OKLAHOMA CITY — Mia Scott hit a grand slam, Teagan Kavan claimed one other win and Texas defeated Texas Tech 10-4 in Sport 3 of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection championship collection on Friday night time to win its first nationwide title.
Kavan, a sophomore, allowed no earned runs in all 31 2/3 innings she pitched on the World Collection. She went 4-0 with a save within the World Collection for the Longhorns (56-12).
“It means the world,” she advised ESPN after the win. “I am so comfortable for this group. We did it.”
Texas Tech star pitcher NiJaree Canady, who had thrown each pitch for the Purple Raiders by way of their first 5 World Collection video games, was pulled after one inning in Sport 3. She gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and solely threw 25 pitches.
Not even assist from former Texas Tech soccer star Patrick Mahomes and his spouse, Brittany, who had been in attendance, might put the Purple Raiders (54-14) excessive.
Texas had misplaced to Oklahoma within the championship collection two of the earlier three years, and it grew to become the third group in final 25 seasons to win the title after ending runner-up the 12 months prior. Oklahoma was one of many groups Texas beat on its method to the championship.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.