Overview

• Reese Atwood ended an 0-for-10 WCWS stretch by swinging on a 3-0 intentional-walk pitch for a sixth-inning two-run single that flipped a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead in Game 1.
• Teagan Kavan held Texas Tech to three hits, completed a three-hit shutout effort with three strikeouts and preserved the Longhorns’ 2-1 victory.
• With the win, Texas leads the best-of-three championship series 1-0 and sits one victory shy of its first national softball crown.
• Texas Tech’s only run came in the fifth inning via a controversial obstruction call on a steal attempt, which set up an RBI single.
• Coach Gerry Glasco has not confirmed Game 2’s starter as Canady, who threw 88 pitches in Game 1 while managing a soft-tissue injury in her left leg.