Arizona State walked into Aggieland as a 2-seed and walked out with the trophy — 8-0 over McNeese, a 4-3 upset of host A&M, and a 9-1 hammer to close it out. Texas, meanwhile, didn't allow a single run in three games at home: 9-1 over Wagner, 9-0 over Wisconsin, 7-0 over Baylor in the title. That's a Kavan-fronted staff with a 25-run differential walking into a short series against an ASU lineup that just outscored Texas A&M 13-4 across the regional.
Game 1 sets the tone. If ASU can keep the Texas lineup in single digits, this becomes about whether Kavan can give Mike White seven innings twice. She has all year.
Series Schedule
Best of 3 · All times Eastern
Game
Date
Time
Matchup
Result
TV
Game 1
Fri, May 22
9:00 PM CT
Arizona State at Texas
Arizona State4–1
ESPN2
Game 2
Sat, May 23
7:00 PM CT
Arizona State at Texas
Texas4–3
ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary)
Sun, May 24
7:00 PM CT
Arizona State at Texas
Texas5–0
ESPN
Hosted at Texas. Game 3 only played if the series is split 1-1.
Game Recaps
3 games in the books
Game 1·Fri, May 22·9:00 PM CT·ESPN2Final
Arizona State
4
▲ Winner
vs
Austin
Texas
1
Hero of the Gamein the circle
Kenzie Brown
Arizona State · Pitcher
7.0 IP · 4 H · 1 ER · 1 BB · 10 K
“15-seed Arizona State stole Game 1 in Austin behind Brown's 4-hit, 10-K complete game — and a 3-RBI night from catcher Samantha Swan.”
Key Moments
Top 3 — Swan RBI single plates Ho-Ching for the first run
Bot 4 — Wells RBI knock ties it for Texas
Top 5 — Sun Devils plate 3 to seize the lead for good
Brown K's 10 over 7 to close out the upset
Pitchers
WK. Brown7.0 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 10 K
LT. Kavan5.0 IP 8 H 4 R 3 ER 2 BB 5 K
C. Gutierrez2.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 2 K
Top Batters
S. Swan (C)2-for-4 · 3 RBI
A. Mejia (RF)2-for-3 · 1 RBI
T. Ho-Ching (2B)2-for-3 · 1 R
H. Wells (TEX, DP)1-for-3 · 1 R · 1 RBI
Game 2·Sat, May 23·7:00 PM CT·ESPNFinal
Texas
4
▲ Winner
vs
Austin
Arizona State
3
Hero of the Gamein the box
Victoria Hunter
Texas · Batter
1-for-1 (PH) · HR · 2 RBI · 1 R
“Hunter's pinch-hit home run flipped the night and saved Texas' season — the Longhorns force a winner-take-all Game 3.”
Key Moments
Swan crushed a 2-run HR for Arizona State
Kavan got the start for Texas and exited after 2 IP
Gutierrez stabilized things in relief — 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K (W)
Hunter's pinch-hit HR delivered the go-ahead runs
Series tied 1-1 — winner-take-all Sunday in Austin
Pitchers
WC. Gutierrez5.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 6 K
T. Kavan2.0 IP 3 H 2 ER 2 BB 0 K
LK. Brown3.0 IP 5 H 2 ER 0 BB 5 K
M. Lauppe4.0 IP 2 H 1 R 2 BB 1 K
Top Batters
V. Hunter (PH)1-for-1 · HR · 2 RBI · 1 R
K. Stewart (1B)1-for-3 · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
R. Atwood (C)1-for-4 · 1 RBI
S. Swan (ASU, C)2-for-2 · HR · 2 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
B. Ulrich (ASU, SS)1-for-3 · 1 RBI
Game 3·Sun, May 24·7:00 PM CT·ESPNFinal
Texas
5
▲ Winner
vs
Austin
Arizona State
0
Hero of the Gamein the circle
Teagan Kavan
Texas · Pitcher
7.0 IP · 5 H · 0 ER · 5 K (CG shutout)
“Kavan slammed the door with a complete-game shutout to send the defending champions back to OKC. Stewart drove in 4 of Texas' 5 runs.”
Key Moments
Kavan was in total command — 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, complete game
Stewart went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI — the clutch bat all series
Martinez added 2 hits and an RBI
Brown took the loss for ASU (4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER)
Texas wins the series 2-1 — defending champions headed to OKC
The winner of this best-of-three series advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 – June 5. The WCWS is double-elimination through the semifinals, followed by a best-of-three Championship Series.
Texas
Arizona State