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Texas defeated Texas Tech 2-1 in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series on Wednesday night.
The Longhorns are now 1 game away from their first-ever softball National Championship. All-America catcher Reese Atwood delivered the big hit in the bottom of the 6th inning. Texas Tech was attempting to intentionally walk Atwood with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd.
But NiJaree Canady’s 3-0 pitch caught too much of the middle of the plate and Atwood made her pay, driving a 2-run single into left field. That proved to be the decisive play for the Longhorns in Game 1:
While most of the attention has been on Canady’s dominance this postseason, Texas ace Teagan Kavan threw a gem of her own on Wednesday night. Kavan didn’t allow an earned run over 7 innings, permitting just a handful of base-runners to get on all night long. Kavan conceded just 3 hits and 1 walk against the Red Raiders.
Texas was also limited to just 4 hits on the night as this was a true pitcher’s duel. Canady also struck out 7 batters in her 6 innings of work.
Game 2 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. If Texas Tech wins, a decisive Game 3 will be played on Friday night in Oklahoma City.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
