OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nijaree Canady and Texas Tech have performed well under pressure at the Women’s College World Series.The 11th-seeded Red Raiders won three elimination games, including two against top-seeded Alabama on Monday to earn a return trip to the finals.Canady saved her best for last, pitching a complete-game two-hitter as Texas Tech defeated Alabama 2-0 in the second semifinal matchup of the day.“I don’t have any doubt that was her best performance of the year, and that’s a great confidence builder for our team and NiJa to go into the finals with that effort,” Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco said.Canady is the only active pitcher in college softball with more than 100 wins and 1,000 strikeouts and the first with multiple shutouts at multiple schools (Stanford) in NCAA history.The only achievement eluding the senior right-hander is a national championship.
Texas Tech (61-8) will play No. 2 seed Texas (51-12) on Wednesday at Devon Park to begin a best-of-three series. The Longhorns won the 2025 national championship after beating the Red Raiders in three games. It will be the first championship series rematch in WCWS history— with the previous rematches coming in one-game finals.
