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The 2024 Women\u2019s College World Series<\/a><\/strong> is underway in Oklahoma City and on Thursday night, the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns<\/a><\/strong> took care of business in their opening game against the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal, with a 4-0 win<\/a>. The Longhorns got a solid showing from Bella Dayton, who went 1-for-3 at the plate with a RBI single, and a run. She has now recorded a hit in 16 of the last 17 games. Following the win, Dayton spoke with the ESPN2 broadcast crew.<\/p>\n

She went up against one of the best pitchers in the country on Thursday night in Stanford\u2019s NiJaree Canady. How were things working so well for Dayton against one of the top players in all of college softball? \u201cJust sticking to my plan. Knowing that she does throw a rise ball, but she also has a pitch that stays in the zone. So just keep the ball down. And even if I do commit to the up, making sure that I\u2019m on time and above the ball,\u201d Dayton said.<\/p>\n

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Texas has so many young players on their roster that have stepped up lately. What is it that makes the team so special especially with that youth coming through for them? <\/p>\n

\u201cOh my gosh. It\u2019s everything. They commit to us being a family. They commit to everything that we do. They stay calm and collected. And we just say all the time, you\u2019re not freshmen. You\u2019re part of this team. You\u2019re a part of this culture. And they\u2019ve bought into that from the time they stepped on campus and onto that field. I\u2019m just so happy to be with them and playing behind Teagan tonight was one of the greatest experiences I think I\u2019ve had,\u201d Dayton continued. <\/p>\n

Tegan Kaven was dominant on Thursday, firing eight strikeouts and only allowing one hit in seven innings of work. <\/p>\n

What does it feel like to be back in the Women\u2019s College World Series? There are eight players on the Texas roster that have been to the WCWS before, but plenty of fresh faces that have not. What has the atmosphere around the Longhorns locker room felt like leading up to the big stage? \u201cYeah, we always know that there\u2019s gonna be nerves but changing those nerves and turning them into excitement and just buying into the energy that the fans bring and the culture. Our fans\u2026.they travel so great. And we\u2019re so grateful for that. So, again, just buying into that and just knowing that each game is going to be a battle,\u201d Dayton explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd coming off last weekend we knew that it was gonna be hard and that making it to the World Series was not gonna be easy. So, just buying into every different aspect and reminding the young team and the young players of that each and every day,\u201d the Texas star finished.<\/p>\n

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