Oklahoma’s run of four straight Women’s College World Series titles ended when Lauren Allred’s walk-off sacrifice fly gave Texas Tech a 3-2 victory in the semifinals

Oklahoma's run of four straight Women's College World Series titles ended when Lauren Allred's walk-off sacrifice fly gave Texas Tech a 3-2 victory in the semifinals Monday night.

And, to add a layer of irony, neither team from the Lone Star State, Texas and Texas Tech, competing in the finals, has ever won it all. But they'll have a chance in enemy territory, starting on Wednesday at 7 p.m in a best-of-three game series.

When it comes to the Women's College World Series championship series, history between the Texas Tech and Texas softball teams can be ignored.

Texas Tech star pitcher Nijaree Canady will start in the WCWS championship opener Wednesday despite a sore left hamstring she has been battling since February, her coach confirmed Tuesday.