Overview
- Texas Tech secured a spot in the Women’s College World Series with a 16-7 Game 3 victory that on Sunday ended Florida’s Super Regional run.
- Mia Williams, a former Florida player who transferred to Texas Tech, was hit by pitches five times in the series and finished 3-for-7 with two homers and five RBIs.
- Florida coach Tim Walton was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes, the teams did not shake hands after the game, and Jason Williams publicly accused Walton of avoiding a postgame handshake.
- Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco repeatedly alternated pitchers Kaitlyn Terry and NiJaree Canady during Game 3, a tactical move credited with disrupting Florida’s offense late in the game.
- Florida’s season outcome highlighted roster limits that coaches pointed to all year, including heavy reliance on ace Keagan Rothrock and the loss of two-way pitcher Ava Brown to a knee injury, while no formal discipline or criminal charges have been reported so far.