Who won WCWS Most Outstanding Player? Texas softball's Teagan Kavan wins 2025 award
After two knocks on the door, Texas softball finally broke it down at the Women's College World Series by winning its first national championship title against No. 12 Texas Tech.
A big reason the Longhorns were able to put together a national championship run was sophomore ace Teagan Kavan.
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Following Texas' 10-4 rout over Texas Tech at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on June 6, Kavan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCWS. She beat out her third baseman Mia Scott − who broke the game wide open in the bottom of the fourth inning with a grand slam − for the award.
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"It means the world. I'm so happy for this team. We did it, first natty, let's go," Kavan told ESPN's Holly Rowe after the game. "My grandma, the last thing she told my brother, one of the last things was to bring home a victory. We did that for her. It's really so precious."
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The sophomore right-hander set a new WCWS pitching record on June 7, as she threw 31 2/3 scoreless innings across seven outings. In those seven games pitched, Kavan started four of them and was rewarded with the win in each.
Kavan had a heavy heart for much of the WCWS, as she lost her grandmother − who is the reason she wears No. 17 on her jersey − right before Texas' 4-2 win over No. 2 Oklahoma on May 31.
In the best-of-three WCWS championship series, Kavan went 2-0 in the circle while striking out six batters. She came out in relief in Game 2 on June 5 for Texas to get the final two outs of the bottom of the sixth inning. Kavan's efforts in the circle down in Oklahoma City helped Texas become the first team since Florida State in 2018 to win its first-ever WCWS national championship title.
Teagan Kavan WCWS stats
Here's a game-by-game breakdown of Kavan's stats at the WCWS this year:
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vs. No. 3 Florida: 7 innings, 1 strikeout, 2 hits, 2 walks
vs. No. 2 Oklahoma: 7 innings, 8 strikeouts, 7 hits, 2 walks, 2 runs (0 earned)
vs. No. 7 Tennessee: 3 innings, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk
vs. No. 12 Texas Tech (WCWS finals): 7 innings, 3 strikeouts, 3 hits, 1 run (0 earned)
vs. No. 12 Texas Tech (WCWS finals): 2/3 innings, 1 hit
vs. No. 12 Texas Tech (WCWS finals): 7 innings, 3 strikeouts, 8 hits, 4 runs (0 earned)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Teagan Kavan named MOP of WCWS after Texas softball's championship run
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