OKLAHOMA CITY (KAMR/KCIT) — Texas Tech will be playing for a national title in its Women’s College World Series debut, facing Big 12 rival Texas in a best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday night.

The Red Raiders earned their spot in the final with a dramatic 3-2 win over four-time defending champion Oklahoma on Monday, a team they had beaten only seven times in 75 previous meetings.

Texas Tech led 2-0 entering the seventh inning before Oklahoma tied the game with a two-run homer. Junior right-hander NiJaree Canady, recently named the 2025 NFCA Pitcher of the Year, responded with a strikeout to end the frame and preserve the tie.

In the bottom half, junior outfielder Mihyia Davis reached base with her first hit of the WCWS. Freshman Hailey Toney followed with a double off

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