Oklahoma City-Joley Mitchell Jonronó twice and Teagan Kavan allowed only two hits to lead the sixth sown of Texas past No. 3 Florida 3-0 on Thursday to open the game in the Women's College World Series.
Mitchell Jonronó in the second and sixth entry of the AS of Florida Keagan Rothrock, becoming the first Texas player to hit multiple homers on the WCWS.
“A kind of clean slate for me,” said Mitchell, who did not face Rothrock in the WCWS game last year among the teams. “I knew I needed to arrive on time, and that is just the avant -garde of my thoughts.”
Texas (52-11) will play next Saturday against Oklahoma, who won Tennessee with a dramatic three-run homer. Florida (48-16) will play the volunteer lady on Friday in an elimination game.
Kavan launched his third whitish in two years of WCWS action in Devon Park.
“I mean, it's the place to be,” Kavan said. “There is no other place where I would prefer to be. Many people would give a lot to be here. So I am grateful to be here to give everything for my teammates and go out with some victories for us.”
Mitchell and Katie Stewart's consecutive home runs in Rothrock's sixth end. It was thrown after launching 105 pitches. Three of the five hits that allowed were home runs.
Mitchell's first homer traveled 250 feet to the left garden.
The Gators were successful in three tickets against Kavan, who improved at 25-5. Florida finally broke in the fourth entrance when Korbe Otis aligned a blow from the base of the mitchell glove on first base.
“I mean, she's a good pitcher,” said Otis. “Everyone we are going to face in the World Series College will be a good pitcher. She has just made some better releases we could hit, so she did a good job.”
Texas led 1-0 in the fifth but threatened against Rothrock, putting the runners first and second with two outs. He hit Reese Atwood seeking to finish the entrance.
Now the Gators, who reached the semifinals of the double elimination tournament last season, are playing to extend their season.
“Obviously, it is a great disappointment to lose the first game of the World Series College, and the way they dedicate themselves to their business tells me everything I need to know about the people who entered,” said Florida coach Tim Walton. “They take them seriously. Compete. They work hard and enjoy what they do. So, for me, it doesn't matter what we do tomorrow, today it was a learning opportunity.”
Texas Tech 1, Ole Miss 0
Nijaree Canady launched a batter with 10 strikeouts, and the Raiders No. 12 surpassed the rebellious rebels in the first appearance of WCWS for both teams.
Canady, Softball University player last year last year, took Stanford to national semifinals two consecutive years before transferring Texas Tech. He led the Red Raiders to their first regular season Big 12 and tournament titles.
Canady was dominant against Ole Miss in a delayed game 75 minutes for lightning and rain. She withdrew the first 16 batters she faced and hit the side in the first and seventh entrance. She flew a quick ball of the toleter of the rebels Lexie Brady for the last exit of the game.
“You just know when the game starts, it's a competitor,” said Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco. “You have been close to athletes, regardless of sport, you simply meet people who can increase it at the time of the game. And she is that player.”
Texas Tech (51-12) will play UCLA on Saturday for a place in the semifinals. Ole Miss (42-20) will face Oregon in the elimination game on Friday.
UCLA 4, Oregon 2
Jessica Clements connected a two -run homer with two outs of Oregon Elise Sokolsky's reliever to lead the ninth sown sown beyond the Ducks in the first WCWS match for both teams.
The Bruins (55-11) are well positioned to challenge for a record title of the 13th World Series.
“Game 1 is the greatest,” said UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Pérez. “Our ability to obtain this is something that I am very proud.”
The sixth home run of the Clement season was the second home run: she Parker of Oklahoma hit an explosion of three races against Tennessee during the first session.
Kaitlyn Terry won the victory for UCLA. She gave four hits and a race won in seven tickets.
Sokolsky took Lyndsey Grein's loss of relief for No. 16 Oregon (53-9).
“It makes no sense to look back in the past,” Grein said. “The future may not be perfect, but it could also work very well for ducks, and I think it will.”
Associated Press's information was used in this report.
