Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Tech live updates, score: Highlights of WCWS action in OKC

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03-06-2025

Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Tech live updates, score: Highlights of WCWS action in OKC
The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Tech Red Raiders battled in an epic Women's College World Series semifinals game. Texas Tech got the 3-2 win on a sacrifice fly from Lauren Allred, who drove in Mihyia Davis from third.
NiJaree Canady was the story of the game through the first six innings. The best pitcher in softball kept Oklahoma at bay until Oklahoma's final at-bat. The Sooners put runners on base but couldn't string together enough hits to take advantage. That was until Sydney Barker's third hit of the game in the top of the seventh inning. Abigale Dayton provided one more piece of Sooner Magic with a two-run home run to tie the game.
But Tech responded with key hits off of Sam Landry, who had thrown 120 pitches in the game.
Oklahoma's national title streak comes to an end at four, and there will be a new national champion in the world of collegiate softball.
Landry got Lindemuth to ground out to McEnroe-Marinas, but Mihyia Davis got her first hit of the game to put one on with one out. Toney then got her first hit of the game, a double off the wall that moved Davis to third on the play. A sacrifice fly from Lauren Allred drove a ball to shallow right field but Sydney Barker's throw wasn't in time and the Texas Tech Red Raiders knocked off the Sooners, 3-2.
Ailana Agbayani dribbled one back to the circle. Sydney Barker gets a one-out single for her third hit of the game. Emerling also hit it back to Canady, who attempted to start the double play by throwing to second. She got the lead runner, but that's all. That allowed Abigale Dayton to come to the plate with a runner on and two outs. Dayton drove an 0-2 pitch to the right-center field bleachers for the game-tying two-run home run. It was just her third home run of the season.
Landry retired the first two Red Raiders she faced, forcing ground ball outs. She looked like she might get out of the inning with a third ground ball, but Gabbie Garcia's throw pulled Sanders off the bag at first. However, Landry induced a ground ball back to the circle which she calmly collected to throw to first for the final out and keep Oklahoma within striking distance.
Ella Parker gets the lead-off single. Gabbie Garcia struggled with Canady's off-speed stuff and struck out again. McEnroe-Marinas flied out to center on the first pitch she saw. Cydney Sanders fouled off several pitches to stay alive in the at-bat but looked at a change-up down the middle for strike three. Canady survived the lead-off single to keep the Sooners off the scoreboard.
Landry retired the first batter on a strikeout looking. Cydney Sanders couldn't corral a hard-hit ground ball to first, allowing Toney to reach on an error. A single through the left side of the infield put runners on first and second with one out for NiJaree Canady. On a 1-2 count, Landry induced a groundball that the Sooners turned for a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Sydney Barker has been all bite in this one, attacking the first pitch of the inning, one well on the inside for a bloop single. Emerling popped out for the first out of the inning, and Dayton took Canady to the warning track for the second out of the inning. The Sooners are making good contact, but can't string enough together to do any damage.
Landry allowed a lead-off double to Johsnon to open the frame and Logan Halleman laid down a sacrifice bunt to move her over to third. Landry responded by striking out Victoria Valdez and Lindemuth to end the inning. Landry's pitching well, now she just needs some help from the offense.
Gabbie Garcia attempted a bunt to start off the frame, but it skirted just foul. Ultimately, she had a hard time laying off the rise ball, and Canady struck her out. McEnroe-Marinas came up first-pitch swinging and popped out to the first baseman in foul territory. Cydney Sanders has been the only offense going for Oklahoma. After a walk in the second inning, Sanders was hit by a pitch. Ailana Agbayani had a chance to beat out an infield single after the grounder was bobbled by the first baseman, but she couldn't beat out the diving Allred to keep the inning alive.
Landry forced the lead-off hitter to ground out to Sanders at first but then issued a walk to Allred. Landry got Canady to pop out to shallow center field. Ailana Agbayani made a great play, going back on the ball from second base to record the out. Langeliers worked a full count, but Landry got her to fly out to center field for the final out of the inning.
Abigale Dayton came out aggressive and fouled a few pitches off but hit a long fly ball to left field for the first out of the inning. Pickering got a good piece of the ball and launched it just shy of the warning track for the second out of the inning. Ella Parker swung at a rise ball out of the zone for strike three.
Canady is dealing, and Oklahoma hasn't had an answer.
Landry struck out Alexa Langeliers on three pitches and was ahead in the count against Alana Johnson, but Johnson worked a 10-pitch walk. Then the Red Raiders got aggressive. Demi Elder came up first pitch swinging and lined a ball down the right field line for a triple, scoring Johnson from first. After a fly out to left for the second out of the game, Bailey Lindemuth lined one up the middle for an RBI single to make it 2-0 Texas Tech. After two stolen bases put a runner on third with two outs, Landry took care of business to end the inning with a strikeout, but the damage was done.
Now, it's up to the lineup to respond.
Texas Tech is 46-5 when scoring first in 2025.
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas hit a short pop-up to second base for the first out after working a 3-1 count. Cydney Sanders showed her trademark patience and worked a walk for the Sooners' first baserunner of the game. Ailana Agbayani struck out on a 2-2 count. True freshman Sydney Barker got fought off an 0-2 rise ball and punched it into center field for the two-out single and moved Sanders over to third in the process. Isabela Emerling had an opportunity with runners at the corners and hit a soft liner up the middle that was snagged by the Toney at short.
Oklahoma's struggles with runners on base and runners in scoring position continue. The Sooners will need to find some timely hitting when they get opportunities with runners on.
Sam Landry came out attacking and got Mihyia Davis to swing and miss at a low change-up for the first out of the inning. Landry worked an 0-2 count against the No. 2 hitter, Hailey Toney, but Toney showed a lot of patience, laying off four straight pitches to work the one-out walk. Lauren Allred also fell behind in the count but battled to work to a full count before hitting a pop fly to Pickering for the second out in the inning. Toney took second after a ball in the dirt with Canady at the plate. Though Landry fell behind in the count, she worked back to a full count against Canady and got her to ground to Garcia at short, and Cydney Sanders easily handled the bouncer at first for the final out. Landry threw 28 pitches in the opening frame. She'll need to find some more efficiency.
Kasidi Pickering led off the game for the Sooners and couldn't make contact off of Canady, striking out looking as she watched a change-up. Ella Parker found the ball better than Pickering did, but a check swing made contact with the ball, and it dribbled right in front of the catcher, who threw Parker out at first. True freshman Gabbie Garcia came up swinging against Canady and fouled off a couple of pitches but struck out to end the inning.
Sam Landry will be in the circle for the Oklahoma Sooners and the top of the lineup remains the same. Sydney Barker drops back in the order and will start in right field.
NiJaree Canady will get the start for the Red Raiders and bat cleanup. The lineups are set, and first pitch is right around the corner.
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Date: Monday, June 2, 2025
Start time: 6 p.m. CT. Game two at 8:30 p.m. CT if OU wins the first game.
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Oklahoma Softball Schedule 2025
Date Opponent Result Feb. 6 Cal State Northridge W, 7-2 Feb. 6 at San Diego State W, 11-6 (9 inn.) Feb. 7 California Baptist W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 7 Cal State Fullerton W, 13-3 Feb. 8 Loyola Marymount W, 9-0 Feb. 9 at Long Beach State W, 2-0 (11 inn.) Feb. 15 Hofstra W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 15 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 Hofstra W, 11-3 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 22 Tulsa W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 23 Wichita State W, 8-1 Feb. 24 Bowling Green W, 8-5 (8 inn.) Feb. 24 Abilene Christian W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Marshall W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Kansas W, 9-1 (6 inn.) March 1 Kansas W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 1 Marshall W, 11-0 (5 inn.) March 2 Kansas City W, 17-1 (5 inn.) March 7 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 2-1 March 12 at Tulsa W, 10-2 (6 inn.) March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 7-0 March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 6-4 March 16 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 10-7 March 19 East Texas A&M W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 21 at Missouri W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 22 at Missouri L, 3-1 March 23 at Missouri W, 5-1 March 26 at Wichita State W, 19-16 March 28 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-2 March 29 No. 10/9 Tennessee W, 4-1 March 30 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-3 April 1 at UT-Arlington W, 13-2 (5 inn.) April 4 St. Thomas W, 12-4 (5 inn.) April 4 UCF W, 6-0 April 5 UCF Cancelled April 9 Oklahoma State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 11-3 (5 inn.) April 12 at Alabama W, 5-1 April 13 at Alabama L, 6-1 April 14 at Alabama L, 2-1 April 18 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 4-0 April 19 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 6-5 April 20 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 9-6 April 25 Texas Longhorns W, 7-6 April 26 Texas Longhorns W, 7-2 April 27 Texas Longhorns W, 9-8 May 1 at Florida W, 6-5 May 2 at Florida L, 9-4 May 3 at Florida L, 6-4 May 6-10 SEC Tournament Athens, Ga. May 8 vs. LSU W, 4-1 May 9 vs. Arkansas W, 8-6 May 10 vs. Texas A&M Canceled May 16-18 NCAA Regionals Norman, Okla. May 16 vs. Boston W, 8-0 (5 inn.) May 17 vs. Cal W, 11-2 (5 inn.) May 18 vs. Cal W, 12-1 (5 inn.) May 23-25 NCAA Super Regionals Norman, Okla. May 23 vs. Alabama W, 3-0 May 24 vs. Alabama W, 13-2 (5 inn.) May 29-June 6 Women's College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. May 29 vs. Tennessee W, 4-3 May 31 vs. Texas L, 4-2 June 1 vs. Oregon W, 4-1 June 2 vs. Texas Tech 6 p.m. CT June 2 *vs Texas Tech 9:30 p.m. CT
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