2019 Schedule & Results Texas Invitational
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Five Women’s College World Series Berths (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) • 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Four Big 12 Regular Season Titles 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEXAS INVITATIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEB. 22-24 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT #11/10 TEXAS SAM HOUSTON STATE TULSA #RV/RV OLE MISS Texas Classic, Austin, Texas Feb. 9 BOSTON COLLEGE LHN W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 9 #RV/NR BOISE STATE LHN W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 9 NORTHWESTERN STATE LHN W, 7-2 Feb. 10 BOSTON COLLEGE LHN W, 9-1 (5) St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Fla. Feb. 14 vs. #RV/RV California ESPNU W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 15 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 5-1 Feb. 15 vs. #8/7 LSU ESPNU L, 1-7 Feb. 16 vs. #18/21 Kentucky SEC Network W, 4-3 Texas Invitational, Austin, Texas 2019 Record 2019 Record 2019 Record 2019 Record Feb. 22 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN 4:30 p.m. 7-1 4-6 7-3 6-3 Feb. 22 TULSA LHN 7 p.m. Nat’l Rank: 11/10 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Nat’l Rank: RV/RV Feb. 23 #RV/RV OLE MISS LHN 1 p.m. Batting Avg.: .345 Batting Avg.: .227 Batting Avg.: .263 Batting Avg.: .269 Feb. 23 TULSA LHN 3:30 p.m. Runs Per Game: 6.5 Runs Per Game: 2.6 Runs Per Game: 3.7 Runs Per Game: 4.2 Feb. 24 #RV/RV OLE MISS LHN 10 a.m. Team ERA: 1.34 Team ERA: 3.88 Team ERA: 4.24 Team ERA: 1.12 Hits: 69 Series: Texas leads 14-1 Series: Tied 3-3 Series: Texas leads 2-1 Feb. 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST LHN 4:30 p.m. HR’s: 4 Last meeting: Last meeting: Last meeting: Sun Devil Classic, Tempe, Ariz. Steals: 12-12 Texas won 14-0 (5) on Tulsa won 3-0 on Ole Miss won 8-2 on March 1 vs. Wisconsin 12 p.m. Fld %: .956 March 4, 2012 Feb. 27, 2016 Feb. 15, 2018 March 1 at Arizona State 5 p.m. March 2 vs. Princeton 10 a.m. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. March 2 vs. Wisconsin 12:30 p.m. March 3 at Arizona State 12:30 p.m. Miranda Elish Kyndal Kutac Julia Hollingsworth Kylan Becker March 6 LONGWOOD (DH) LHN 4:30/7 p.m. (.500, 1 HR, 6 RBI) (.391, 3 HR, 6 RBI) (.543, 0 HR, 6 RBI) (.444, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Janae Jefferson Tiffany Thompson Morgan Neal Abbey Latham Longhorn Invitational, Austin, Texas (.462, 0 HR, 4 RBI) (.258, 0 HR, 2 RBI) (.323, 0 HR, 6 RBI) (.417, 2 HR, 10 RBI) March 8 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 4:30 p.m. Bekah Alcozer Megan McDonald Josie Muffley Kaylee Horton March 8 MINNESOTA LHN 7 p.m. (.462, 0 HR, 3 RBI) (.258, 0 HR, 1 RBI) (.278, 0 HR, 5 RBI) (.321, 0 HR, 2 RBI) March 9 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 12 p.m. March 9 MINNESOTA LHN 2:30 p.m. March 10 MINNESOTA LHN 12 p.m. Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) March 13 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN 6 p.m. Miranda Elish Lindsey McLeod Chenise Delce Brittany Finney Tennessee Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. (0.41 ERA, 2-0 (4.05 ERA, 1-4, (1.50 ERA, 3-1 (0.70 ERA, 2-1, March 15 vs. BYU 2 p.m. 17.0 IP, 17 K’s) 26.2 IP, 24 K’s) 28.0 IP, 30 K’s) 20.0 IP, 15 K’s) March 15 at Tennessee 4:30 p.m. March 16 vs. BYU 11 a.m. March 17 at Tennessee 12 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION DAY - TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW March 18 at Lipscomb 5 p.m. March 22 IOWA STATE* LHN 6 p.m. TV: All Texas Invite Games Longhorn Network (some tape delayed) Tyler Denning (play-by-play) and Erin Miller (color) March 23 IOWA STATE* LHN 1 p.m. Alex Loeb (play-by-play) and Megan Willis (color) March 24 IOWA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. RADIO: UT’s games will also be available through TexasSports.com with Andrew Haynes on the call. The radio broadcasts can also be heard local- March 27 at Baylor* 6:30 p.m. March 29 at Oklahoma State* 6 p.m. ly in Austin on 105.3 FM “The Bat” as part of the Austin Radio Network supported by the flagship station of the Longhorns (104.9 FM, The Horn). March 30 at Oklahoma State* ESPN2 7:30 p.m. March 31 at Oklahoma State* 12 p.m. April 3 TEXAS STATE LHN 6 p.m. QUICK HITS April 5 at Texas Tech* 6 p.m. l The Horns are off to a strong start both at the plate and opponents. During Texas' only loss so far to No. 8/7 LSU, the April 6 at Texas Tech* 4 p.m. in the circle this season. UT is currently second in the Big 12 Tigers both scored first and out-hit the Longhorns. April 7 at Texas Tech* 1 p.m. and 26th in the NCAA in batting average (.345), while leading l The Longhorns have been strong so far this season with April 10 HOUSTON LHN 6 p.m. runners in scoring position, hitting .346 (28-for-81) in such April 16 at UT Arlington 5 p.m. the league and rating 19th in the country in ERA (1.34). April 18 OKLAHOMA* LHN 6 p.m. l Texas' four transfers from Oregon have wasted no time instances. Janae Jefferson leads the squad with five hits in April 19 OKLAHOMA* LHN 6 p.m. making an immediate impact as Miranda Elish, Shannon those situations. April 20 OKLAHOMA* LHN 1 p.m. Rhodes, Mary Iakopo and Lauren Burke have combined for l Watch out for Texas with two outs in an inning. So far April 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M LHN 6 p.m. a .403 average (27-for-67) with 15 runs scored, six doubles, a through eight games, the Burnt Orange & White are batting April 26 at Kansas* 5 p.m. triple, ALL FOUR TEXAS HR'S and 20 RBIs over eight games. .362 (25-for-69) with 19 two-out RBIs (40% of the team’s total April 27 at Kansas* 2 p.m. l Junior pitcher Miranda Elish has proven to be quite the RBIs have come with two outs this season). Redshirt junior April 28 at Kansas* 12 p.m. "dual threat" so far in 2019 as she currently ranks second in center fielder Reagan Hathaway and junior utility Shannon May 1 INCARNATE WORD LHN 6 p.m. May 4 BAYLOR* FSN 6 p.m. the Big 12 in both batting average (.500) and ERA (0.41). Rhodes lead the team with four two-out RBIs each. May 5 BAYLOR* LHN 1 p.m. She’s also currently riding a six-game hitting streak. l Texas needs to find a way to win more of the close games l New publication Softball America had three Longhorns to have success in 2019. Over the past two seasons (2017-18), May 10-11 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. listed in their inaugural Top 100 National Player Rankings: UT went a combined 19-28 in one- or two-run decisions (10- May 17-19 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites No. 13 Miranda Elish, No. 17 Janae Jefferson and No. 57 18 in one-run games). Last year, the Longhorns lost a total of May 23-26 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites Shannon Rhodes. 12 games by two-runs-or-less during a 33-26 season, nine of May 30-June 5 Women’s College World Series l Some trends are already beginning to develop for the those coming against nationally-ranked teams. UT is already Oklahoma City, Okla. Longhorns in 2019. UT is 6-0 in games when scoring first, 1-0 in such games this year after posting a 4-3 comeback * indicates Big 12 Conference game Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest 4-0 when scoring in the first inning and 7-0 when out-hitting win over No. 18/21 Kentucky. RV - Receiving Votes in the poll LHN - Longhorn Network FSN - FOX Sports Net BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Brooke Bolinger - 9.2 IP from 200 career IP Record: 7-1 Big 12: 0-0 Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Brooke Bolinger - 25 K’s from 200 career K’s Home: 4-0 Neutral: 3-1 Kaitlyn Washington - 12 hits from 100 career hits Road: 0-0 Office: (512) 471-9801 Janae Jefferson - 14 hits from 100 career hits Current Streak: W1 Cell: (865) 696-7947 CURRENT STREAKS Last 5 Games: 4-1 Last 10 Games: 7-1 E-mail: [email protected] Kaitlyn Washington - eight-game reached base streak Mary Iakopo - seven-game hitting streak Series Record/# of series: 0-0-0/(N/A) Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 Miranda Elish - six-game hitting streak Sweeps/Swept: 0/0 Lauren Burke - five-game hitting streak UT Athletics Website: www.TexasSports.com Texas Media Relations Office • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713 • (512) 471-6036 • www.TexasSports.com • @TexasSoftball 2019 TEXAS SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS (RECORDS ENTERING 2019) Location ______________________________________________________ Austin, Texas 78713 First Year of Softball (Varsity/Club) ________________________________________ 1997/1996 Enrollment ____________________________________________51,334 (40,170 undergraduate) All-Time Overall Varsity Record ______________________________________ 873-401-3 (.685) Conference _____________________________________________________ Big 12 Conference All-Time Big 12 Record _____________________________________________ 243-142 (.631) Nickname ____________________________________________________________ Longhorns NCAA Tournament Appearances _________________________________________________ 19 Mascot _________________________________________________________________ Bevo XV ________________________________________ (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005-18) Colors _______________________________________ Burnt Orange (PANTONE 159) and White NCAA Super Regional Appearances ________________________ Four (2005, 2006, 2012, 2013) President _______________________________________________________ Gregory L.