The Texas Longhorns, coming off a 2-0 shutout over the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, enter Game 1 as slight favorites over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Be. Moneyline odds for the Longhorns sit at -120 in comparison to the Red Raiders, slight underdogs with odds at -110.

Texas beats Texas Tech in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series championship and the Longhorns' All-American catcher is a big reason why.

With the Texas Longhorns down 1-0, going into the bottom of the sixth inning, catcher Reese Atwood came through in the clutch and delivered the hit needed to take the lead and the win, 2-1.

With two runners on, Canady elected to intentionally walk Texas catcher Reese Atwood. But on what was supposed to be ball four, Canady left her pitch out over the plate, and Atwood made her pay for it as she knocked in both baserunners and the Longhorns took the lead.

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Miguel Cabrera stepped to the plate for the Marlins in the 10th inning of a 5-5 game against the Orioles at Camden Yards. With the go-ahead run at second base, Baltimore's plan was to walk the fearsome slugger intentionally.

Jessica Mendoza breaks down the huge risk Texas' Reese Atwood took swinging at an intentional walk pitch to give the Longhorns the lead and win.