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.

Instead of being caught off guard by the inaccurate intentional walk pitch, Atwood instead ripped the easiest offering she'd see all night. Both runners scored, and they were the winning runs as Texas held on to win Game 1 of the Women's College World Series by a 2-1 score.