Red Raiders finally broke the drought in wild fashion: by stealing home plate. Pinch runner Makayla Garcia pulled off the steal to give Texas Tech the lead in the fifth inning. The Bruins quickly hit back, with shortstop Kaniya Bragg hitting a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth. But another solo homer, this time from Red Raiders shortstop Hailey Toney, gave Texas Tech the lead in the sixth. Advertisement The Red Raiders iced the win in the seventh with another run. The victory was buoyed by Texas Tech ace Nijaree Canady, who notched seven strikeouts — including one in the final inning — while pitching the complete seven innings. UCLA and Oklahoma will have one more chance to stay alive, playing Tennessee and Oregon, respectively, in win-or-go-home elimination games. Texas and Texas Tech, meanwhile, advanced to the semifinals where they will play the winners of those games.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
UCLA facing WCWS elimination after comeback sputters in loss to Texas Tech
UCLA starting pitcher Taylor Tinsley, shown here delivering against UC Santa Barbara on May 16, gave up four hits and three earned runs in a 3-1 loss to Texas Tech at the Women's College World Series on Saturday. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) UCLA had its chances against a familiar foe at the Women's College World Series on Saturday. But the Bruins, who walked off with a win against Oregon late early Friday morning, failed to duplicate the same magic against Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady. Advertisement Canady, the hard-throwing former Stanford ace, pitched a complete game seven-hitter with seven strikeouts and two walks to help secure a 3-1 win for the Red Raiders and a spot in Monday's semifinals. Read more: More Bruin magic: Jessica Clements' walk-off homer lifts UCLA past Oregon at WCWS The Bruins left five runners on base against Canady — three in the second inning and two more in the seventh. Back-to-back singles by Alexis Ramirez and Rylee Slimp to lead off the seventh gave UCLA hope against Canady. But Bragg popped out to second, pinch-hitter Sofia Mujica struck out and Slimp was tagged out to end the game. The Bruins (55-12) now must travel a different path if they are going to challenge for a 13th national title. UCLA plays Tennessee on Sunday at noon (PDT) and must win to extend their season. Advertisement Texas Tech (52-12) needs just one win to reach the championship series. The Red Raiders will face either four-time defending champion Oklahoma or Oregon, who play Sunday. Taylor Tinsley (15-5) pitched a complete game four-hitter with one walk and two strikeouts for UCLA, which scored on a solo home run by Kaniya Bragg in the fifth to make it 1-1. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
