Social media explodes after Texas Tech knocks off Oklahoma in Women's College World Series
The Texas Tech softball team was the talk of the sporting world on Monday night, as the Red Raiders knocked off the Oklahoma Sooners to advance to the WCWS Championship.
It looked like the Red Raiders were going to cruise to a comfortable 2-0 win heading into the 7th inning. But Oklahoma's Abigale Dayton smashed a two-run home run off NiJaree Canady to tie the game in the top of the 7th. With the game tied at 2-2, Texas Tech entered the bottom of the 7th with a chance to put the game away. After Mihyia Davis singled to get on base, Hailey Toney hit a double to put Davis in scoring position. Then Lauren Allred stepped to the plate and hit an RBI sacrifice fly to send the Red Raiders to the Championship.
Following the dramatic finish, social media was abuzz with fans praising the Red Raiders' incredible performance.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH LETS GOOOO!!!!!!!! @TexasTechSB
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) June 3, 2025
Wow. Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady is a giant slayer. In back to back weekends she single handedly takes out two softball powerhouses. Last weekend FSU. This week Oklahoma. Both on their home turf. Unreal.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) June 3, 2025
She might be the best money ever spent in NIL.
TEXAS TECH 🆚 TEXAS FOR THE TITLE‼️
— ESPN (@espn) June 3, 2025
This will be the first intrastate matchup for the national championship in 21 years 😲 pic.twitter.com/FWPGzmWmgF
Texas Tech signed superstar Stanford transfer NiJaree Canady to an unprecedented $1M softball NIL deal.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 3, 2025
The Red Raiders had never even won a conference title before this season.
Now they're playing for a national championship.pic.twitter.com/oUjbUWGfmg
TEXAS TECH WILL PLAY FOR A NATIONAL TITLE‼️
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 3, 2025
The Red Raiders beat No. 2 Oklahoma to punch their ticket to the #WCWS championship series 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Ct3rtIOUG3
"TEXAS TECH HAS DONE IT!!! THEY END THE GREATEST DYNASTY IN COLLEGE SOFTBALL HISTORY! THE RED RAIDERS STORM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!" - Kevin Brown on Texas Tech's historic #WCWS win over Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/NYaofb7fo9
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 3, 2025
Up next, Texas Tech will face Texas in a best-of-three championship series beginning on Wednesday. Both programs are looking for their first national championship in program history, and it's the first time in 21 years that two teams from the same state will compete for the championship.
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