Deadspin | Texas takes down Oklahoma to advance to WCWS semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY – Kayden Henry broke a tie with a fifth-inning house run and Joley Mitchell blasted any other within the 6th to assist carry Texas to a 4-2 win over four-time protecting champion Oklahoma within the Women’s College World Series on Saturday.

The Longhorns will play within the semifinals Monday, desiring one win in two tries to advance to the WCWS Championship Series for the 3rd time in 4 seasons. The Sooners will play Oregon on Sunday in an removing recreation.

Texas had by no means crushed the Sooners within the WCWS and hadn’t crushed Oklahoma within the state of Oklahoma since 2014.

With one out within the 5th, Henry jumped on Sam Landry’s first pitch for a line-drive house run to position the Longhorns up 3-2.

Mitchell then led off the 6th together with her 3rd house run of the WCWS to increase the lead.

But it wasn’t over.

Teagan Kavan hit Ella Parker, then allowed a unmarried to Nelly McEnroe-Marinas with one out to deliver the go-ahead run to the plate.

But the Longhorns’ ace struck out Gabbie Garcia and Hannah Coor to flee the jam and transfer Texas inside 3 victories in their first-ever WCWS identify.

Texas took a 2-0 lead within the first, however Oklahoma temporarily answered with two in the second one to tie it.

After that, even though, the defenses and the pitchers settled in till Henry’s go-head homer.

–Field Level Media