2020 Schedule & Results Texas Invitational
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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 2020 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEXAS INVITATIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEB. 21-23 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT #4/4 TEXAS LIPSCOMB NORTH DAKOTA STATE #NR/RV DUKE WEBER STATE Texas Classic, Austin, Texas Feb. 6 WICHITA STATE LHN W, 10-2 (6) Feb. 6 MARYLAND LHN W, 17-0 (5) Feb. 7 LAMAR LHN W, 12-0 (5) Feb. 8 COLORADO STATE LHN W, 12-3 (5) Feb. 8 WICHITA STATE LHN W, 9-1 (5) Feb. 9 TEXAS A&M-CC LHN W, 18-2 (5) Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Feb. 13 vs. California Baptist FloSoftball.com W, 4-0 Feb. 14 vs. Utah FloSoftball.com W, 3-2 Feb. 14 vs. #12/12 Tennessee FloSoftball.com W, 11-0 (5) Feb. 15 vs. Team Mexico (Exh.) FloSoftball.com L, 4-5 (8) 2020 Record 2020 Record 2020 Record 2020 Record 2020 Record Feb. 15 vs. #NR/RV Ole Miss FloSoftball.com W, 4-1 10-0 5-3 4-5 8-1 3-7 2020 Nat’l Rank: 4/4 2020 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR 2020 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR 2020 Nat’l Rank: NR/RV 2020 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Feb. 19 #RV/RV NORTH TEXAS LHN W, 3-2 (9) Batting Avg.: .415 Batting Avg.: .264 Batting Avg.: .308 Batting Avg.: .325 Batting Avg.: .267 Runs Per Game: 9.4 Runs Per Game: 3.9 Runs Per Game: 4.2 Runs Per Game: 7.7 Runs Per Game: 3.4 Texas Invitational, Austin, Texas Team ERA: 0.95 Team ERA: 2.20 Team ERA: 3.64 Team ERA: 1.38 Team ERA: 5.32 Feb. 21 LIPSCOMB LHN 9 a.m. Hits: 115 Series: Texas leads 1-0 Series: Texas leads 1-0 Series: First meeting Series: Texas leads 1-0 Feb. 21 NORTH DAKOTA STATE LHN 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22 LIPSCOMB LHN 5 p.m. Doubles: 29 Last meeting: Last meeting: Last meeting: Feb. 22 #NR/RV DUKE LHN 7:30 p.m. HR’s: 10 Texas won 5-0 Texas won 3-2 Texas won 5-0 Feb. 23 WEBER STATE LHN 12:30 p.m. Fld %: .959 on March 18, 2019 on Feb. 14, 2016 on Feb. 28, 2016 Feb. 25 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (DH) LHN 4:30/7 p.m. Feb. 27 at UCLA 8 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION DAY - TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Calif. TV Feb. 28 vs. Washington 5:45 p.m. : All Games Longhorn Network Tyler Denning (PxP) & Megan Willis (color) Feb. 29 vs. Fresno State 2:30 p.m. Alex Loeb (PxP) & Amanda Scarborough (color) Feb. 29 vs. Michigan 4:30 p.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 105.3 FM “The March 1 vs. Boise State 11 a.m. Bat” as part of the Austin Radio Network supported by the flagship station of the Longhorns (104.9 FM, The Horn). Longhorn Invitational, Austin, Texas March 6 LIBERTY LHN 4 p.m. QUICK HITS March 7 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 10 a.m. l Tuesday by being named the Big 12 Conference Co-Pitcher of March 7 LIBERTY LHN 5:30 p.m. Sophomore catcher/first baseman Colleen Sullivan has March 8 NEW MEXICO LHN 9:30 a.m. wasted no time making her impression felt at the plate for the the Week for Feb. 18. During her MVP run at the Puerto Vallarta Longhorns by reaching base safely in each of HER FIRST 11 College Challenge, Elish went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, including T-Town Showdown, Tuscaloosa, Ala. GAMES at Texas. She’s hit safely in eight of the 11 match-ups. a one-hit shutout of No. 12 Tennessee. March 13 vs. Bryant 3:30 p.m. l Senior pitcher Miranda Elish posted career strikeout l Facing Utah (Feb. 14) at the Puerto Vallarta College March 13 at Alabama 6 p.m. number 600 with her first K to open the sixth inning of Challenge, redshirt senior outfielder Reagan Hathaway was a March 14 vs. BYU 1:30 p.m. Wednesday’s 3-2 (9 inn.) win over North Texas. part of back-to-back HR’s for the FOURTH TIME in her career. March 15 vs. Bryant 10:30 a.m. l Texas’ offense boasts three regulars batting over .500 She teamed with senior shortstop Kaitlyn Slack on back-to- March 15 at Alabama 1 p.m. overall through the first 11 games of the 2020 season: senior back solo jacks in the seventh inning against the Utes to help March 20 at Oklahoma* 6:30 p.m. pitcher/utility Miranda Elish (.556), senior outfielder Kaitlyn rally Texas from a 2-0 deficit to a 3-2 win. March 21 at Oklahoma* 1 p.m. Washington (.550) and junior second baseman Janae l The Longhorns have registered at least three runs in a March 22 at Oklahoma* ESPNU 3 p.m. Jefferson (.516). In all, six players are at .417 or above. frame 18 times over 11 games this season, have sent at least March 25 UT ARLINGTON LHN 6 p.m. l With redshirt junior catcher Taylor Ellsworth’s fourth- nine batters to the plate in an inning seven times and are April 1 at Houston (DH) 5/7 p.m. inning single against North Texas (2/19), all 18 possible batters averaging a solid 1.72 runs-per-at-bat. April 3 TEXAS TECH* LHN 6 p.m. on Texas’ roster now own at least one hit in 2020. Overall, l Texas’ 103 runs scored over its first 11 games are the most April 4 TEXAS TECH* LHN 1 p.m. 17-of-18 have registered at least one RBI. in any season in program history. The previous high after the April 5 TEXAS TECH* LHN 12 p.m. April 7 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LHN 6 p.m. l As of Thursday, there were just five unbeaten teams left initial 11 contests was 96 runs by the 2011 Longhorns squad. April 9 KANSAS* LHN 5 p.m. in all of NCAA Division I softball: UCLA (11-0), TEXAS (11- l Junior second baseman Janae Jefferson is off to another April 10 KANSAS* LHN 5 p.m. 0), Michigan (9-0), Oregon (9-0) and SIUE (4-0). Only three hot start with the bat, currently rating first in the Big 12 in total April 11 KANSAS* LHN 12 p.m. athletic departments in the country currently have unbeaten hits (16 - 27th in NCAA Division I) and runs scored-per-game April 15 at Texas State 6 p.m. softball & baseball teams: UCLA, TEXAS and SIUE. (1.27 - 13th in NCAA Division I). April 17 at Iowa State* 4 p.m. l Now in his 11th season as a head coach, Mike White is l Junior second baseman and two-time All-American Janae April 18 at Iowa State* 1 p.m. quickly closing in on another career milestone. He currently Jefferson currently ranks as the school’s career leader in April 19 at Iowa State* 12 p.m. batting average at .409 (well ahead of Lexy Bennett at .385), April 22 BAYLOR* FS1 6 p.m. owns 492 career wins, needing just eight more to reach April 24 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 6 p.m. the 500-win plateau. With a .793 career winning percentage, while rating third all-time in on-base percentage (.460). The April 25 OKLAHOMA STATE* FSN 12 p.m. White currently rates as the third-winningest active coach Humble, Texas, native is also closing in on the 200-hit mark April 26 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. in NCAA Division I softball behind only Florida’s Tim Walton with 170 total hits through her first two+ seasons in the Burnt May 2 at Baylor* 6:30 p.m. (.796) and Arizona’s Mike Candrea (.794). Orange & White. May 3 at Baylor* 2 p.m. l So far in 2020, Texas has out-hit each of its first 11 l Senior pitcher/utility player Miranda Elish was named both opponents, is 7-0 when scoring first and 6-0 when scoring in the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the May 8-9 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. the first inning, while its pitching staff HASN’T GIVEN UP A Week and the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 11) May 14-17 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites after batting .818 with three doubles, four HR's, including a May 21-24 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites SINGLE HR in 66 innings of work. May 28-June 3 Women’s College World Series l Texas rose to No. 2 in the Softball America poll on Feb. 18, grand slam, and 17 RBIs during the Texas Classic. Oklahoma City, Okla. marking the highest the Longhorns have been in ANY POLL l Softball America listed four Longhorns in their 2020 Top * indicates Big 12 Conference game since rating No. 2 in the NFCA rankings back on May 10, 2006. 100 National Player Rankings: No. 30 Janae Jefferson, No. 32 Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest l Senior pitcher/utility player Miranda Elish picked up a Miranda Elish, No. 36 Shea O’Leary and No. 47 Mary Iakopo. RV - Receiving Votes in the poll weekly league accolade for the second consecutive week on LHN - Longhorn Network FSN - FOX Sports Net FS1 - FOX Sports 1 BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Miranda Elish - 8.0 IP to 500 career IP Record: 11-0 Big 12: 0-0 Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Mary Iakopo - 8 RBIs to 100 career RBIs Home: 7-0 Neutral: 4-0 Taylor Ellsworth - 6 hits to 100 career hits Road: 0-0 Office: (512) 471-9801 Tuesday DerMargosian - 1 hit to 50 career hits Current Streak: W11 Cell: (865) 696-7947 CURRENT STREAKS Last 5 Games: 5-0 Last 10 Games: 10-0 E-mail: [email protected] Colleen Sullivan - 11-game reached base streak MK Tedder - four-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.