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06/04 21:42 CDT Texas women beat Texas Tech 4-1 to claim back-to-back NCAA softball championships Texas women beat Texas Tech 4-1 to claim back-to-back NCAA softball championships OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night at the Women's College World Series for a second straight national championship. Texas trailed 1-0 after four innings, but a bases-loaded throwing error by shortstop Hailey Toney allowed two unearned runs to score in the fifth for a 2-1 lead. Henry homered off Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady --- in her final collegiate game --- to begin the seventh and Leighann Goode singled to drive in the final run. Gutierrez (11-3) allowed one run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings. Kavan notched her fifth save. Canady (29-7) went the distance and allowed four runs --- two earned --- on eight hits with three walks. Lauren Allred had an RBI single in the third to put Texas Tech up 1-0. Coach Mike White led Texas to the school's second title in his eighth season. Second-year coach Gerry Glasgo has led the Red Raiders to their only two WCWS appearances. Texas Tech fell 7-3 in the opener. Texas won the rubber game of the three-game series against Texas Tech last season to claim its first title. __ AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports

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