Hannah Wells delivers big 2-run single and Texas knocks off Tennessee 5-2 to stay alive at WCWS

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hannah Wells' bases-loaded single in the fifth inning broke open a tight game and Texas forced a second semifinal game at the Women's College World Series, defeating Tennessee 5-2 on Monday.

>Facing elimination for the fifth time in this NCAA Tournament, Texas (50-12) won to set up a win-or-go-home game between the two teams later in the day.

>Tied 1-1 through four innings, the Longhorns added three runs in the fifth. Katie Stewart's one-out home run to left field made it 2-1, then Texas loaded the bases on a double, a walk and a single. Wells drove a 2-0 pitch off the center field wall to score Reese Atwood and Viviana Martinez.

>In the circle, Citaly Gutierrez (10-3) cruised into the seventh inning, holding Tennessee (49-11) to one run. But the Lady Vols rallied and had the bases loaded with one out. With two out, Emma Clarke drove in a run with an infield single, making it 5-2 with the bases still loaded.

>Teagan Kavan, the hero of the Longhorns' run to the 2025 WCWS championship, relieved Gutierrez and struck out Elsa Morrison to end the game.

>In Tennessee's 6-3 win over Texas to open the World Series, Gutierrez allowed three runs in four innings. On Monday, she took a no-hitter to the fourth inning before allowing Gabby Leach's RBI triple.

>Martinez and Stewart had three hits each for Texas, but Stewart struggled at first base, committing three of the Longhorns' four errors.

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