Oklahoma City-For the first time in the history of the program, Texas won a victory of the World University series over the rivals of River Oklahoma on Saturday, going down to four times Defensor Sooners champion to ensure a place in the semifinals on Monday.
I still undefeated in 2025 WCWs, the sown long ones No. 6 (52-11) advance to face the number 7 of Tennessee or the loser of Saturday's confrontation between the number 9 of the UCLA and the number 12 of Texas Tech on Monday (Noon et, ESPN), a victory of the third WCWS endings of WCWs in four years.
Late-Inning Home Rons from Kayden Henry and Joley Mitchell, Along with A Complete Game from Sophomore Ace Teagan Kavan, Were the Catalysts Behind to 4-2 Texas Win That Handed No. 2 Oklahoma its Earliest Wcws Defe Since 2021. Sunday elimination Game Against No. 16 Oregon (7 PM ET), The Result Large Not only in the Broader Landscape of This Year's WCWS, but also in the context of the historically unequal softball rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma.
“We have talked about that, surely, being a bit a mental obstacle. [with Oklahoma]”Lonshorns Mike White coach said.” It is difficult. There is a lot of pressure out there. They always have great teams. If you do a hiccup, they take full advantage. “
In fact, Texas has fought powerfully against its centenary rivals in the softball field, especially in the last decade. Before Saturday, the Longhorns had not defeated the Sooners in Oklahoma since 2014, without winning in their last 25 rivalry games of the River River on the Oklahoma soil.
The WCWS clashes with the Sooners have also been a particularly thorny proposal. In two apparitions in WCWs in 2022 and 2024, Texas dropped the five clashes with Oklahoma, including a couple of final sweeps of WCWs, while counting an 8-0 record against all the other WCWS opponents in that period. Before finally overthrowing the Sooners, the Lonhorns did not win in seven WCWS meetings of all time with Oklahoma, with a RUN-45 differential in those games, according to ESPN Research.
“As we saw the other night, they never ran out of anything,” White said about Oklahoma, referring to the victory of the Sooners, carefully, Thursday. “They return and hit a three -run homer, you always think that is at the bottom of your mind that can happen.”
Kavan, which contained Oklahoma without goals in the last 5⅓ entries. The All-American team of the second long team allowed two races (one cattle) in seven hits in seven innings, navigating the problems in the sixth entrance before enlightening three batters in the upper part of the seventh to close a milestone victory.
“Today it was about playing a ball game,” said Mitchell, who added an insurance race with his solo shot of the sixth entrance. “I think we did a great job focusing on us. We weren't focused on the crowd or what Oklahoma was doing. We were focusing on what Texas was doing. We went out and played the ball.”
For Oklahoma, defeating coach Patty Gasso and the Sooners to the edge of elimination. The loss marks the first loss of WCWS of the program before the semifinal round since a team of James Madison, led by Odicci Alexander, surprised Oklahoma in the opening game of 2021 WCWs.
The Sooners have compiled a record of 235-12 since that defeat in early June against James Madison in 2021, claiming four consecutive national titles along the way. On Sunday, Oklahoma meets Oregon, led by the former Sooners receiver and long -standing assistant Member Melsa Lombardi, with his season and the search for the program of a peat of five unprecedented five in the line.
“What I need to make sure that I understand is all these people here, with the exception of [sophomore Ella Parker] – All on our bench are new to this, “Gasso said on Saturday.” And I have to keep them ground. I have to keep them trapped in what would happen if they think about the result. I have to keep these guys at the time and make them believe. “
