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No other national champion other than the University of Oklahoma has won back-to-back titles in the Women’s College World Series in over 10 years.
No. 2 Texas ended that drought Thursday at Devon Park.
With Texas Tech shortstop Haley Toney’s heartbreaking two-run error in the fifth inning and slow pitching from Citoralee Gutierrez and Teagan Caban, the Longhorns defeated No. 11 Texas Tech 4-1 in the second game of the program’s second best-of-three national championship. Both were against Nyjari Canady and the Red Raiders.
Cabán took the mound in relief of Gutierrez in the sixth inning. Last year’s WCWS Player of the Year, she had a combined 11 strikeouts in two games in the Championship Series, including a complete game in Game 1. The Longhorns gave her two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning: Cayden Henry’s solo home run and LeeAnne Good’s single to right field off the glove of Lauren Allred.
The Des Moines, Iowa, native was recognized for her work in the circle this postseason, making her the first consecutive MOP in WCWS history. Kavan pitched 33 1/3 innings with 30 strikeouts last week in Oklahoma City.
The Longhorns become the fifth Division I softball program to win back-to-back national championships at the Women’s College World Series, and the first team outside of Oklahoma to accomplish that feat in more than a decade.
Here’s what you need to know about the winner of the WCWS Championship Series between Texas and Texas Tech, including box scores, stats and highlights.
Who won WCWS 2026?
Texas won the WCWS Championship Series for the second consecutive season, this time winning in just two games.
After taking a five-run lead in the first inning of Game 1, the Longhorns never looked back, even when Texas Tech’s Mia Williams hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to pull Texas Tech within two runs. Texas added another run in the sixth inning on Viviana Martinez’s sacrifice fly to center field, securing a 7-3 victory.
Katie Stewart was one of Texas’ most important hitters in the WCWS. The Longhorns first baseman has hit four home runs in seven games with Oklahoma City this season, including a two-run homer in Game 1.
WCWS Game 2 Score: Texas beats Texas Tech
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | F |
| texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Here’s a breakdown of the stats for each team in Game 2 of the WCWS Championship Series.
- execution: Texas 4, Texas Tech 1
- Number of hits: Texas 8, Texas Tech 4
- error: Texas Tech 1, Texas 0
- Extra-base hits: Texas 1, Texas Tech 0
- Number of strikeouts: Texas Tech 8, Texas 3
- If a runner is left on base: Texas 9, Texas Tech 7
- Runners in scoring position: Texas Tech 5-5, Texas 9-1
The following is a look at the WCWS finals that contributed to Texas’ consecutive victory.
Texas vs. Texas Tech WCWS Game 2 Highlights
Here are the total runs scored by the Longhorns in the WCWS title game against Texas Tech on June 4th.
WCWS Champion History
Here is a year-by-year history of past WCWS winners dating back to 2010:
- 2026: Texas (beat Texas Tech)
- 2025: Texas (beat Texas Tech)
- 2024: Oklahoma (beat Texas)
- 2023: Oklahoma State (beat Florida State)
- 2022: Oklahoma (beat Texas)
- 2021: Oklahoma State (beat Florida State)
- 2020: Canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
- 2019: UCLA (beat Oklahoma)
- 2018: Florida (beat Washington)
- 2017: Oklahoma (beat Florida)
- 2016: Oklahoma (defeated by Auburn)
- 2015: Florida (beat Michigan)
- 2014: Florida (beat Alabama)
- 2013: Oklahoma (defeated by Tennessee)
- 2012: Alabama (beat Oklahoma)
- 2011: Arizona State (beat Florida State)
- 2010: UCLA (defeated by Arizona)
WCWS consecutive victory
Here is a list of programs that have won back-to-back WCWS titles.
- Texas: 2025-2026
- Oklahoma: 2017-2018 and 2021-2024
- Florida: 2014-2015
- University of California Los Angeles: 1984-1985. 1988-1990. and 2003-2004
- Arizona: 1993-1994. and 2006-2007
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