The decisive third game between Texas and Texas Tech in the 2025 Women's College World Series championship was the most-viewed softball game ever, according to a graphic shared by ESPN Public Relations on social media. The game, which aired on ESPN, averaged 2.4 million viewers. Its viewership peaked at 2.7 million, Nielsen Ratings show.

The Longhorns survived a pitching duel in Game 1 of the College Softball World Series on Wednesday night, beating the Red Raiders 2-1 behind Reese Atwood's two-out single in the bottom of the sixth. The Longhorns are now 3-0 against Texas Tech in the 2025 season.

Until allowing five Texas softball runs on five hits in the first inning of a 10-4 trampling, Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady didn’t know limits.