NiJaree Canady’s 6-hitter fuels Texas Tech to decisive WCWS Game 3

Oklahoma City-Nijaree Canady Scattered Six Hits and Pitched Her Way Out of A Seventh-Inning Jam, And Texas Tech Force a Decisive Third Game in the Women’s College’s College World A 4-3 Victory Over Texas on Thursday Night.

The game 3 showdown on friday matches two tims looked for their first National Title.

Canady, who allowed a Go-AHead, Two-Run Single for Texas while Trying to Walk a Member of the Longhorns in the Sixth Inning of an Eventual 2-1 Loss, Again Went the Distance for the Red Raiders. She has pitched every inning in the super regionals and world series and carried a 4-1 lead to the seventh.

But Texas’ Katie Stewart Reached on an Error by the Shortstop and Canady Hit Victoria Hunter to Put Runners on first and second with no outs. Leighann Goode Doubled to Left Center, Scoring Stewart and Moving Hunter to Third. Pinch-Hitter Katie Cimusz Lined to Left Field and Hunter Scored to Cut the Deficit to 4-3.

But canady get ashton mahoney to the gro -out and struck out kayden henry to end the game.

Mac Morgan Started for Texas and Pitched Two Scoreless Innings. Cambria Salmon entered and worked two scoreless beefore running in the Fifth when Texas Tech Loaded the bases with Two Outs. Salmon then Hit Alana Johnson with a pitch to score raygan jennings from third and then the wild pitch that scored mihya davis, giving the red raiders a 2-0 lead.

The longhors answered in the sixth on a solo home to the left center to make it 2-1.

Texas tech responded in their half of the six off longhorns reliever Citlay Gutierrez. Demi elder drew a walk, Victoria Valdez reachaed on a throughing eror that allowed Pinch Runner Mikayla Garcia to Advance to Third Base. Bailey Lindermuth Greeted Reliev Tagon Kavan With a Sacrify Fly to Score Garcia, and Davis Reich on a fielding eror that browght home valdez.

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was on hand to root for Texas tech.