2014 SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Norman, Oklahoma- OU Softball Complex
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Texas Media Relations Office • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713 • (512) 471-6036 • www.TexasSports.com • @TexasSoftball GAMES NO. 16/12 OKLAHOMA TEXAS 43-45 April 17-19, 2014 2014 SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Norman, Oklahoma- OU Softball Complex 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2014 SCHEDULE & RESULTS NR/RV TEXAS (26-16, 6-1) AT NO. 16/12 OKLAHOMA (32-9, 9-1) FEBRUARY OKLAHOMA SOONERS 6 at No. 17/19 LSU $ CST (La.) W, 6-1 SERIES vs. OKLAHOMA 7 rv/- NORTH CAROLINA $ W, 7-3. AT A GLANCE Coach: Patty Gasso (24th season; 20th at OU) 7 No. 13/15 LOUISIANA - LAFAYETTE $ W, 10-7 Record: 1,121-351-3 overall/960-292-2 at OU 8 No. 13/15 LOUISIANA - LAFAYETTE $ W, 7-3 Last 3 Games: 8 NORTHERN IOWA $ L, 3-6 Record OU, 26-23 4/13 - at No. 12/12 Baylor - L, 8-6 9 PURDUE $ L, 4-5 In Austin: Texas, 10-9 4/12 - at No. 12/12 Baylor - W, 2-0 12 UTSA LHN L, 2-4 In Norman: OU, 10-6 4/11- at No. 12/12 Baylor - W, 3-2 14 No. 7/9 KENTUCKY ^ LHN L, 4-6 Neutral site: Even, 7-7 Hitter: Shelby Pendley- .424 avg., 53 hits, 12 HR, 14 IPFW ^ LHN L, 2-3 (8) Last: OU won 10-2 (5 inn.) on June 1, 2013 (WCWS) 46 RBIs, 43 runs 15 LOUISIANA TECH ^ LHN W, 7-2 Streak: OU won last 2 meetings. Pitcher: Kelsey Stevens- (23-6), 2.02 ERA, 15 IPFW ^ LHN W, 10-2 Last Texas win: April 20, 2013 (4-2) - OU was #1 155 K’s, 15 CG 16 No. 7/9 KENTUCKY ^ LHN L, 5-6 20 UNLV & L, 4-5 20 CAL POLY & W, 13-7 21 No. 3/2 WASHINGTON & L, 2-3 BROADCAST INFORMATION 22 FRESNO ST & W, 5-0 DAY, TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW 23 CALIFORNIA & L, 2-5 Thurs., 8:00 PM ESPN2 Beth Mowins (PxP) and Jessica Mendoza (analyst) 28 LOUISIANA - MONROE % LHN W, 6-2 28 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI % LHN W, 10-2 (5) Fri., 6:30 PM FOX Sports Oklahoma/FCSP Bruce Haertl (PxP) and Jessica Shults (analyst) Jessica Coody (reporter) Sat., 6:30 PM FOX Sports Regional Brenda VanLengen (PxP) and Tracy Warren (analyst) MARCH 1 TEXAS SOUTHERN % LHN W, 8-0 (5) 1 LOUISIANA - MONROE % LHN W, 9-1 (5) QUICK HITS 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN % LHN W, 9-1 (6) 6 HOUSTON ! W, 5-1 • THE RED RIVER SHOOTOUT SOFTBALL EDITION: The Longhorns are 23-26 in the all-time series against Oklahoma. 7 NO. 10/7 ARIZONA STATE ! L, 3-8 Texas and OU last met in last year’s Women’s College World Series, where the Sooners rallied back from a 2-0 8 NO. 5/4 MICHIGAN ! L, 1-3 deficit with 10-straight runs to run-rule the Longhorns, 10-2 in five innings. UT knocked off the No. 1 Sooners 8 NO. 6/6 WASHINGTON ! L, 3-6 9 LONG BEACH STATE ! L, 3-4 last season in the middle game of the three-game Big 12 series played in Austin. 11 at North Texas (DH) W, 10-2; W, 2-1 • TEXAS SWEEPS IOWA STATE: UT completed a three-game sweep of Iowa State on Saturday afternoon. The 15 IOWA LHN W, 9-1 (5) Longhorns put up 38 runs in the series, setting a program record for tallies in a three-game set. Texas knocked 16 IOWA LHN L, 5-6 17 IOWA LHN W, 3-0 off the Cyclones by counts of 19-6, 2-0 and 17-1. The Horns put 17 or more runs for the third time in a seven- 19 HOUSTON LHN L, 4-5 game stretch. Texas improved to 42-1 all-time against Iowa State and 18-0 in Ames, while extending its win streak 22 at No. 12/12 Baylor* FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST W, 4-1 against the Cyclones to 22-straight. 23 at No. 12/12 Baylor* ESPNU PPD to 5/6 26 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN W, 8-0 (5) • THOM HONORED AGAIN: Senior shortstop Taylor Thom was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for a second consecutive week. Coming off the honor last week, she continued to swing a hot bat, going 4-for-7 (.571) with 7 APRIL runs scored and 8 RBIs in the series at Iowa State. For Thom, it marks the fourth time in her career that she has 2 TEXAS STATE LHN W, 19-7 (5) 4 TEXAS TECH* LHN W, 5-1 been named the Big 12’s Player of the Week and is the second time she has been garnered with the honor in 5 TEXAS TECH* LHN L, 5-6 back-to-back weeks (Feb. 19 and Feb. 26, 2013). 6 TEXAS TECH* LHN W, 7-3 • THOM’S TORRID TREND: Over the last seven games, Thom has raised her cumulative batting average by 41 11 at Iowa State* W, 19-6 (5) 12 at Iowa State* W, 2-0 points. The fourth-year shortstop is hitting .667 (12-for-18) with five home runs, 14 runs scored and 17 RBIs 13 at Iowa State* W, 17-1 (5) during that stretch. 17 at No. 16/12 Oklahoma* ESPN2 8 p.m. • BATS ON FIRE: Over the last seven games, the Longhorns’ offense has been potent. During the span, they have 18 at No. 16/12 Oklahoma* FS OKLAHOMA/FCSP 6:30 p.m. 19 at No. 16/12 Oklahoma* FOX SPORTS REGIONAL 6:30 p.m. produced 74 runs (10.6 per game) on 80 hits. The team is hitting a blistering .417 and has tallied 17 or more runs 23 at Texas State 6 p.m. in a game three times (19 vs. Texas State, 19 vs. Iowa State, 17 vs. Iowa State) since April 2. Prior to this season, 25 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 4:30 p.m. UT had only two games in program history in which it tallied at least 17 runs. 26 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 4 p.m. 27 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 11:30 a.m. • ROAD SUCCESS: Texas owns the best record in the nation in true road games with a 9-0 mark. Four of UT’s nine road wins have been against nationally ranked opponents. MAY • AGAINST THE NATION’S BEST: The Longhorns are 4-6 against nationally ranked opponents this season. UT 2 KANSAS* LHN 7 p.m. 3 KANSAS* LHN 3 p.m. defeated No. 17/19 LSU in Baton Rouge (Feb. 6), No. 13/15 Louisiana-Lafayette in Lafayette twice (Feb. 7 & Feb. 4 KANSAS* LHN 1 p.m. 8) and No. 12/12 Baylor in Waco (March 22). 6 at Baylor* FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST PLUS 6 p.m. • AMONG THE NATION’S BEST: Texas’ .356 batting average is its highest in school history and is the second-highest 11 BAYLOR* LHN 1 p.m. in the nation, behind only No. 3/3 Michigan’s .363 clip. As a team, the Longhorns are hitting 0.46 triples per game, which leads the nation. Senior Brejae Washington is ranked fifth in the nation in sacrifice flies (5), ninth in batting average (.464), 12th in on base percentage (.544). % Texas Classic, Austin, Texas ^ Texas Invitational, Austin, Texas • TUNNING’S BAT TUNES UP: Since starting her Texas career with a .197 batting average through the first 34 games, $ Louisiana Classic, Lafayette, La. freshman Devon Tunning is showing signs of becoming the hitter the Texas’ coaches foresaw. Over the last nine & Mary Nutter Classic, Palm Springs, Calif. games, Tunning leads the team with an .571 batting average (12-for-21), and has the second-most hits during ! Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Calif. * Big 12 Conference games that span. Tunning has five extra-base hits during that stretch, including two home runs. All times Central Home games in bold TEXAS SPLITS INSIDE THE STATS TEXAS AT A GLANCE BY THE NUMBERS Record: 26-16 Big 12: 6-1 2014 DAY-BY-DAY UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES Home: 13-7 Batting Average: .356 February: 10-9 Sunday: 2-5 Washington-7 hits away from 246 (UT record). Road: 9-0 Neutral: 4-9 Runs/Runs Per Game: 269/6.4 March: 10-6 Monday: 1-0 CURRENT STREAKS Current Streak: Won 4 Home Runs: 40 April: 6-1 Tuesday: 0-0 Stephens - 43-game on base streak Last 5 Games: 4-1 Stolen Bases: 71 May: 0-0 Wednesday: 2-1 Washington - 33-game on base streak Last 10 Games: 8-2 ERA: 2.73 June: 0-0 Thursday: 3-1 Series Record/# of series: 3-0/3 Friday: 7-4 Sweeps/Swept: 1/0 Saturday: 9-6 2014 TEXAS SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: __________________________________ Austin, Texas Head Coach: ________________________________ Connie Clark Enrollment: _________________ 52,076 (39,995 undergraduate) Alma Mater (Year): ________________ Cal State Fullerton (1987) President: ____________ William C. Powers, Jr. (California, 1967) Year at Texas: ____________ 19th (18th varsity season, one club) Founded: ________________________________________ 1883 Record at Texas, Varsity Seasons: _________ 722-309-3 (.700), 17 Conference: ______________________________________Big 12 Career Record: ____________________________________ Same Nickname/Mascot: ____________________ Longhorns/Bevo XIV Assistant Coach: _______________________________ Corrie Hill Colors: ______________ Burnt orange (PANTONE 159) and white Alma Mater (Year): _____________________UT Arlington (1991) Women’s Athletics Director: ________________Christine Plonsky Year at Texas: _____________________________________ Ninth NCAA Faculty Representative: ________________Jim Vick, Ph.D. Assistant Coach: __________________________ Jennifer McFalls Alma Mater (Year): ______________________Texas A&M (1997) First Year of Softball (Varsity/Club): _______________1997/1996 Year at Texas: ____________________________________ Fourth All-Time Overall Record: ___________________ 722-309-3 (.700) Special Assistant: ____________________________Shanna Diller All-Time Big 12 Record: ______________________198-106 (.651) Alma Mater (Year): __________________________Illinois (2008) NCAA Tournament Appearances: _______________________ 14 Year at Texas: ____________________________________Second (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005-13) Administrative Assistant:___________________Dreya Johannsen Women’s College World Series Appearances: ____________ Five Softball Office Phone Number: ________________ 512-471-6230 (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) Athletic Trainer: _____________________________ Kim Detwiler All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: ______________45-29 (.608) Strength and Conditioning Coach: ______________ Lance Sewell Big 12 Conference Tournament Titles: __________________ Four 2013 Record: _____________________________________ 51-10 (1999, 2002, 2003, 2005) Big 12 Record (Conference Finish): ________________ 14-4 (2nd) MEDIA POLICIES Postseason: _____________NCAA Women’s College World Series All interviews with Texas student-athletes must be coordinated through the Media Final Rankings: ____________________ 3 (NFCA)/3 (USA Softball) Positional Starters Returning/Lost: ______________________6/3 Relations Department.