Patrick Mahomes Watched Texas Tech Softball Make History During Commercial Shoot
Patrick Mahomes didn't let a commercial shoot stop him from watching his alma mater make history on the softball field Friday afternoon.
Mahomes, who helped Texas Tech recruit NiJaree Canady to Lubbock, shared a video on social media of him watching the game while dressed in a suit on a football field.
Locked in!!! 🔒🔒 @TexasTechSB https://t.co/axkwj9ZLaa
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 23, 2025
Canady, who grew up in Kansas as a multi-sport star, played basketball and tackle football growing up. She's also a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan. Mahomes was just one of many who made phone calls to the pitcher after she went into the transfer portal, except his phone call was a little more special. He found time during a vacation in Italy to talk to Canady while she was on a visit in Lubbock.
"I'm not going to say any names, but another program had a very important person call me and there was no caller ID, so I couldn't call him back or anything," Canady told ESPN. "But Patrick Mahomes, I have his number, I can reach out to him. So I think that's cool. Last July, we were eating lunch and had a beautiful view of the whole football stadium. Someone told me, just send a picture to Patrick to see if he responds. He's preparing for the season, and then I think within 10 minutes he got back to me."
LETS GOOOO!!!!!!! @TexasTechSB
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 23, 2025
On Friday, Canady delivered the Red Raiders to the promised land – the Women's College World Series and she did it on the road, in Tallahassee and against an experience team with a national title under its belt.
The Red Raiders beat the Florida State Seminoles 2-1 behind a complete-game performance from Canady and will continue to ride her $1 million arm all the way to Oklahoma City.
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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.