2021 Schedule & Results Vs. Texas State
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Five Women’s College World Series Berths (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) • 20 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Four Big 12 Regular Season Titles 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS VS. TEXAS STATE - AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEB. 24 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Texas Classic, Austin, Texas #7 TEXAS (2-0) TEXAS STATE (2-0) Feb. 11 #3 ARIZONA LHN CANCELLED Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Feb. 12 #8 ALABAMA LHN CANCELLED 2021 Record 2021 Record Lauren Burke Cat Crenek Feb. 13 COLORADO STATE LHN CANCELLED 2-0 (0-0 Big 12) 2-0 (0-0 Sun Belt) (.667, 1 HR, 3 RBI) (.667, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Feb. 13 #8 ALABAMA LHN CANCELLED Nat’l Rank: 7/7 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Feb. 14 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN CANCELLED Colleen Sullivan Baylee Lemons Batting Avg.: .412 Batting Avg.: .319 (.500, 0 HR, 3 RBI) (.500, 1 HR, 1 RBI) Feb. 17 NORTH TEXAS LHN POSTPONED Runs Per Game: 6.5 Runs Per Game: 6.0 Shannon Rhodes Sara Vanderford Team ERA: 0.00 Team ERA: 1.00 Tracy Beard Invitational, Frisco, Texas (.429, 1 HR, 2 RBI) (.500, 2 HR, 3 RBI) Feb. 19 vs. Tarleton State CANCELLED Hits: 21 Hits: 15 HR’s: 2 Feb. 19 vs. North Texas CANCELLED Top Pitcher (Inn.) HR’s: 5 Top Pitcher (Inn.) Feb. 20 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi CANCELLED OBP: .446 OBP: .393 Feb. 20 vs. South Dakota State CANCELLED Shea O’Leary Jessica Mullins Steals: 2-4 Steals: 3-5 (0.00 ERA, 1-0, (0.00 ERA, 1-0, Scrap Yard Blizzard Challenge, Conroe, Texas Fld %: .958 Fld %: .945 Feb. 21 vs. Wichita State W, 8-0 (5) 5.0 IP, 4 K’s) 7.0 IP, 12 K’s) Feb. 21 vs. North Texas W, 5-1 Feb. 24 TEXAS STATE LHN 5 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION The Lone Star State Invitational, Austin, Texas Feb. 26 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN 1 p.m. DAY - TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW Feb. 26 LAMAR LHN 3:30 p.m. TV: vs. Texas State - 5 p.m. CT Longhorn Network Alex Loeb (PXP) & Amanda Scarborough (color) Feb. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE LHN 10 a.m. RADIO: UT’s games will be available through TexasSports.com with Andrew Haynes on the call and can be heard locally in Austin on 101.9 FM & Feb. 28 UCONN LHN 10 a.m. Feb. 28 OLE MISS LHN 12:30 p.m. 1260 AM as part of the Austin Radio Network supported by the flagship station of the Longhorns (104.9 FM, The Horn). March 3 at Houston 6 p.m. March 5 at LSU 7 p.m. QUICK HITS March 6 at LSU (GM-1) 3 p.m. l With 198 career hits, junior second baseman Janae pitched during the 2020 campaign. March 6 at LSU (GM-2) 5:30 p.m. Jefferson is quickly approaching the 200-hit mark. She would l Softball America listed four Longhorns among their 2021 March 10 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN 6 p.m. Top 100 National Player Rankings: No. 12 Janae Jefferson, March 13 TARLETON STATE (GM-1) LHN 1 p.m. become the 11th all-time Longhorns player to reach 200 career March 13 TARLETON STATE (GM-2) LHN 3:30 p.m. hits and now trails all-time Texas leader Brejae Washington No. 72 Lauren Burke, No. 86 Mary Iakopo & No. 97 Molly March 16 at McNeese State 6:30 p.m. (2011-14) by 56 hits. Jacobsen. March 17 at Louisiana (GM-1) 4 p.m. l After two games, Texas currently ranks sixth in NCAA l Softball America also listed Jefferson (No. 4), Burke (No. March 17 at Louisiana (GM-2) 6:30 p.m. March 19 NEW MEXICO LHN 6 p.m. Division I in batting average (.412). From a doubles-per-game 22) & Iakopo (No. 24) among their top 25 returning juniors, March 20 NEW MEXICO (GM-1) LHN 12 p.m. standpoint, the team rates third in the nation (3.0) while while rookie pitcher Ryleigh White was rated No. 19 in the March 20 NEW MEXICO (GM-2) LHN 2:30 p.m. sophomore Colleen Sullivan is second in NCAADI at 1.50. top 25 freshmen listing. March 24 TEXAS STATE LHN 6 p.m. l Texas has now started at least 2-0 overall for the fourth l Texas is facing a daunting schedule in 2021 as the Bevo Classic, Austin, Texas consecutive season and for the 22nd time in program history Longhorns will now play 20 total games against eight teams March 26 SOUTH DAKOTA LHN 1 p.m. dating back to 1997. ranked or receiving votes in the 2021 USA Today/NFCA March 27 UT ARLINGTON LHN 11 a.m. l The Longhorns have scored in the first inning and out-hit preseason poll. Three of those squads were rated in the Top March 27 UTSA LHN 4 p.m. each of their first two opponents in 2021. Since the arrival of 10: No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 LSU and No. 9 Louisiana. Texas March 28 UT ARLINGTON LHN 12:30 p.m. head coach Mike White prior to the 2019 campaign, Texas is will also battle No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 20 Mississippi April 1 TEXAS TECH* LHN 6 p.m. an impressive 63-9 when out-hitting an opponent and 28-4 State and No. 22 Baylor as well as two teams receiving votes April 2 TEXAS TECH* LHN 6 p.m. when scoring in the first inning. in North Texas and Texas Tech. April 3 TEXAS TECH* LHN 1 p.m. l Texas owns an INCREDIBLE season-opening winning l Texas opened 2021 ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA April 7 at UT Arlington 6 p.m. April 9 at Iowa State* 4 p.m. streak dating back to the initial varsity season for the program poll, No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball & Softball America April 10 at Iowa State* 1 p.m. in 1997. The Longhorns have won ALL 25 of their season rankings and No. 9 in the D1Softball.com poll. The Longhorns April 11 at Iowa State* 12 p.m. openers, including high-profile wins over No. 3 UCLA (2007), started the COVID-19 abbreviated 2020 campaign at No. 6 in April 16 at Oklahoma* TBA Florida State (2009), No. 20 DePaul (2010), Louisville (2011) & the major polls. April 17 at Oklahoma* TBA April 18 at Oklahoma* TBA No. 17 LSU (2014). During that stretch, Texas has registered l Texas junior second baseman Janae Jefferson, junior April 23 KANSAS* LHN 6 p.m. 16 shutouts & outscored opponents by a combined 169-13. utility player Mary Iakopo and sophomore pitcher Shea April 24 KANSAS* LHN 1 p.m. The streak grew during the 2021 season as UT knocked off O’Leary were included as three of 50 student-athletes named April 25 KANSAS* LHN 12 p.m. Wichita State in the Scrap Yard Blizzard Challenge, 8-0 (5 inn.). to the prestigious 2021 USA Softball National Collegiate Player April 30 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 4:30 p.m. May 1 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. l Texas returned 15 total letter winners from the 2020 of the Year Watch List. With its three total selections, Texas May 2 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. squad that finished the COVID-19 abbreviated campaign at tied Arizona, Mississippi State and Oklahoma for the fourth- May 7 BAYLOR* LHN 6 p.m. 24-3 overall and No. 1 in the final Softball America poll (No. most combined nods in the nation, trailing only UCLA (six May 8 at Baylor* 3 p.m. 3 in the NFCA and USA Softball polls), while also leading selections), Alabama (four) and Washington (four). May 9 at Baylor* 1 p.m. NCAA Division I in batting average (.376) and doubles (62). l Texas welcomed three new additions to its coaching staff May 14-15 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. Combined, Texas returned 75% of the runs, 80% of the hits, for 2021 as former Ball State head coach (and Notre Dame May 21-23 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites 79% of the doubles, 67% of the HR’s, 74% of the RBIs, 74% standout) Megan Ciolli Bartlett joined as an assistant coach, May 27-30 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites while former Alabama pitcher Courtney Gettins became June 3-9 Women’s College World Series of the walks and 86% of the stolen bases from last season. Oklahoma City, Okla. From a pitching standpoint, the Longhorns brought back the volunteer assistant coach. Former Liberty player Keely * indicates Big 12 Conference game three hurlers who combined for 13-of-24 total wins, 15-of-27 McMillon also took over the program’s Director of Operations Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest total starts, six-of-10 total shutouts & 89-of-173 total innings role. RV - Receiving Votes in the poll LHN - Longhorn Network BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Janae Jefferson - two hits to 200 career hits Record: 2-0 Big 12: 0-0 Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Shannon Rhodes - one HR to 30 career HR’s Home: 0-0 Neutral: 2-0 Road: 0-0 Office: (512) 471-9801 CURRENT STREAKS (continued from 2020) Janae Jefferson - 19-game reached base streak Current Streak: W2 Cell: (865) 696-7947 Janae Jefferson - nine-game hitting streak Last 5 Games: 2-0 Last 10 Games: 2-0 E-mail: [email protected] Lauren Burke - seven-game reached base streak Mary Iakopo - five-game reached base streak Series Record/# of series: 0-0-0/(N/A) Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 Sweeps/Swept: 0/0 UT Athletics Website: www.TexasSports.com Texas Media Relations Office • P.O.