Texas Tops Texas Tech 7-3, One Win From Repeat Title
SkimNews Take
Texas's consistent offensive power, highlighted by Stewart's streak, suggests a team built for sustained high-pressure performance rather than relying on individual game heroics.
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- Texas opened the WCWS championship round with a 7-3 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night, erupting for five runs in the bottom of the first after Mihyia Davis's solo homer gave the Red Raiders a 1-0 lead.
- Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter with six strikeouts, notching her 10th career WCWS win (tied for fourth all-time) and building on her 2025 WCWS most outstanding player honors.
- Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games — her seventh career WCWS homer — becoming the first player ever to homer in four consecutive WCWS games.
- Under the best-of-three format that began in 2005, 80% of Game 1 winners have captured the WCWS title, putting the No. 2 seed Longhorns one win Thursday from back-to-back national championships.
- Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco pulled two-time national pitcher of the year NiJaree Canady after she faced six batters in relief; she is the presumptive Game 2 starter.
- Mia Williams hit a two-run homer — her 27th of the season — cutting the deficit to 6-3 in the fifth, while Kaitlyn Terry took the loss after allowing four runs in 1⅓ innings.
Why it matters: Texas needs one win Thursday to become the first repeat WCWS champion under the best-of-three format (2005–present), and the 80% Game 1 winner-take-all rate tilts heavily in their favor. Texas Tech's path now hinges on Canady, who was pulled early in Game 1 after facing just six batters in relief — a decision that could shape Thursday's pitching plan.
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