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Live updates: Texas vs. Oklahoma softball Game 2 score, highlights from WCWS finals

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Live updates: Texas vs. Oklahoma softball Game 2 score, highlights from WCWS finals

OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas softball coach Mike White didn’t mince words after his team dropped the first game in a best-of-three championship series 8-3 against Oklahoma Wednesday at the Women’s College World Series. “It’s pretty simple,” White said. “It’s fight or go home.”

Can Texas (55-9) fight off elimination on Thursday and force a third and decisive game Friday against a Sooner squad trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title?

Follow along live with Thomas Jones, Kirk Bohls and the American-Statesman.

Start 1: Texas 0, Oklahoma 0

Texas escapes the first inning unscathed, unlike last night, and turns its WCWS-high fourth double play here. OU leads all teams up here with a .309 batting average in the WCWS. The Horns are hitting just .255 after leading the nation in batting average at .372. –– Kirk Bohls

End 1: Texas 0, Oklahoma 0

Oklahoma’s Jayda Coleman leads off the bottom of the first with a sharply hit single but the Texas infield then shows off its glovework. Third baseman Mia Scott almost starts a double-play but settles for one out, then shortstop Vivi Martinez and second baseman Alyssa Washington turn a double-play to end the winning – Thomas Jones

Middle 1: Texas 0, Oklahoma 0

Texas starts where it left off in Game One. It had just two hits in six at-bats with runners in scoring position in that loss and wasted a leadoff walk by Bella Dayton with an easy double play. — Kirk Bohls

Middle 1: Texas 0, Oklahoma 0

Oklahoma starter Karlie Keeney opens the game with a walk to Bella Dayton but Sooner second baseman Avery Hodge makes a nice play to turn a double play. – Thomas Jones

Texas doesn’t lose two in a row often

Texas is hungry to keep its season and championship hopes alive tonight. The Horns lost 8-3 to OU last night and haven’t lost two straight to the same opponent all season. Their only two-game losing streak came against Oklahoma State and OU in different series. — Kirk Bohls

More: OU softball live score updates vs Texas in Game 2 of WCWS championship series

Texas vs. OU reeling in viewers

Game one between Texas and Oklahoma, which was broadcast on ESPN, drew the best-ever WCWS game-one audience with 1.9 million viewers, according to ESPN. That marks the best WCWS audience since 2021 and second best since 2015. It was also the second-most streamed softball game ever on ESPN+. – Thomas Jones

More: Texas softball’s fixes in WCWS final must come immediately, and the Horns know it | Bohls

Devon Park already looks like an OU rally, but Texas is represented. AD Chris Del Conte, regents chairman Kevin Eltife and chancellor JB Milliken watching from the front row behind the Horn dugout. — Kirk Bohls

More: Can Reese Atwood get hot at plate? Texas softball needs slugger against Oklahoma at WCWS.

Not surprised that Mike White is going with junior right-hander Mac Morgan. She’s been solid to spectacular this post-season and throws 90% drop balls, which could help her keep OU hits inside the park in theory. — Kirk Bohls

Mac Morgan gets the start for Texas

White fondly calls junior Mac Morgan his “bulldog” in the circle, and he’s turning to his junior pitcher to help keep the Longhorns’ season alive. Morgan has yet to allow a run at the WCWS in two appearances, and she’s only given up two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings. That stretch includes 1.2 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Sooners. Oklahoma will counter with Karlie Keeney, a grad student in her first season with the Sooners. She’s only thrown 1/3 of an inning at the WCWS, and this will be just her sixth start of the season. Bit of a curveball from OU coach Patty Gasso. – Thomas Jones

What channel is Texas softball vs Oklahoma today?

Texas vs. Oklahoma is scheduled to take place on ESPN. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a cable login), ESPN+ and Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

This is Game 2 of the best-of-three Women’s College World Series championship series. If needed, Game 3 will likewise take place on ESPN, keeping the same streaming options.

Texas softball vs Oklahoma start time

  • Date: Wednesday, June 5
  • Time: 7 p.m. CDT

First pitch for Texas softball’s Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT.

Game 3, if needed, would be at 7 p.m. Friday.

Texas softball schedule 2024

Below is Texas softball’s postseason schedule. For the Longhorns’ full 2024 college softball schedule, click here.

Austin Regional

  • Friday, May 17: Texas 5, Siena 0
  • Saturday, May 18: Texas 14, Northwestern 2 (five innings)
  • Sunday, May 19: Texas 7, Northwestern 0

Austin Super Regional

  • Friday, May 24: Texas A&M 6, Texas 5
  • Saturday, May 25: Texas 9, Texas A&M 8
  • Sunday, May 26: Texas 6, Texas A&M 5

Women’s College World Series:

  • Thursday, May 30: Texas 4, Stanford 0
  • Saturday, June 1: Texas 10, Florida 0 (five innings)
  • Monday, June 3: Texas 1, Stanford 0
  • Wednesday, June 5: Oklahoma 8, Texas 3 (WCWS final, Game 1)
  • Thursday, June 6: vs. Oklahoma (WCWS final, Game 2)
  • Friday, June 7*: vs. Oklahoma (WCWS final, Game 3)

* If necessary

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