Oklahoma’s pursuit of a fifth consecutive Women’s College World Series title came to an end Monday in a dramatic 3-2 defeat at the hands of Texas Tech. The Red Raiders walked it off in the bottom of the seventh inning with a sacrifice fly to hand the Sooners their second loss of the tournament and dash their hopes of making a run through the losers bracket all the way to the national championship.
Texas Tech, with star pitcher and major NIL investment NiJaree Canady in the circle, snapped a 37-game losing streak to Oklahoma and clinched a spot in the championship series with Texas in the process.
TTU is now the first program in WCWS history to reach the championship series in its debut trip to Oklahoma City since, coincidentally, the Sooners did so in 2000.
Canady cruised through six shutout innings and nearly finished out the complete game shutout. But the Sooners, with their dynasty on the line, wouldn’t go down quietly. They were down to their final strike when No. 9 hitter Abigale Dayton improbably launched a two-run home run…
