Oklahoma City (AP) – Finally, Texas has pierced.
Mia Scott struck a big home, Teagan Kavan won and Texas defeated Texas Tech 10-4 in match 3 of the series Women’s College World Series Championship Friday evening to win her first national title.
Texas had lost Oklahoma in the championship series two of the previous three years. Oklahoma was one of the teams that Texas defeated on the way to the championship. And the Texas coach Mike White finally won during his ninth trip to the World Series between his trainer stays in Oregon and Texas.
“I’m still trying to treat everything,” said White. “In fact, that’s something you dream of.”
Kavan, a second year student, gave no deserved race in the 31 2/3 rounds she launched to the World Series. She went 4-0 with a backup in the World Series for Longhorns and was named the most remarkable player.
She was happy to win him for White in the first year of Longhorns to play in the Southeast Conference.
“Without coach White, I don’t know if we are here,” she said. “He is the best. He is so competitive. He wants it as bad as us, of course. And he pushes us to be better every day. He makes me a better launcher mentally and physically. And so there is no one else for which I prefer to play. He is the bomb, and I’m glad we did it for him.”
Leighann Goode struck a 3-point circuit, Kayden Henry had three shots and Scott, Reese Atwood and Katie Stewart each had two strokes for Texas (56-12).
Texas Tech star launcher, Nijaree Canady, who launched all the throws for the Red Raiders in their first five World Series games, was withdrawn after a round in match 3. Twice the launcher of the National Fastpitch Coaches granted five points on five strokes and launched only 25 throws. The loss came After having signed a zero contract worth more than a million dollars For the second consecutive year.
Not even the support of the former Texas Tech football star, Patrick Mahomes, and his wife, Brittany, who were present, could put the Red Raiders (54-14) over it.
The night of Canady started like many of her others, when she removed the first striker she faced. After that, she did not look like the launcher entered the match at the top of the nation in victories and in the time. Homer de Goode in the first put the longhorns 5-0.
Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco said he was satisfied with Canady’s efforts throughout the season, but he pushed her a little too far.
“If I had a match in two days, that’s what I want next to me to go to war,” he said. “It’s an incredible talent.”
Scott’s test came in the fourth round and gave a 10-0 lead in Texas.
Hailey Toney was a bright point for the Red Raiders. She chose to strike in two points in the fifth, then chose to hit another round in the seventh.
It was a surprise race for the Red Raiders. Glasco has left Louisiana to train at Texas Tech this season. The team had only three return players and had to mix a group of new arrivals together.
They won the titles of the regular season and the Big 12 tournament and reached the World Series for the first time.
“To finish in this position, play for the national title, make it go up to three games – just a historic season, and I am really proud of my team and the efforts they give us from top to bottom,” said Glasco.
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