Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady celebrates during the second game of the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series finals against Texas in Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady (24) throws a pitch in the first inning of the Women's College World Series championship game between Texas Tech and Texas at Devon Park, Friday, June, 6, 2025, in ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady gave up just four hits and struck out seven, and Texas Tech defeated UCLA 3-1 on Saturday to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals for the first time.

Texas pitcher NiJaree Canady celebrates after throwing a strikeout during the third game of the NCAA softball Women's College World Series finals against Texas in Oklahoma City, Friday, June 6, 2025.

Jun 2, 2025; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders pitcher NiJaree Canady (24) acknowledges the fans after her team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 3-2 and advance to play Texas in the ...

Texas Tech pitcher Nijaree Canady (24) throws a pitch during game one of the NCAA Women’s College World Series against the Texas Longhorns at Devon Park on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Oklahoma ...

Canady tied the program record for wins with a 34-7 record and finished second in Texas Tech history for single-season ERA (1.11) and strikeouts (319). At the plate, Canady hit 11 home runs and ...

Texas Tech took the NiJaree Canady NIL approach with 2026 five-star OT Felix Ojo. But paying big, guaranteed money to a proven softball pitching transfer who can single-handedly control games as ...

It’s apropos that hardware is coming Texas Tech star pitcher NiJaree Canady’s way after she put the Red Raiders softball team on her back en route to a 2025 NCAA Women’s College World Series ...

NiJaree Canady continues to expand her business portfolio after a successful year with the Texas Tech softball team. Venmo announced Tuesday that Canady is one of three athletes from the Big 12 ...

“Nija Canady is the most electrifying player in softball. She’s box office and she goes out every day and competes,” Canady’s manager, Derrick Shelby, told ESPN just hours before Game 3.