Reigning national champion and No. 2 Texas kept its season alive Friday night, defeating Mississippi State, 4-0, in an elimination game at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. Teagan Kavan tossed her fourth career WCWS shutout as the Longhorns responded after suffering a surprising opening-round loss to No. 7 Tennessee on Thursday. The victory keeps Texas in contention for a fourth trip to the national championship series in the last five seasons, though the Longhorns still face a difficult path. Only four of the previous 42 Women’s College World Series champions recovered after losing their opening game in Oklahoma City.For Mississippi State, the loss brought an end to a breakthrough postseason run. The Bulldogs reached the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history after knocking off Oklahoma in the Super Regionals.Friday night’s second elimination game features No. 8 UCLA against No. 5 Arkansas with both teams trying to avoid a quick two-game exit from Oklahoma City. The Razorbacks made their WCWS debut with a loss in extra innings on Thursday and now draw the challenge of facing the nation’s top home run-hitting team in the Bruins. Saturday’s winners-bracket slate opens with No. 1 overall seed Alabama against No. 4 Nebraska after both teams started the tournament with comeback victories Thursday. The Crimson Tide erased an early deficit against UCLA, while the Cornhuskers needed 10 innings to get past Arkansas behind a complete-game effort from Jordy Frahm. In the other winners-bracket matchup, No. 7 Tennessee faces No. 11 Texas Tech.
For the complete schedule and results for every matchup at Devon Park, follow along right here at CBS Sports.All times ETThursday, May 28Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech 8, Mississippi State 0 (F/5)Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee 6, No. 2 Texas 3Game 3: No. 1 Alabama 6, No. 8 UCLA 3Game 4: No. 4 Nebraska 5, No. 5 Arkansas 3 (F/10)Friday, May 29Game 5: No. 2 Texas 4, Mississippi State 0Game 6: No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 5 Arkansas (9:30 p.m. ESPN2)
Saturday, May 30Game 7: No. 11 Texas Tech vs. No. 7 Tennessee (3 p.m. ABC)Game 8: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Nebraska (7 p.m. ESPN)Sunday, May 31Game 9: No. 2 Texas vs. Loser of Game 8 (3 p.m. ABC)Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7 (7 p.m. ESPN2)Monday, June 1Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9Game 12 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 11Game 13: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10Game 14 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 13
Championship SeriesGame 1: Wednesday, June 3 (8 p.m. ESPN)Game 2: Thursday, June 4 (8 p.m. ESPN)Game 3 (if necessary): Friday, June 5 (8 p.m. ESPN)
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