2019 Schedule & Results Longhorn 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 LONGHORN INVITATIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 8-10 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT #9/10 TEXAS TEXAS SOUTHERN #22/RV MINNESOTA 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 Feb. 22 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN W, 9-1 (5) 18-3 2-13 11-6 Feb. 22 TULSA LHN W, 9-1 (6) 2019 Nat’l Rank: 9/10 2019 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR 2019 Nat’l Rank: 22/RV Feb. 23 #RV/RV OLE MISS LHN W, 3-2 Batting Avg.: .358 Batting Avg.: .192 (as of 3/5) Batting Avg.: .275 Feb. 23 TULSA LHN W, 2-0 Runs Per Game: 6.9 Runs Per Game: 1.2 (as of 3/5) Runs Per Game: 5.5 Feb. 24 #RV/RV OLE MISS LHN W, 7-0 Team ERA: 1.37 Team ERA: 5.62 (as of 3/5) Team ERA: 2.03 Hits: 194 Series: UT leads 10-0 Series: UM leads 3-1 Feb. 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST LHN W, 8-0 (5) HR’s: 15 Last meeting: Last meeting: Sun Devil Classic, Tempe, Ariz. Steals: 30-32 Texas won 6-0 on UM won 3-0 on March 1 vs. #RV/RV Wisconsin W, 5-1 Fld %: .958 April 25, 2018 May 19, 2018 March 1 at #15/17 Arizona State Pac-12N+ W, 11-4 March 2 vs. Princeton W, 15-2 (5) March 2 vs. #RV/RV Wisconsin L, 1-3 (9) BROADCAST INFORMATION March 3 at #15/17 Arizona State L, 6-9 DAY - TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW March 6 LONGWOOD (DH) LHN W, 8-0 (5)/W, 9-1 (5) TV: All Longhorn Invite Games Longhorn Network Tyler Denning (play-by-play) & Megan Willis (color) Longhorn Invitational, Austin, Texas RADIO: UT’s games will also be available through TexasSports.com with Andrew Haynes on the call. The radio broadcasts can be heard locally March 8 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 4:30 p.m. March 8 #22/RV MINNESOTA LHN 7 p.m. 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 9 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 12 p.m. March 9 #22/RV MINNESOTA LHN 2:30 p.m. March 10 #22/RV MINNESOTA LHN 12 p.m. QUICK HITS l Freshman pitcher Shealyn O’Leary hasn’t allowed an Jefferson tops in average (.476, 10-for-21) in such situations. March 13 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN 6 p.m. earned run over her last 35.2 innings of work dating back to l Texas’ four transfers from Oregon have wasted no time the second inning of her very first collegiate appearance against making an impact as Miranda Elish, Shannon Rhodes, Mary Tennessee Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. Iakopo and Lauren Burke have combined for a .365 average March 15 vs. BYU 2 p.m. Boston College (2/10). March 15 at Tennessee 4:30 p.m. l Watch out for Texas during the fourth inning as the (73-of-200) with 42 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples, 10- March 16 vs. BYU 11 a.m. Longhorns have now outscored opponents in the frame, 46-6. OF-15 TEXAS HR’S and 62 RBIs over 21 games. Each member March 17 at Tennessee 12 p.m. Overall, UT has scored 32% of its total runs in the fourth inning of the quartet is one of the current top four on the team in this season. individual RBIs. March 18 at Lipscomb 5 p.m. l Freshman pitcher Shealyn O’Leary is off to a perfect 6-0 March 22 IOWA STATE* LHN 6 p.m. l Texas’ offense has out-hit 19-of-21 opponents this year March 23 IOWA STATE* LHN 1 p.m. while averaging 9.2 hits-per-game. The Longhorns have opening to her collegiate career. With that effort, she has now March 24 IOWA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. only been out-hit once this season in their loss to No. 8/7 LSU surpassed former Longhorns pitchers Blaire Luna (2010) and March 27 at Baylor* 6:30 p.m. (trailed just 8-7 in hits during a 7-1 loss) and tied Tulsa in hits Meagan Denny (2005) as the only Texas pitcher to ever start March 29 at Oklahoma State* 6 p.m. (4-4) during a 2-0 victory on Feb. 23. her UT career at 6-0. O’Leary has also allowed just ONE March 30 at Oklahoma State* ESPN2 7:30 p.m. March 31 at Oklahoma State* 12 p.m. l Junior utility player Shannon Rhodes is currently riding EARNED RUN over her first 36.2 collegiate innings of work. April 3 TEXAS STATE LHN 6 p.m. a team-high-tying 13-game reached base streak into the l Texas sophomore second baseman Janae Jefferson now April 5 at Texas Tech* 6 p.m. Longhorn Invitational. During the skein, the Fort Worth, Texas, has enough at-bats to qualify for the Longhorns career record April 6 at Texas Tech* 4 p.m. native is batting .375 with a .462 on-base percentage. book. With a .414 career batting average, she currently sits April 7 at Texas Tech* 1 p.m. l With 40 doubles through 21 games (1.90 doubles-per- FIRST all-time in UT history ahead of second-place Lexy April 10 HOUSTON LHN 6 p.m. April 16 at UT Arlington 5 p.m. game), the Longhorns are well ahead of the pace needed to Bennett‘s (2009-12) career mark of .385. April 18 OKLAHOMA* LHN 6 p.m. break the school single-season mark of 86 doubles set by the l Texas sophomore catcher Mary Iakopo is off to a April 19 OKLAHOMA* LHN 6 p.m. 2012 team. Maintaining its current pace, Texas would finish tremendous start for the Longhorns. She has now reached April 20 OKLAHOMA* LHN 1 p.m. a 56-game regular-season schedule with approximately 106 base safely in 18-of-19 played games of her UT career. April 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M LHN 6 p.m. l Texas is off to a strong opening both at the plate and in April 26 at Kansas* 5 p.m. doubles. April 27 at Kansas* 2 p.m. l Watch out for Texas with two outs in an inning. So far the circle this season. UT is currently FIRST in the Big 12 and April 28 at Kansas* 12 p.m. through 21 games, the Burnt Orange & White are batting 16th in the NCAA (as of March 4) in batting average (.358), and May 1 INCARNATE WORD LHN 6 p.m. .370 (70-of-189) with 64 two-out RBIs (48% of the team’s FIRST in the league and 11th in the country (as of March 4) May 4 BAYLOR* FSN 6 p.m. total RBIs have come with two outs this season). Reagan in ERA (1.37). Sophomore second baseman Janae Jefferson May 5 BAYLOR* LHN 1 p.m. Hathaway, Shannon Rhodes & Kaitlyn Washington all lead leads the league in average (.478), while freshman Shealyn May 10-11 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. the team with eight two-out RBIs each. Last weekend at the O’Leary (0.19) tops the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the NCAA May 17-19 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites Sun Devil Classic, Texas registered a remarkable 19-of-32 in ERA (as of March 4). May 23-26 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites total RBIs with two outs. l Some trends are developing for the Longhorns in 2019. May 30-June 5 Women’s College World Series l The Longhorns have been strong this season with runners UT is 13-0 in games when scoring first, 8-0 when scoring in Oklahoma City, Okla. * indicates Big 12 Conference game in scoring position, hitting .352 (76-of-216) in such instances. the first inning and 17-2 when out-hitting opponents. Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest Lauren Burke leads the team with 11 hits while Janae RV - Receiving Votes in the poll LHN - Longhorn Network FSN - FOX Sports Net Pac-12N+ - Pac-12 Network Plus BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Kaitlyn Washington - 3 hits from 100 career hits Record: 18-3 Big 12: 0-0 Kaitlyn Washington - 3 RBI from 50 career RBIs Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Miranda Elish - 8 wins from 50 career wins Home: 12-0 Neutral: 5-2 Shannon Rhodes - 11 runs to 100 career runs Road: 1-1 Office: (512) 471-9801 Current Streak: W2 Cell: (865) 696-7947 CURRENT STREAKS Last 5 Games: 3-2 Shannon Rhodes - 13-game reached base streak Last 10 Games: 8-2 E-mail: [email protected] Janae Jefferson - Seven-game hitting streak Kaitlyn Washington - Six-game reached base streak Series Record/# of series: 0-0-0/(N/A) Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 Lauren Burke - Six-game reached base streak Sweeps/Swept: 0/0 UT Athletics Website: www.TexasSports.com Reagan Hathaway - Six-game reached base streak Texas Media Relations Office • P.O.