OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas battered star Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady in the first inning and rolled, beating the Red Raiders 10-4 to win the decisive Game 3 of the Women’s College World Series championship series and the first national title in program history on Friday.

The Longhorns (56-12) had fallen in the WCWS championship series in two of the previous three seasons.

While the first two games of the series were tight and low scoring, featuring a total of 10 runs, but Texas blew open Game 3 early against Canady.

Texas scored five first-inning runs, highlighted by Leighann Goode’s three-run, two-out home run to cap the frame.

With one out, the Longhorns delivered four consecutive singles to get on the board before Goode belted her 10th home run of the season.

The five first-inning

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