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06/04 21:42 CDT Texas women beat Texas Tech 4-1 to claim back-to-back NCAA
softball championships
Texas women beat Texas Tech 4-1 to claim back-to-back NCAA softball
championships
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to
back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead
Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night at the Women's College
World Series for a second straight national championship.
Texas trailed 1-0 after four innings, but a bases-loaded throwing error by
shortstop Hailey Toney allowed two unearned runs to score in the fifth for a
2-1 lead.
Henry homered off Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady --- in her final collegiate
game --- to begin the seventh and Leighann Goode singled to drive in the final
run.
Gutierrez (11-3) allowed one run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings. Kavan notched
her fifth save.
Canady (29-7) went the distance and allowed four runs --- two earned --- on
eight hits with three walks.
Lauren Allred had an RBI single in the third to put Texas Tech up 1-0.
Coach Mike White led Texas to the school's second title in his eighth season.
Second-year coach Gerry Glasgo has led the Red Raiders to their only two WCWS
appearances. Texas Tech fell 7-3 in the opener.
Texas won the rubber game of the three-game series against Texas Tech last
season to claim its first title.
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