Live Updates: Oklahoma Looks to Extend Stay at WCWS Against Texas Tech

OKLAHOMA CITY — Follow along as Ryan Chapman offers his real-time observations from Devon Park as the 2-seeded Oklahoma Sooners look to stave off elimination against the 12-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders. Just keep the browser open and refresh for Chapman’s updates throughout the contest.

8:24 p.m.

Lauren Allred ends the game on a sacrifice fly.

Texas Tech will take on Texas in the WCWS championship series, where a first-time WCWS champion will be crowned.

Oklahoma’s run ends at an incredible four-straight titles.

It’s the first time the Sooners won’t be in the champ series since 2018.

OU fought until the very end. What a run in Patty Gasso’s re-load season.

8:20 p.m.

Kasidi Pickering can’t make a heroic catch at the wall and Hailey Toney clubs a one-out double off the wall.

The Red Raiders have runners at second and third, and everything is always on the table with Gerry Glasco in the third base coaching box.

8:14 p.m.

Down to her last strike, Abby Dayton ignited Devon Park.

Kasidi Pickering wasn’t able to go back-to-back, but the “O-U” chants are firing for the first time tonight in Oklahoma City.

But Sam Landry still has to hold the Red Raiders off the board in the bottom of the seventh.

8:12 p.m.

Abby Dayton has gotten close twice.

And she crushed a two-out, two-run home run because Oklahoma softball.

Absolutely incredible. The game is tied 2-2.

8:10 p.m.

A fielder’s choice got Barker at second. Patty Gasso is going to pinch run for Emerling at first.

Dayton has made fantastic contact against Canady twice. All down to her with two outs.

8:08 p.m.

Sydney Barker drops another single into the outfield shallows. Isabela Emerling can again tie the game with one swing.

8:06 p.m.

Agbayani grounds out back to Canady.

One away with Sydney Barker coming up to bat.

8:01 p.m.

It all comes down to the seventh.

The Sooners haven’t been shut out since the 2019 WCWS, where Alabama beat OU 1-0 in eight innings.

Agbayani, Barker and Emerling are due up, but we’ll see if Oklahoma sticks with that order or turns to a pinch hitter.

7:51 p.m.

Ella Parker tried to build momentum with a leadoff single, but Garcia struck out chasing a changeup, McEnroe-Marinas popped out and Cydney Sanders struck out looking.

That’s likely the game.

7:44 p.m.

Landry gets out of the fifth by rolling Canady into a 6-4-3 double play.

It’s the most life OU’s dugout has had all night.

If there’s to be a turning point for Oklahoma tonight, it’s going to have to be that defensive play.

7:34 p.m.

Pickering was aggressive early, but she flew out to left and the Sooners strand their fourth runner of the game. Six more outs to try and extend their season.

7:33 p.m.

Dayton shows off some warning track power for the second time off Canady… but the Sooners have two away. Kasidi Pickering gets a third bite at the apple here.

7:30 p.m.

Barker gets aboard again with another blooper. Emerling can tie the game with one swing.

7:27 p.m.

That’ll go down as a strikeout for Bailey Lindemuth after flubbing the two-strike bunt.

The Texas Tech lead sits tight at 2-0 as the game moves to the fifth inning.

7:25 p.m.

Landry gets a huge strikeout of Texas Tech catcher Victoria Valdez.

Now the right-hander just has to retire the 9-hole hitter to get out of the fourth.

7:24 p.m.

Mission accomplished for Halleman. She moves the runner over, and Texas Tech has two outs to bring Johnson 60 feet to the plate to extend the lead to 3-0.

7:23 p.m.

Alana Johnson drops a leadoff double into the left field corner.

That’s the third hit for the Red Raiders so far today.

The bottom of the order did the damage the first time through, but Gerry Glasco is pinch hitting for Demi Elder, who hit the RBI-triple in the second inning.

It looks like he’s sending Logan Halleman in to try and bunt Johnson over to third.

7:18 p.m

Texas Tech first baseman Lauren Allred bobbled Agbayani’s grounder, but she was able to corral the ball and dive to the bag to beat Agbayani and end the inning.

The Sooners have stranded three runners through four innings, and still trail 2-0.

7:15 p.m.

Canady plunks Sanders with two outs.

Second time that Sanders has reached today after her second inning walk.

Agbayani coming up to try and start a rally.

7:10 p.m.

Big inning there for Landry to try and halt Texas Tech’s momentum.

She prevents the Red Raiders from adding any more, and it’s over to Garcia, Nelly and Cydney Sanders to try and get OU back rolling in the right direction at the plate.

7:00 p.m.

Rapid inning for Canady there.

Dayton flies out to the wall, Pickering flies out to deep center and then Canady sicks Parker down.

There is no energy in the OU dugout or with the Oklahoma fans right now. Just completely dead outside of the Texas Tech family section and the Red Raider dugout.

6:54 p.m.

Luckily for Emerling, Landry bailed her out with a strikeout.

But Texas Tech is up 2-0. The Sooners will have to find at least three runs against NiJaree Canady. She’s only allowed three or more runs three times this year (three to Mississippi State on Feb. 7, five to Oklahoma State on March 9 and six to Mississippi State on May 18).

6:52 p.m.

Emerling allowed two stolen bases and the Red Raiders now have another runner on third with two outs.

She has been absolutely dreadful trying to control the run game behind the plate at the WCWS.

6:49 p.m.

The Red Raiders got a triple from their 7-hole hitter and an RBI-single from the 9-hole hitter.

Texas Tech is up 2-0 and that might be insurmountable with Canady in the circle on a day’s rest.

Landry doesn’t have her best stuff, either, so Texas Tech’s tally won’t stay put at two runs if she doesn’t find another gear or if a reliever doesn’t have a fantastic outing.

6:45 p.m.

Sydney Barker was shifted over toward center field, and Texas Tech’s Demi Elder dropped a triple into the right field corner.

Alana Johnson, who reached base on a one-out walk, was able to get home from first, and the Red Raiders are on top 1-0.

Another Landry walk comes back to bite the OU ace.

6:37 p.m.

Emerling lines out to short back up the middle, and the Sooners are now 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position at the WCWS.

OU did make Canady throw 23 pitches that inning, however, which is a big improvement. The Sooners will have Dayton and then the top of the order rolling back around in the third.

6:35 p.m.

Agbayani struck out, but Barker’s bloop single moved Sanders all the way to third.

Runners on the corners with two outs for Isabela Emerling.

6:32 p.m.

Cydney Sanders draws a one-out walk to bring up Agbayani.

Big moment early in this game for Oklahoma to try and put the pressure on Texas Tech.

6:26 p.m.

Landry got through the toughest part of Tech’s order, but it did take her 28 pitches to get it done in the first.

Allred battled Landry for 10 pitches, then Canady fouled off a pair of 3-2 deliveries, but the most important thing is the goose egg on the scoreboard.

Over to Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Cydney Sanders and Ailana Agbayani for the Sooners.

6:17 p.m.

Those are the at-bats Landry can’t have tonight — especially if OU’s pitching staff is to make it through 14 innings.

The OU right-hander was up 0-2 on Hailey Toney and she issued a free pass to bring up one of the Red Raiders’ most dangerous hitters, Lauren Allred.

6:11 p.m.

Canady needed just 14 pitches to mow through the top of OU’s order. Nobody was particularly close in the first for the Sooners.

A pair of foul balls by Gabbie Garcia and a check-swing oopsie by Ella Parker represented the only contact.

6:08 p.m.

Canady blows one past Pickering and she’s got a strikeout four pitches into the game.

Completely froze the OU leadoff hitter.

6:07 p.m.

Pickering stepping in against Canady and we’re underway at Devon Park.

5:55 p.m.

Still waiting on the stands in the outfield to really fill out.

It’s a scorcher, though, so there’s understandably still a horde of fans on the concourse under the overhang to dodge the sun for as long as possible.

Texas Tech traveled well, but Devon Park will still be painted crimson per usual.

5:39 p.m.

Landry has thrown 310 pitches in three outings at the WCWS this year.

Canady has thrown 194 pitches.

Landry has only had one rest day, while Canady was off yesterday to recuperate and prepare for the Sooners.

5:35 p.m.

The starting lineups are in.

It’s Sam Landry up against NiJaree Canady.

Sydney Barker retained her starting spot, but she was dropped all the way to the 7-hole today.

It’ll be Kasidi Pickering, Ella Parker and Gabbie Garcia batting 1-2-3 for the Sooners.