It was a crazy week of sports. French Open. NCAA Baseball tournament. Stanley Cup and NBA Finals. MLB in midseason form. But a sport that got the best rating in its history takes center stage. Softball's Women's College World Series captivated the nation, in addition to the state of Texas. As Big 12 Texas Tech and their all-world pitcher faced off against Texas, old Southwest Conference (and Big 12) rival who battled through their conference without winning either the regular season or tournament. In a thrilling three game series that brought tons of eyes to the sport, Texas won WCWS Game 1 defeating Tech superstar NiJaree Canady on a clutch 2-run single in the bottom of the sixth. Tech answered with a 4-3 win holding on in Game 2. But Texas delivered the death blow scoring a mind blowing 5 in the first inning and coasting to a girlpile for the Longhorns first National Championship. Behind it all? Superstar starter Teagan Kavan who outshined her Red Raiders counterpart. Kavan set a record with 31 2/3 WCWS innings with no earned runs. Started both the Longhorns wins in Finals Game 1 and 3. Finished the season 28-5. To loosely quote Yogi Berra (at the time regarding Bob Gibson), "I understand how she won 28. I have no idea how she lost 5." Kavan is now a Longhorn Legend and the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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