The stage is set and while Oklahoma City will be the site, this year’s Women’s College World Series Championship will feature a Red River flair. The Texas Longhorns won two elimination games on Monday to overcome the odds and advance to the title series where they’ll face the juggernaut that is Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners.
Back in April, the Longhorns were the first team to beat the Sooners, snapping their 40-game win streak and record-breaking start to a season. Oklahoma avenged that loss with a 7-2 win on Saturday to advance to the semifinals where they beat UCLA.
Texas had to overcome a 5-0 deficit in game two on Monday. Trailing entering the fourth inning, the Longhorns chipped away scoring three in the frame on a Courtney Day three-run home run. They then added three more in the fifth to take the lead.
On the deciding play, Oklahoma State committed three errors to allow Texas runners to advance and ultimately take the lead and win the game.
Sometimes a team needs a break to get to advance to a championship and the Longhorns certainly got that on Monday night against Oklahoma State.
The Red River National Title Showdown will begin on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CST and can be seen on ESPN.
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