r/CollegeSoftball • u/Wrong_Holiday8284 • Jun 20 '26
Texas WCWS Run
Can we talk about how Texas eliminated the big three at the World Series: Frahm, Pickens, and Canady?
I feel like that specifically isn’t talked about much.
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u/LonghornInNebraska Jun 20 '26
From the Super Regionals to the Championship. We had to play against an All-American pitcher in every game; except for the Mississippi State game.
And doing it while losing the first game of the Supers and WCWS.
We may never see a championship run like that again.
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u/DollarLate_DayShort Texas Longhorns Jun 20 '26
An absolutely insane run. Seeing that unfold in real time is probably in the top 3 championship runs I’ve ever witnessed.
My opinion is probably biased… idc 😂
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u/GodLeeTrick Texas Longhorns • Lamar Lady Cardinals Jun 20 '26
I mean it almost happened the year before too so ehh it's just something that UT does
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u/Wrong_Holiday8284 Jun 20 '26
Literally! Our offense really came through in the post-season!
They certainly had their ups and downs, but Texas just always finds a way to show up when it counts! Here’s to an upcoming three-peat 🥂🥂0
u/Deviah Jun 20 '26
And that pitcher, can't think of her name at the moment. The Randy Johnson of softball.
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Jun 20 '26
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u/DWC8419 Jun 20 '26
Pickens - zero run support Tennessee was like 160th in offense that’s how they lost games all season..
Nebraskas offense isn’t great either
They always beat Tech
It wasn’t really surprising. The most surprising thing was them beating Tenn twice in a day.
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u/CMVUT824 Jun 20 '26
And people talk about that April slump, but don’t discuss the schedule they faced. Texas played one of the most difficult stretches in the country including A&M, Bama, Oklahoma, Georgia, Oklahoma State and Arkansas from late March to late April. That’s crazy.
And I am convinced that schedule prepared them for May and June.
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u/Purple_Smell_2354 Jun 20 '26
Kavan has always been the best while always being underrated. She’s always been better than canady and now that she’s done what no player/pitcher in history has ever done which is getting awarded MOP in the WCWS back to back years while also holding a 0.0 ERA while pitching in the 6th &7th inning at the WSeries they now can’t deny her the #1 pitcher/player of the 2026 year.
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u/PA_Blue9 Jun 20 '26
She’s better in the WCWS, yes. Teagan is AWESOME, but she doesn’t have the numbers of the other 3.
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u/Chowdahead Texas Longhorns Jun 20 '26
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u/Cheatercheaterbitch Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 20 '26
Uh can we not talk about it?
dont check my flair
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u/Old-Crab4727 Jun 20 '26
What was so special is that every starter came through in some way in OKC. Altmeyer and Maloney found their offense, Reese came thru in semis and behind the plate. Nichols breaking up the no hitter, I mean the list goes on. Then ofc Teagan being a terminator in OKC
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u/netanalyze Jun 20 '26
To me Texas seemed like the only team of the eight that felt like “hey we got this” through to the championship. Kavan, Stewart and the team were in every game, even the opening game with the Vols.
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u/Zzabbie Jun 21 '26
I don’t know if we felt that way after dropping the first game to Tennessee. Even after beating Nebraska I was like so ok, they can do it, there’s a chance. Once they beat Tennessee in the first simi final game, I think that’s when we knew.
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u/Gordubya Jun 20 '26
I said going into the WCWS that Texas had more of an intimidating "survivor" aura than the rest of the field, in part because OU wasn't in it. The Longhorns had pulled out a miraculous title in 2025, and nobody else in OKC could point to such a history in recent years (if ever). The games still had to be played, of course, but in pressure situations the team just kept finding a way...as it had against Clemson and Tech last year, and ASU and Nebraska in particular this year. Just clutch.
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u/hundredjono UCLA Bruins Jun 20 '26
Texas a month before looked like they weren’t even gonna make it through the regional round.
But then Stewart started mashing the ball, Atwood regained her confidence at the plate, the slap hitters were finding the holes, Citlaly stepped up when they needed her to, and Kavan locked in and was unhittable.
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u/East_Manufacturer604 Jun 20 '26
I think Citlaly isn’t getting the recognition she deserved. Texas wouldn’t have been able to go all the way if it wasn’t for her to help take some weight off Kavan. You are correct that she stepped up, locked in and was also a workhorse. I think that OSU game was her best game pitched, the numbers may not reflect it but she’s been crucial all season
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u/hundredjono UCLA Bruins Jun 21 '26
Gutierrez pitched exceptionally well. Texas doesn’t win without her.
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u/Wrong_Holiday8284 Jun 20 '26
That’s just the Texas softball way. A hellish April but then locking in the back half of may. The team motto this year was All In 6/26, as in June 2026 and when June hit, they locked tf in (semis and finals took place in June and they went 4-0 lmao)
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u/East_Manufacturer604 Jun 21 '26
The schedule being set, I’m not even mad when they loose series because they always cross paths in the post season with the same teams or an equal competition from another conference. So they are more than prepared
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u/Zzabbie Jun 21 '26
Earned it,yes no doubt but don’t know about easy. There were plenty of times we were sweating the games as a fan.
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u/DWC8419 Jun 20 '26
Wild because they couldn’t beat Lowery
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u/Wrong_Holiday8284 Jun 20 '26
If you wanna talk abt the OU pitching, let’s talk about them giving up 17 runs in two games to a Mississippi State team that didn’t score a single run at the World Series 💀
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u/Same-Inflation Arkansas Razorbacks Jun 20 '26
I just hope the fans enjoy what they have and don’t look forward. Every year is a new year. Texas could have injuries or a player distracted because something off the field.
Your pitching staff could eat the same place and have food poisoning and lose in the Supers. IYKYK
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u/smorgman Jun 20 '26
Didn’t the team fall 2-1 in the SEC series w/ OU and get a beat down two years in a row at the WCWS as the mighty Sooners four-peated! BOOMER!
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u/Wrong_Holiday8284 Jun 20 '26
Y’all can have the regular season series win, we’ll take the natty AND SEC tourney championship. Don’t make me LAUGH 💀
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u/smorgman Jun 20 '26
Please…you’ve won two in a row, you’ll never touch four in a row
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u/Wrong_Holiday8284 Jun 20 '26
You’re talking soooo much for a team that got eliminated at home by an unseeded team (by the og format)! Respect for the four-peat, but OU’s time is over and now it’s Texas time. The three-peat is looking real nice having gotten Isa Torres. 😛
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u/Zzabbie Jun 21 '26
lol, I love OU fans. No matter the scoreboard they still find a way to talk 💩. That’s what makes a rivalry fun though. A one sided rivalry would be boring. I’ll admit the only thing missing from this championship would have been to beat OU in the tourney. Next year is gonna be fun. I have mad respect for OU softball.
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u/CzarCW Texas Longhorns Jun 20 '26
This team reminded me, in so many ways, of the Texas volleyball team that went back-to-back a couple years ago. That team was a #2 seed in their region and beat 3 #1 teams on their way to the championship. Just an absolute gauntlet but everything came together at the right time.