After two runner-up finishes the previous three years, the third time was the charm for the Texas Longhorns, who captured the program’s first national title after posting a 10-4 victory over Texas Tech in Game 3 of the 2025 Women’s College World Series.
After two games that were each decided by one run, this game was really never in doubt. Texas jumped out to a 5-0 lead that was punctuated by Leighann Goode’s three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. The Longhorns’ outburst led to NiJaree Canady — Texas Tech’s star pitcher who had never allowed five runs in an inning prior to Friday night — being taken out of the game, thus ending her streak of 686 consecutive pitches dating back to super regionals.
With Chloe Riassetto pitching for Texas Tech, the Longhorns tacked onto their lead in the third when Katie Stewart’s double to right center drove in Reese Atwood, who jump-started the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single (Stewart followed with an RBI single on the next at bat). Mia Scott’s grand slam in the sixth inning extended the Longhorns’ lead to 10-0. The sixth inning also saw Ashton Maloney establish a new single-season school record, previously held by Janae…
