USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Texas Tech and Ole Miss softball's highly anticipated debut at theWomen's College World Serieshas been interrupted by Mother Nature. Due to inclement weather in the Oklahoma City area, Thursday's WCWS game between the Red Raiders and Rebelshas been delayed by weather. The game between Texas Tech and Ole Miss was originally scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET first pitch at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Thursday. REQUIRED READING:Texas Tech vs Ole Miss softball live score: Live score, highlight of WCWS game To make the WCWS, Texas Tech took down No. 5 Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional, while Ole Miss, the lone unseeded team at the WCWS this year, took down No. 4 Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional. Here's the latest weather updates on Texas Tech-Ole Miss at the WCWS: All times Eastern 7:50 p.m.:Texas Tech has taken the field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City for pregame warm-ups. First pitch is right around the corner! We've taken the field in OKCpic.twitter.com/mtDdTC6wN1 — Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB)May 29, 2025 7:33 p.m.:The tarp appears to be off the field in Oklahoma City. The newly announced first pitch between Texas Tech and Ole Miss is roughly 35 minutes away. THE TARP IS COMING OFF THE FIELD!!#wcwspic.twitter.com/LJtkllKJcr — Ryan Compeau (@Ry_Compeau)May 29, 2025 7:27 p.m.:The NCAA announces on X that the first pitch between Texas Tech and Ole Miss is now scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET in Oklahoma City. #WCWSSession 2 schedule update.pic.twitter.com/zMS006zBNC — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball)May 29, 2025 7:26 p.m.:As noted by The Oklahoman's Jeff Patterson, Thursday's Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss WCWS has been delayed due to lightning in the Oklahoma City area.Per NCAA rules, if lightning strikes within at least six miles of the venue of the event, the game must be suspended for at least 30 minutes. For every lightning strike that follows the initial lightning strike, the 30-minute clock is reset. The WCWS is in a weather delaypic.twitter.com/dMQE6m23Dk — Jeff Patterson (@jeffpattOKC)May 29, 2025 7:09 p.m.:Texas Tech's official X account (formerly Twitter) announced the originally scheduled first pitch for the 7 p.m. ET game won't happen due to a weather delay. We won't be starting at 6pm ⛈️Updates as we have thempic.twitter.com/uxf2CwxYNT — Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB)May 29, 2025 According to The Weather Channel,it looks like once the current patch of inclement weather rolls through Oklahoma City, there should not be any more rain for the rest of Thursday night. Here's an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Oklahoma City: 8 p.m.:Partly Cloudy (5% chance of rain) 9 p.m.:Partly Cloudy (2% chance of rain) 10 p.m.:Partly Cloudy (2% chance of rain) TV channel:ESPN2 Streaming options:ESPN app |Fubo (free trial) ESPN2 will nationally televise Thursday's WCWS game between Texas Tech and Ole Miss. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a TV login)and Fubo,which carries the ESPN The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:WCWS weather updates: Texas Tech-Ole Miss softball game delayed
