OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady smiled broadly as she held up a gaudy championship belt with the Big 12 logo in the center.

The NCAA softball tournament bracket is out, but only eight of the 64 teams will advance to the Women's College World Series.

This offseason, Texas Tech landed college softball’s POTY NiJaree Canady with a $1M+ NIL deal. Canady just led the Red ...

It's NiJaree Canady and the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the Arizona Wildcats in the Big 12 softball tournament ...

NiJaree Canady struck out eight batters, including the game-ending punch-out, to give the Texas Tech softball team a 2-1 win ...

NiJaree Canady was dominant in her first postseason action with Texas Tech softball to lead the Red Raiders to the Big 12 tournament title.

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady explains to Holly Rowe what it's like to win the Big 12 championship and what she looks ...

NiJaree Canady was the unanimous choice for pitcher of the year, Gerry Glasco named coach of the year to lead Texas Tech ...

See our best photos of NiJaree Canady and Texas Tech against Arizona in the Big 12 softball tournament title game at Devon ...

Hailey Toney had a two-run double, and the top-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders rode Big 12 pitcher of the year NiJaree Canady to a 4-0 victory over the second-seeded Arizona Wildcats for their first ...

They are also 20th in RPI, behind fellow Big 12 teams Arizona and Oklahoma State. The question, though, is whether NiJaree Canady and the Red Raiders will be back at Rocky Johnson Field for the ...

The question, though, is whether NiJaree Canady and the Red Raiders will be back at Rocky Johnson Field for the postseason. Texas Tech closes the regular season with a three-game series at BYU.