OKLAHOMA CITY — Kayden Henry and Joley Mitchell hit solo house runs to assist Texas defeat four-time defending nationwide champion Oklahoma 4-2 within the Girls’s Faculty World Collection on Saturday.
Texas (53-11) superior to the semifinals on Monday and wishes only one win to succeed in the championship collection for the third time in 4 years.
Oklahoma (51-8) stays alive within the double-elimination format. The Sooners will play Oregon in an elimination recreation on Sunday.
Oklahoma had defeated Texas within the championship collection two of the previous three years and had received six straight video games towards the Longhorns general.
Two of Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan’s 5 losses this season have been towards the Sooners. On Saturday, she allowed only one earned run, scattered seven hits and struck out eight in seven innings to earn the win.
Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry took the loss. She gave up three earned runs and eight hits in six innings. Ella Parker and Gabby Garcia every had two hits for the Sooners.
Henry’s solo shot down the best area line gave Texas a 3-2 lead within the fifth.
Oklahoma acquired a runner to 3rd with two outs within the sixth however didn’t rating. Mitchell’s solo blast to left middle put the Longhorns up 4-2 within the backside of the inning.
Oklahoma tried to increase the sport and had runners on first and second with one out, however Kavan struck out Garcia and Hannah Coor swinging to finish the sport.
