Texas Tech tops UT to stay alive, force WCWS G3

OKLAHOMA CITY -- NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her mode retired of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive 3rd crippled successful the Women's College World Series with a 4-3 triumph implicit Texas connected Thursday night.

The Game 3 showdown connected Friday matches 2 teams looking for their archetypal nationalist title.

Canady, who allowed a go-ahead, two-run azygous for Texas portion trying to locomotion a subordinate of the Longhorns successful the sixth inning of an eventual 2-1 loss, again went the region for the Red Raiders. She has pitched each inning successful the ace regionals and World Series and carried a 4-1 pb to the seventh.

But Texas' Katie Stewart reached connected an mistake by the shortstop and Canady deed Victoria Hunter to enactment runners connected archetypal and 2nd with nary outs. Leighann Goode doubled to near center, scoring Stewart and moving Hunter to third. Pinch-hitter Katie Cimusz lined retired to near tract and Hunter scored to chopped the shortage to 4-3.

But Canady got Ashton Mahoney to crushed retired and struck retired Kayden Henry to extremity the game.

Mac Morgan started for Texas and pitched 2 scoreless innings. Cambria Salmon entered and worked 2 scoreless earlier moving into occupation successful the 5th erstwhile Texas Tech loaded the bases with 2 outs. Salmon past deed Alana Johnson with a transportation to people Raegan Jennings from 3rd and past thew a chaotic transportation that scored Mihya Davis, giving the Red Raiders a 2-0 lead.

The Longhorns answered successful the sixth connected a solo location tally to near halfway to marque it 2-1.

Texas Tech responded successful their fractional of the sixth disconnected Longhorns reliever Citlay Gutierrez. Demi Elder drew a walk, Victoria Valdez reached connected a throwing mistake that allowed pinch runner Mikayla Garcia to beforehand to 3rd base. Bailey Lindermuth greeted reliever Teagan Kavan with a sacrifice alert to people Garcia, and Davis reached connected a fielding mistake that brought location Valdez.

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes was connected manus to basal for Texas Tech.