WCWS 2026 score, live updates: Texas Tech run-rules Mississippi State; Texas-Tennessee up next

Welp, there it is! With yet another hit from Mihyiah Davis, the Red Raiders open up the 2026 WCWS with a run-rule victory over Cinderella Mississippi State. This explosive offense is undeniable, and as the “villain” of college softball, Texas Tech is not taking no for an answer.

This is a statement from a Texas Tech team that didn’t score more than four runs in a game in last year’s WCWS. Mississippi State needs to win in their game tomorrow to keep their postseason dreams alive, and I wouldn’t count them out. They know how to fight with their backs against the wall.

But this is also so key for a pitching staff in Kaitlyn Terry and NiJa Canady, who if they want to return to the championship series, have a lot of pitching ahead of them this week.