Texas Tech star NiJaree Canady has been playing most of this season with a left hamstring injury, which she first suffered in February. Canady mentioned she first suffered the injury in the preseason, but she it doesn't feel as bad as it should.

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

Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady threw every pitch for the Red Raiders in the Women’s College World Series through the first two games of the championship series and the first inning of the third. Canady,