{"id":152477,"date":"2025-06-07T02:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/womens-college-world-series-championship-texas-beats-texas-tech-for-programs-first-national-title-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T02:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:41:59","slug":"womens-college-world-series-championship-texas-beats-texas-tech-for-programs-first-national-title-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/womens-college-world-series-championship-texas-beats-texas-tech-for-programs-first-national-title-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Women's College World Series championship: Texas beats Texas Tech for program\u2019s first national title – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Texas<\/a> has finally won the college softball national title. After finishing as the national runners-up two times in the past three years, the Longhorns have their first title with a 10-4 win over Texas Tech<\/a> at the Women's College World Series.<\/strong>
It came in Texas' eighth trip to the WCWS.
It's also Texas coach Mike White's first title as the Longhorns scored five runs in the first inning and led the whole way. A three-run home run by Leighann Goode and a grand slam by Mia Scott sparked the Texas offense, and Teagan Kavan was brilliant in the circle.
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Your WCWS MVP: Teagan Kavan. Her 31-2\/3 innings without an earned run is a tournament record, and she has been invaluable to this team from the moment she stepped into the circle with the Longhorns. So, so awesome to see, all with her grandma Miney watching over her.
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The Longhorns had a bit of a roller-coaster year, especially in the last month of the season. Even in the Super Regionals, Clemson had this Texas team on the ropes until the very last second. This has been utter grit from the Longhorns all postseason, and the moment is finally theirs.
That\u2019s a huge win for Texas, obviously \u2014 and a major one for Longhorns ace Tegan Kavan, too. With the win Friday, Kavan passed Cat Osterman for most wins (six) at the WCWS in Texas softball history. Osterman is widely considered one of the best players in the history of college softball to never win a national championship. Given that the righty is just a sophomore, it\u2019s likely she\u2019ll be able to pad that record the next couple of years.
IT'S OVER! TEXAS HAS FINALLY DONE IT! The first-ever championship in program history for the Longhorns, and a long-awaited title for legendary coach Mike White. What an all-around performance from the Longhorns tonight, and they've finally overcome the demons that have haunted them in this WCWS for the last few years.
Any chance we could get Judge Wilken to rule on how dumb the obstruction rule (and endless reviews) are? It's only 7:20 on the West Coast, I'm sure she's still awake
It was definitely a risky move by Mihyia Davis to go on a ball that was in short left field, right in front of Katie Stewart. And while the rule is that the fielder has to allow a lane for the runner to get to the base, Mia Scott already had the ball in her glove by the time Davis got to the bag, so she can do whatever she wants at that point. This is a big call if this obstruction rule stands.
It doesn't stand.
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It wouldn't be a WCWS championship game without an obstruction call.
This is the wackiest WCWS ever, and you cannot convince me otherwise!
Oh my, Katie Stewart just went ALL OUT for that one against the wall. She went full speed into the left-field wall in foul territory to take in that ball off the bat of Alexa Langeliers, and she just bounced off of that thing like it was nothing. She has made some great plays this entire tournament but has kind of flown under the radar.
Now that we're in the seventh, the run rule does not matter: These are the last licks for Texas Tech against Teagan Kavan and Texas, as we have another pinch hitter for the Red Raiders. One interesting thing I've noticed is that some of these Texas Tech hitters are going with split grips on their bats, especially the lefties. It helps to have a little more bat control and shortens up your swing, which helps against a pitcher with the speed and movement of Kavan.
T7 – Texas 10, Texas Tech 3<\/strong>
The Red Raiders will need a HUGE rally to keep this one going. Here we go.
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Game recognizes game.
If you didn't think Kayden Henry was fast, she just stretched a misplayed ball by shortstop Hailey Toney that dribbled into the outfield into a double, with ease.
Breaking news alert relative to your favorite softball team: The House settlement <\/a>has been officially approved, which means schools can — and will — start directly paying athletes next month. This is a monumental day in college sports, and it'll be interesting to study how softball is impacted going forward. <\/p>\n

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Keep in mind, with the Longhorns coming up to the plate, they need just one run to end this thing and claim the national championship. They have newly anointed program single-season hits leader Ashton Maloney coming to the plate to get things going.
B6 – Texas 10, Texas Tech 3<\/strong>
Teagan Kavan settles things back down and still hasn't allowed an earned run in this WCWS. Texas is three outs away from a title and can avoid the top of the seventh with a run here in the bottom of the sixth to walk it off.
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We saw this last night: Errors have been a problem for this Longhorns defense in the series. Texas had four last night, and that's its third tonight, marking 18 total for this series. That was a great stop by Leighann Goode at short on that ball from Alana Johnson, but Goode overthrows it to put a runner on for Texas Tech. Can the Red Raiders keep putting on the pressure?
That's a great play by Alexa Langeliers at second, catching a sinking liner right by second base, and then doubling up Leighann Goode, who did not freeze on the liner and was out by a mile at first base in trying to return. These Red Raiders are still fighting.
I think the Texas parent section has a near life-size cutout of every player \u2014 here\u2019s Leighann Goode\u2019s and Citlaly Gutierrez\u2019s.
I don\u2019t think these Texas fans could be much happier with how this game is going.<\/p>\n

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