In a dramatic finish to the Austin Super Regional, the No. 1 Texas Longhorns softball team defeated the No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies 6-5 in Game 3, securing their place in the Women's College World Series (WCWS). The Longhorns, who rallied from a four-run deficit to win Game 2 with a 9-8 victory, clinched the series with a three-run sixth inning in Game 3. Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan played a crucial role, striking out two Aggie batters to escape a bases-loaded jam and preserve the lead. The Aggies ended their season with a 44-15 record. Texas will face Stanford in the WCWS in Oklahoma City, marking their second trip to the series in three years under head coach Mike White. The decisive game was played at 6:30 pm CT.
Cardinal ace Canady on top of her game as Stanford softball set to make return trip to College World Series https://t.co/ij5y3BV2iD
ICYMI last night, Texas is headed back to the Womenβs College World Series after what could be called an emotionally-draining Super Regional over the weekend. https://t.co/MAKIyi5Ttv
Texas softball outlasts the Aggies, sighs relief | Bohls https://t.co/4brfm8wHhd via @statesman
Texas softball outlasts the Aggies, sighs relief | Bohls https://t.co/pYOwlUVH0o
The Cardinal staved off elimination three times this postseason to become the first Stanford team to reach the Women's College World Series in back-to-back years. https://t.co/1Wj6OtS777
No. 1 Texas joins 3-time defending champ Oklahoma in Women's College World Series field https://t.co/17InB8mUVG
After a rough start to Super Regionals, Stanford rebounded so the 13 consecutive scoreless innings then exploded on offense to advance to the WCWS. On a magical night for a powerhouse softball program and the senses of finality and future | @sfchronicle https://t.co/alg29ysjgC
Stanford Softball Advances to WCWS with 8-0 Mercy Rule Victory Over Texas https://t.co/M099UIPYxV
NEW: Twenty minutes after Texas finally outlasted Texas A&M to punch its ticket to the WCWS, the juxtaposition of this Austin Super Regional could not have been any more palpable. Some final words from a hectic few days: https://t.co/fNzRjDVun2
In a record-setting Super Regional full of momentum swings and home run swings between No. 1 #Texas and horribly underseeded #TAMU at No. 16, the #Longhorns beat the #Aggies 6-5 in Game 3 and move on to face No. 8 Stanford in the WCWS in Oklahoma City. https://t.co/xyME3arHZu
Texas A&M softball's 2024 campaign came to a close with a Sunday night in the decisive game of the Austin Super Regional: https://t.co/oVXJGlDNVo
Stanford uses big inning to blast LSU, advance to Womenβs College World Series https://t.co/H7ZC7vWzcE
Texas beats Texas A&M 6-5 to win game 3 of the NCAA softball Super Regional https://t.co/W69H6CSFen
Lets go! @StanfordSball !!! https://t.co/gevA5tdACL
A WALK-OFF TO THE #WCWS π± #RoadToWCWS x π₯ ESPN2 / @StanfordSball https://t.co/afdkFiDdG9
STANFORD WALKS IT OFF TO OKC! Theyβll face top-seeded Texas in OKC. Hereβs a look back to the last time Stanford and Texas diamond sports met in the postseason. https://t.co/feGndS7Ral
Wow, Stanford. What a reversal after losing 11-1 to LSU in Game 1. Going back to the WCWS after a walk-off in Game 3.
Stanford wins on mercy, 8-0 The Cardinal are going to the Women's College World Series!
Jade Berry 3-R home run off first pitch against Chaffin 7-0 Stanford, Cardinal bats have come alive
The @TexasSoftball team is headed to its 7th Womenβs College World Series overall, their 2nd in 3 years under Mike White. @TexasMonthly allowed me to tell some of this seasonβs story. https://t.co/TK7EK2X4rt
Bases loaded, one out... KYRA CHAN AND ALY KANESHIRO DELIVER Still scoreless in the fifth! #GoStanford x #RoadToWCWS https://t.co/xgQHRl1KYt
see y'all in OKC! π€ #HookEm https://t.co/K4P2h9rBhv
Texas Softball is Oklahoma City bound! π€ π https://t.co/4yaslc0sB7 #HookEm https://t.co/ILZiX2Cacv
And just like that @TexasSoftball is off to the World Series π€πΌπ₯³ https://t.co/72CHzu5qpa
STRIKE THREE AND TEXAS WILL GO TO THE #WCWS! π€ #RoadToWCWS x π₯ ESPN2 / @TexasSoftball https://t.co/KpIvr8gloa
TICKET PUNCHED π€ #HookEm https://t.co/tGcYb1khn7
NEW: Texas is back to the Women's College World Series, but only after high drama in the top of the seventh as part of a 6-5 win over Texas A&M. Horns will be in Oklahoma City for the second time in three seasons under head coach Mike White: https://t.co/8hbhmK29Mb
Texas clinches a WCWS berth with 6-5 win over Texas A&M. One spot remaining βΒ LSU or Stanford
Teagan Kavan strikes out pinch-hitter Amari Harper to leave two stranded and give Texas a 6-5 win and a ticket to the WCWS for the second time in three years.
see y'all in OKC π€ #HookEm | @NCAASoftball https://t.co/QqHQl2orHo
Final: #1 Texas 6, #16 Texas A&M 5 The Aggies end their season in the Austin Super Regional with a 44-15 record.
Texas with a three-run sixth. #16 Texas A&M - 2 #1 Texas - 6 Top of 7
Texas heading for the doorstep of the Women's College World Series, as the nation's top hitting team has three runs in the sixth for a 6-2 lead, and has first and third with two outs. RELATED: Big 12 Player of the Year Reese Atwood has been hit by a pitch 3x tonight.
MORE RUNS @TexasSoftball π€ #HookEm
TICKET PUNCHED ποΈ #RoadToWCWS https://t.co/pJKtA1Ii45
Two errors in the inning by the Aggies have led to two runs and the Horns lead 5-2 with a runner at second in B6.
STRUCK HER OUT! Teagan Kavan escapes a bases-loaded jam. Itβs 3-2 Texas heading to the bottom of the 6th.
Kavan strikes out two straight Aggie batters to strand the bases loaded and protect a 3-2 Texas lead.
More Super Regional drama at Texas in what has been a weekend full of it.
Ags get one back as Jaz Hill reaches on a fielderβs choice and Cannon scores, unearned! #16 Texas A&M - 2 #1 Texas - 3 Top of 6 https://t.co/Q9Pja9XCOI
Aggies score on a fielder's choice grounder to make it 3-2 Texas, and Jazmine Hill barely beats the double-play throw to first. White lifts Morgan, brings in freshman ace Teagan Kavan.
Aggie reliever Emily Leavitt pitches out of a critical bases-loaded jam, retiring Texas' Katie Stewart on a groundout. Horns up 3-1 in T6.
Longhorns plate two in the third to take the lead. #16 Texas A&M - 1 #1 Texas - 2 End of 3
Texas ties it at 1-1 in the B3 on a wild pitch, scoring Bella Dayton after her double and an Aggie error.
Texas goes in order in the first although Ashton Maloney hit a hard liner to A&M's perfectly positioned left fielder. No big surprise since the Longhorns have scored only run in the first five innings of the two games.
Win or go home. @TexasSoftball hosts Texas A&M tonight at 6:30CT on ESPN2. https://t.co/GwTcApcq2x
oh my god Texas A&M softball was down to last strike down by three and hit a 3-R HR to tie it. What a game. Oh my god
Our man @JeffHowe247 of @Horns247 takes you through the are-you-kidding-me twists and turns of a 9-8, extra-innings victory by No. 1 #Texas against Texas A&M - forcing Game 3 of an already memorable Austin Super Regional on Sunday at 6:30 pm CT. https://t.co/POCXqcar0a
Pushed to the brink, Texas softball team is still breathing. Here's why | Golden https://t.co/qy91pPNfVv
NEW: The Austin Super Regional has been great theatre the last two days, with Texas and Texas A&M now set for a winner-take-all Game 3 this evening back at McCombs Field https://t.co/2awiS39vVU
Replay: No. 1 Texas softball edges Texas A&M in Game 2 of NCAA Tournament super regional https://t.co/WDzDfiZYf9
NCAA Super Regionals: Canady, Stanford force decisive Game 3 https://t.co/YojlFDDUgf
Texas softball team wins extra-inning thriller over Texas A&M, sets up Game 3 Sunday https://t.co/7zjgSsE1lH
No. 1 Texas softball stays alive with wild 9-inning win over A&M at Austin Super Regional: https://t.co/09xomHmIFH via @houstonchron
The two historic rivals will need a Game 3 as Texas A&M fell to Texas in nine innings on Saturday: https://t.co/mK1qQsppcA
No. 1 Texas softball stays alive with wild 9-inning win over A&M at Austin Super Regional https://t.co/ApGZzIVSkE
Alabama softball walks off Tennessee at super regional to set winner-take-all Game 3 https://t.co/MVLszmy7nX
No. 1 not done yet! Texas rallies from four down to beat Texas A&M 9-8 to force a decisive Game 3 tomorrow π https://t.co/RkG8HhFEnF
NOT DONE YET @TexasSoftball holds off A&M 9-8 in 9 innings to force a game 3 in the Austin Super Regional https://t.co/mTgjVHNfgI
Texas gets a fielder's choice groundout to retire the Aggies in the eighth to win 9-8 and force a Game 3 winner-take-all for a WCWS berth. Spectacular game.
NEW: An entertaining Austin Super Regional will see a Game 3 after Texas outlasted Texas A&M, 9-8, in nine innings to take Game 2. Quick words: https://t.co/p33xcVlbmg
Final: #1 Texas 9, #16 Texas A&M 8 (9 INN) Longhorns even the series. Game 3 will be on Sunday. Time TBD
Longhorns force a winner-take-all game 3 https://t.co/CsgMhq1Y1P
Texas gets one back in the top of the ninth. Hill, Wiggins and Enright up for the Aggies π #1 Texas - 9 #16 Texas A&M - 8 Bottom 9
Ninth inning π #1 Texas - 8 #16 Texas A&M - 8
Texas goes scoreless in the eighth π Aggies turn with Wooley, Cannon and Cottrill up to bat π