Live Updates: Oklahoma and Texas Clash for Spot in WCWS Semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY — Follow along as Ryan Chapman offers his real-time observations from Devon Park as the 2-seeded Oklahoma Sooners take on the 6-seeded Texas Longhorns for a spot in Monday’s WCWS semifinals. Just keep the browser open and refresh for Chapman’s updates throughout the contest.

4:41 p.m.

What an incredible performance by Teagan Kavan. She allowed seven hits, but struck out eight OU batters, including Coor in the final at-bat.

Massive game for the Texas ace, who seemingly had a mental block against Oklahoma until today.

The Sooners will now take on 16-seeded Oregon tomorrow at 6 p.m. in an elimination game.

Texas is one win away from its third WCWS Championship Series in the last four years.

4:40 p.m.

Kavan just delivered a massive strikeout. Garcia didn’t look close on strike three.

Texas now has two outs, and Hannah Coor has the bat in her hand.

4:36 p.m.

McEnroe-Marinas reaches with a blooper into shallow right field.

Oklahoma has runners on first and second for Gabbie Garcia.

McEnroe-Marinas represents the game-tying run at first. High drama in OKC.

4:35 p.m.

Kavan hit Parker, so she’s on first with McEnroe-Marinas stepping up. The OU third baseman is 0-for-3 today.

4:34 p.m.

Kavan gets the crucial strikeout. She sits Pickering down, so Parker can only pull the Sooners within one.

4:31 p.m.

Stewart’s single didn’t amount to a second insurance run for the Longhorns, and OU is going to have to conjure Sooner Magic again to avoid an elimination game tomorrow.

Kasidi Pickering, Ella Parker and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas are headed to the plate shortly with the Sooners down 4-2.

4:22 p.m.

Joley Mitchell takes Landry deep to start things off in the sixth.

Feels like things are finally going to swing in the Longhorns’ favor against Oklahoma.

They haven’t beaten the Sooners north of the Red River since 2014. They’re 0-7 against OU all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

But Texas is up 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth with no outs in Oklahoma City today.

4:19 p.m.

Dayton fouled off another two pitches, but the second stayed inside the field of play and the Longhorns were able to get out of the inning.

Just three more outs for OU to work with, but the top of the lineup will bat in the seventh.

In the meantime, Sam Landry’s task is to keep this a one-run contest in the bottom fo the sixth.

4:16 p.m.

The ruling on the field was a strikeout with a dropped third strike.

Patty Gasso successfully argued that it was a foul ball that was dropped by Atwood.

New life.

4:13 p.m.

Huge pitch for Kavan. She struck Bland out looking.

Now over to Dayton with two outs and Milloy standing on third.

4:11 p.m.

A wild pitch allows Milloy to advance to third, and Atwood wants to talk things over with Kavan ahead of this full count offering to Bland.

4:09 p.m.

Agbayani grounds out, but Milloy moved up 60 feet to second.

Patty Gasso is clearly not going to let Emerling swing the bat in this matchup. She’s had her bunt twice, and now Maya Bland is pinch hitting for Emerling.

One down.

4:06 p.m.

Sanders leads the sixth off with a single, and Tia Milloy will run for her.

Agbayani due up next, she’s 0-1 today with a walk.

4:04 p.m.

Reese Atwood’s power ended up being a negative for Texas there.

She lined out to McEnroe-Marinas so quickly that Mia Scott had no time to get back to first base.

It’ll be over to Cydney Sanders, Ailana Agbayani and Isabela Emerling for OU in the top of the sixth to try and work out of the 3-2 deficit.

3:59 p.m.

After a long conference about Oklahoma’s shift, Kayden Henry roped a solo shot to right field to put the Longhorns on top.

Makes things a bit simpler as opposed to umpire meetings, which is what we all came to see.

Texas on top 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth with one out.

3:53 p.m.

Gabbie Garcia’s odd, spinning single only prolonged the fifth.

Hannah Coor was unable to muscle a popup into shallow left field, and Kavan stays clean again in the circle.

3:43 p.m.

Mike White’s move over to the first base coaching box hasn’t turned the tide yet for Texas.

He’ll continue to have his big conferences as he tries to figure out Landry’s pitches, but this game is still knotted up 2-2 heading into the fifth.

3:34 p.m.

By completing the top of the fourth, this is now Kavan’s longest career outing against the Sooners.

She pitched 3 2/3 innings against OU on April 7, 2024. She allowed one run on three hits in that outing.

Earlier this year, she pitched in two of the three games but never was in the circle for more than 2 1/3 innings. Oklahoma combined to hurt her for 14 runs on 12 hits in 4 1/3 total innings.

3:30 p.m.

Kavan’s third strikeout of the day comes at the expense of Kasidi Pickering. Oklahoma strands Dayton on first to end the fourth.

3:20 p.m.

Not quite a 1-2-3 inning for Landry, as she was unable to stop Maloney’s hard-hit ball back up the middle to lead off the third, but the OU ace quickly quelled any momentum for the Longhorns and sent the game to the fourth. Agbayani will start things for the Sooners.

3:12 p.m.

Kavan brought a little order to the game in the top of the third.

She delivered the first 1-2-3 inning for either pitcher in this one.

Game holds steady at 2-2 as it moves to the bottom of the third.

3:07 p.m.

Landry walked two Texas batters, but it didn’t come back to hurt OU in the second thanks to the defense.

She’s thrown 45 pitches. Both starters are getting that pitch count run up early, which makes perfect sense with this being the fourth matchup between the Red River Rivals in the last six weeks.

3:03 p.m.

The call was upheld. Excellent play by Sanders and Garcia. That’s the fourth double play Oklahoma has turned in nine innings at the WCWS.

3:00 p.m.

Oklahoma turned a 3-6 double play, but Mike White is challenging the ruling that Gabbie Garcia’s tag beat Katie Stewart to second.

It certainly looks like Garcia got her. Not the best slide by Stewart.

2:54 p.m.

Kavan’s 48th offering of the day gets McEnroe-Marinas to chase and the strikeout ends the inning.

Back on level terms, however, with everything tied at 2-2 as the game rolls into the bottom of the second.

2:53 p.m.

Bennett dove back up the middle to knock down Parker’s hard-hit ball, but she was unable to complete the flip to get Pickering out at second.

Runners on first and second for McEnroe-Marinas with two outs.

Parker now has four hits in two games at the 2025 WCWS… in the second inning of Game 2.

2:51 p.m.

Dayton was a phenomenal addition for the Sooners this past offseason.

She reached on a blooper in shallow center and plated Sanders.

Then Kasidi Pickering hit into a potential double play, but beat the throw over to first to reach safely and allow Agbayani to score.

Texas could have been out of this inning, but suddenly it’s 2-2 and Ella Parker is at the plate with two outs.

2:50 p.m.

Patty Gasso dialed up a bunt for Emerling, and the Sooners now have a pair of runners in scoring position for Abby Dayton with one out. Top of the lineup due up behind.

2:47 p.m.

Time to see if OU can take advantage of another tough defensive moment.

With Cydney Sanders already aboard due to a walk, Ailana Agbayani reached on a fielding error by Texas second baseman Kaydee Bennett. Simply looked like she took her eye off the ball at the last moment in an effort to turn two.

A pair aboard for Emerling with no outs in the top of the second. The Longhorns brought the whole infield in to talk things over.

2:38 p.m.

Emerling just cost Oklahoma two runs.

Scott dropped a hit right on the foul line in shallow left field, and there wasn’t much Kasidi Pickering could do about it other than field it and hold the Texas runners at first and third.

Scott stole second, and Emerling threw down, which was the absolute wrong decision. It was another awful throw, too, and OU couldn’t get the ball back home in time to prevent the run from scoring.

On top of that, Emerling was unable to field the throw home, and Scott advanced to third.

Reese Atwood then only had to make solid contact, which she did, and the Longhorns are up 2-0 thanks to a sacrifice fly. Dreadful inning for the OU catcher.

2:35 p.m.

Mike White is getting aggressive early with Texas’ offense.

Henry singled, and then he gave her the green light to steal second.

OU catcher Isabela Emerling’s throw wasn’t particularly close, and all Garcia could do was step forward and cut the throw off to prevent it from rolling toward Abby Dayton in center field.

One down and a runner run scoring position now for Texas third baseman Mia Scott.

2:27 p.m.

Kavan helped her defense out there.

She got Barker to pop up and end the inning, so the Longhorns won’t have to think too long about the miscue that kept Garcia at first and the top of the inning moving.

Ashton Maloney, Kayden Henry and Mia Scott will lead things off for Texas in the bottom of the first.

2:23 p.m.

First big moment.

Gabbie Garcia singled with two outs that should have put runners on the corners, yet Texas threw behind her and appeared to have her gunned.

But Nelly McEnroe-Marinas got far enough off the bag at third to freeze the Longhorn defense and allow her shortstop to get back to the bag safely.

Now OU has a chance to strike first with freshman Sydney Barker.

2:19 p.m.

Kasidi Pickering and Kavan battled for eight pitches, but the OU leadoff hitter flew out to open today’s contest.

Just a note: Texas is the designated home team for today due to the fact that Oklahoma has already been the home team at the WCWS and Texas has not. Part of how the NCAA tries to balance home and away advantages at a neutral site in the postseason.

1:55 p.m.

No funny business. It will be Sam Landry going blow for blow with Teagan Kavan in the circle.

Otherwise, Oklahoma’s lineup remains unchanged.

Let’s softball.

Oklahoma's starting lineup vs. Texas. | OU Stats

Texas' startling lineup vs. Oklahoma. | OU Stats

1:40 p.m.

It already looks like a more familiar Devon Park setting today.

Thursday there were plenty of OU fans, but the outfield was littered with travel ball teams and neutral fans.

Walking around the parking lot and the concourse, it’s all crimson all the time.

Still waiting on the starting lineups, but the big question is if Texas will start its ace, Teagan Kavan. She was phenomenal on Thursday, but has had horrific outings against the Sooners so far in her career.