Women’s College World Series roundup: Texas gets past Mississippi State
Teagan Kavan threw a four-hit shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Mississippi State in an elimination game in the Women’s College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.
Kavan, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player during last year’s title run, struggled in a three-inning performance in Thursday’s opening-round loss to Tennessee. But the junior righty bounced back in a big way against the Bulldogs.
After Xiane Romero’s two-out double in the first, Kavan retired eight consecutive hitters until Romero singled in the fourth.
Kavan got all the run support she needed in the second on Kaiah Altmeyer’s two-run home run.
Altmeyer jumped on Delainey Everett’s first pitch to put Texas on top. The home run was Altmeyer’s first of the season.
The Longhorns added another on Kayden Henry’s solo home run in the fifth.
Texas added another insurance run in the seventh when Katie Stewart scored from first on Viviana Martinez’s double to left center off Peja Goold.
Romero led off the seventh with a single for her third hit of the game. But after Kinley Keller followed with another single, Kavan retired three consecutive hitters to finish off the shutout. Kavan struck out just two hitters in the win.
Texas (48-12) takes on the loser of Saturday’s Alabama-Nebraska game in an elimination game 3 p.m. Sunday.
Mississippi State, which was in the WCWS for the first time in program history, finished 43-21.
UCLA 11, Arkansas 0, 5 innings
UCLA blasted four home runs en route to an 11-0, five-inning run rule victory over Arkansas in an elimination game in the Women’s College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.
The Bruins blasted the game open with a nine-run second to quickly move into position for the run rule.
Three of their home runs came during that inning, including Megan Grant extending her NCAA record with her 42nd home run of the season.
Aleena Garcia led off the second with a homer to center on the first pitch she saw from Payton Burnham.
After an out, a hit-by-pitch and a single, Soo-Jin Berry delivered her fifth home run of the season to make it 4-0 and drive Burnham from the game.
Grant blasted a three-run shot on the first pitch she saw in her second-inning at-bat after Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp drew back-to-back walks.
Kaniya Bragg later delivered a two-run double to cap the massive inning in which UCLA sent 14 batters to the plate.
UCLA added a run in the third on a wild pitch, then another in the fifth on Lama’s solo shot.
The Bruins now have 206 home runs on the season, extending their NCAA record. Before this season, the NCAA record for home runs in a season was 161.
Taylor Tinsley went the distance for UCLA, allowing just three hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
UCLA (53-9) will take on the loser of Saturday’s Texas Tech-Tennessee game in an elimination game Sunday.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM.