Pattie Ruth Taylor is a world champion.

Taylor, a Russellville native who starred on the diamond at Cherokee High School, is in her second year as pitching coach for the World Champion Texas Longhorns. The Horns dispatched in-state rival Texas Tech with a decisive 10-4 win in the third game of the Women's College World Series finals Friday night in Oklahoma City

Texas' Shylien Brister celebrates after the Longhorns beat Texas Tech 10-4 to win the Women's College World Series championship in Oklahoma City, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) Kyle Phillips

Taylor – the daughter Alice and Sammie Taylor, a legendary local elementary basketball coach – saw her sophomore protégé Teagan Kavan – who also helped lead the Longhorns to the World Series last year – cruise after the

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