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Devon Park and the WCWS haven't always been kind to Mike White. But Friday, the Texas coach celebrated on that field with a national championship.
Texas defeated Oklahoma 4-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Women's College World Series final. It's the Longhorns' first win over the Sooners in the WCWS.
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Reese Atwood hit a go-ahead, two-run single for Texas when Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady was trying to walk her intentionally in the sixth inning, and the Longhorns beat the Red Raiders 2-1 in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series finals.
Cydney Sanders and Isabela Emerling combined for three homers on Sunday, keeping the Sooners' hopes for their fifth straight national title alive.
Following Texas' 10-4 rout over Texas Tech at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on June 6, Kavan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCWS. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native beat out her third baseman Mia Scott − who broke the game wide open in the bottom of the fourth inning with a grand slam − for the award.