Texas Tech softball superstar NiJaree Canady is so good at throwing strikes that it cost the Red Raiders their game Wednesday night.

The Red Raiders were just four outs away from securing a victory in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series Final — and Canady was having no issues mowing down Texas’ order as the Longhorns still had a doughnut on the scoreboard in the 1-0 game.

Then came the chaos. 3

With two runners on, Canady elected to intentionally walk Texas catcher Reese Atwood. But on what was supposed to be ball four, Canady left her pitch out over the plate, and Atwood made her pay for it as she knocked in both baserunners and the Longhorns took the lead.

Texas Tech couldn’t strike back in the top of the final inning, and Texas took Game 1. 3

The mistake was a rare

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