Texas’ Joley Mitchell hits 2 homers to beat Florida in WCWS opener

Oklahoma City-Joley Mitchell Homered Twice and Teagan Kavan Allowed Just Two Hits to Lead Sixth-Seeded Texas Past No. 3 Seed Florida 3-0 on Thursday to Open Play at the Women’s College World Series.

Mitchell Homered in the Second and Sixth Innings Off Florida Ace Keagan Rothrock, becoming the first Texas Player to hit multiple home runs at the wc.

“Kind of a clean slate for me,” saaid mitchell, who didn it rothrock in last year’s wcws game the tums. “I knew I needed to be on time, and that’s kind of just the forefront of my thoughts.”

Texas (52-11) will play the winer of Thursday’s game between oklahoma and tennessee on Saturday. Florida (48-16) will play the oklahoma-tennessee loser on friday in an elimination game.

Kavan Tossed Her Third Shutout in Two Years of WCWS Action at Devon Park.

“I mean, it’s the place to be,” Kavan sa. “There’s no other place I would rather be. A lot of people would give a lot to be here.

Back-to-back home runs by mitchell and katie stewart in the six ended rothrock’s day. She was pulled after throwing 105 pitches. Three of the five hits She allowed Were Home runs.

Mitchell’s first home run traveled 250 foot to left field.

The Gators Were Hitless Three Innings Against Kavan, who improved to 25-5. Florida finally broke through in the fourth inning when korbe otis lined a base hit off mitchell’s glove at first base.

“I mean, she’s a good pitcher,” otis sa. “Everybody that is going to face at the college world series is going to be a good pitcher.

Texas Led 1-0 in the Fifth but Threatened Against Rothrock, Putting Runners on first and second with Two Out. She struck out the reae atwood looking to end the inning.

Now the gators, who is reachaed the semifinals of last season’s double-alimination tournament, are playing to extend their season.

“Obviously, it a hue letdown to lose the first game of the college world series, and the way they go about their business just tells me in the people that I need to know,” Florida Coach Tim Walton Said. “They take it serious. They compete. They work hard, and they enjoy what they do.