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 SCRAP YARD BLIZZARD CHALLENGE - CONROE, TEXAS - FEB. 21 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT #7 TEXAS WICHITA STATE NORTH TEXAS Texas Classic, Austin, Texas Feb. 11 #3 ARIZONA LHN CANCELLED Feb. 12 #8 ALABAMA LHN CANCELLED Feb. 13 COLORADO STATE LHN CANCELLED Feb. 13 #8 ALABAMA LHN CANCELLED Feb. 14 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN CANCELLED Feb. 17 NORTH TEXAS LHN POSTPONED Tracy Beard Invitational, Frisco, Texas Feb. 19 vs. Tarleton State CANCELLED Feb. 19 vs. North Texas CANCELLED Feb. 20 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi CANCELLED 2020 Record 2020 Record 2021 Record Feb. 20 vs. South Dakota State CANCELLED 24-3 11-16 1-1 2021 Nat’l Rank: 7/7 2021 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR 2021 Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Scrap Yard Blizzard Challenge, Conroe, Texas Batting Avg.: .376 Batting Avg.: .326 Batting Avg.: .240 Feb. 21 vs. Wichita State 1:15 p.m. Runs Per Game: 7.4 Runs Per Game: 6.4 Runs Per Game: 7.5 Feb. 21 vs. North Texas 3:30 p.m. Team ERA: 1.78 Team ERA: 5.60 Team ERA: 3.77 Hits: 259 Series: UT leads 6-3 Series: UT leads 15-1 The Lone Star State Invitational, Austin, Texas HR’s: 24 Last meeting: Last meeting: Feb. 26 SAM HOUSTON STATE LHN 1 p.m. Feb. 26 LAMAR LHN 3:30 p.m. Steals: 36-42 Texas won 9-1 (5 inn.) on Texas won 3-2 (9 inn.) on Feb. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE LHN 10 a.m. Fld %: .958 Feb. 8, 2020 Feb. 19, 2020 Feb. 28 UCONN LHN 10 a.m. Feb. 28 OLE MISS LHN 12:30 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION March 3 at Houston 6 p.m. DAY - TIME (CT) NETWORK TALENT CREW March 5 at LSU 7 p.m. TV March 6 at LSU (GM-1) 3 p.m. : None available March 6 at LSU (GM-2) 5:30 p.m. RADIO: None available March 10 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN 6 p.m. March 13 TARLETON STATE (GM-1) LHN 1 p.m. March 13 TARLETON STATE (GM-2) LHN 3:30 p.m. QUICK HITS March 16 at McNeese State 6:30 p.m. March 17 at Louisiana (GM-1) 4 p.m. l Due to almost unprecedented cold & winter weather over Top 100 National Player Rankings: No. 12 Janae Jefferson, March 17 at Louisiana (GM-2) 6:30 p.m. the past two weeks in Texas, the Longhorns will be getting No. 72 Lauren Burke, No. 86 Mary Iakopo & No. 97 Molly March 19 NEW MEXICO LHN 6 p.m. off to their latest start to a season in school history on Feb. Jacobsen. March 20 NEW MEXICO (GM-1) LHN 12 p.m. 21. The previous latest start was Feb. 12 by the 2010 Texas l Softball America also listed Jefferson (No. 4), Burke (No. March 20 NEW MEXICO (GM-2) LHN 2:30 p.m. squad. 22) & Iakopo (No. 24) among their top 25 returning juniors, March 24 TEXAS STATE LHN 6 p.m. l Texas will now be opening against Wichita State for the while rookie pitcher Ryleigh White was rated No. 19 in the Bevo Classic, Austin, Texas second consecutive season. The Longhorns raced past the top 25 freshmen listing. March 26 SOUTH DAKOTA LHN 1 p.m. Shockers back on Feb. 6, 2020, 10-2 (6 inn.). l Texas is facing a daunting schedule in 2021 as the March 27 UT ARLINGTON LHN 11 a.m. l With 195 career hits, junior second baseman Janae Longhorns will now play 20 total games against eight teams March 27 UTSA LHN 4 p.m. March 28 UT ARLINGTON LHN 12:30 p.m. Jefferson is quickly approaching the 200-hit mark. She would ranked or receiving votes in the 2021 USA Today/NFCA become the 11th all-time Longhorns player to reach 200 career preseason poll. Three of those squads were rated in the Top April 1 TEXAS TECH* LHN 6 p.m. hits and enters the 2021 campaign trailing all-time leader Brejae 10: No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 LSU and No. 9 Louisiana. Texas April 2 TEXAS TECH* LHN 6 p.m. Washington (2011-14) by 59 hits. will also battle No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 20 Mississippi April 3 TEXAS TECH* LHN 1 p.m. April 7 at UT Arlington 6 p.m. l Texas owns an INCREDIBLE season-opening winning State and No. 22 Baylor as well as two teams receiving votes April 9 at Iowa State* 4 p.m. streak dating back to the initial varsity season for the program in North Texas and Texas Tech. April 10 at Iowa State* 1 p.m. in 1997. The Longhorns have won ALL 24 of their season l Texas opened 2021 ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA April 11 at Iowa State* 12 p.m. openers, including high-profile wins over No. 3 UCLA (2007), poll, No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball & Softball America April 16 at Oklahoma* TBA Florida State (2009), No. 20 DePaul (2010), Louisville (2011) & rankings and No. 9 in the D1Softball.com poll. The Longhorns April 17 at Oklahoma* TBA April 18 at Oklahoma* TBA No. 17 LSU (2014). During that stretch, Texas has registered started the COVID-19 abbreviated 2020 campaign at No. 6 in April 23 KANSAS* LHN 6 p.m. 15 shutouts & outscored opponents by a combined 161-13. the major polls. April 24 KANSAS* LHN 1 p.m. The streak grew during the 2020 season as UT knocked off l Texas junior second baseman Janae Jefferson, junior April 25 KANSAS* LHN 12 p.m. Wichita State in the Texas Classic, 10-2 (6 inn.). utility player Mary Iakopo and sophomore pitcher Shea April 30 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 4:30 p.m. May 1 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. l Texas returns 15 total letter winners from the 2020 O’Leary were included as three of 50 student-athletes named May 2 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 12 p.m. squad that finished the COVID-19 abbreviated campaign at to the prestigious 2021 USA Softball National Collegiate Player May 7 BAYLOR* LHN 6 p.m. 24-3 overall and No. 1 in the final Softball America poll (No. of the Year Watch List. With its three total selections, Texas May 8 at Baylor* 3 p.m. 3 in the NFCA and USA Softball polls), while also leading tied Arizona, Mississippi State and Oklahoma for the fourth- May 9 at Baylor* 1 p.m. NCAA Division I in batting average (.376) and doubles (62). most combined nods in the nation, trailing only UCLA (six May 14-15 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. Combined, Texas is returning 75% of the runs, 80% of the hits, selections), Alabama (four) and Washington (four). May 21-23 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites 79% of the doubles, 67% of the HR’s, 74% of the RBIs, 74% l Texas welcomed three new additions to its coaching staff May 27-30 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites of the walks and 86% of the stolen bases from last season. for 2021 as former Ball State head coach (and Notre Dame June 3-9 Women’s College World Series From a pitching standpoint, the Longhorns are returning standout) Megan Ciolli Bartlett joined as an assistant coach, Oklahoma City, Okla. * indicates Big 12 Conference game three hurlers who combined for 13-of-24 total wins, 15-of-27 while former Alabama pitcher Courtney Gettins became Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest total starts, six-of-10 total shutouts & 89-of-173 total innings the volunteer assistant coach. Former Liberty player Keely RV - Receiving Votes in the poll pitched during the 2020 campaign. McMillon also took over the program’s Director of Operations LHN - Longhorn Network l Softball America listed four Longhorns among their 2021 role. BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Janae Jefferson - five hits to 200 career hits Record: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0 Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Janae Jefferson - one run to 100 career runs Home: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Shea O’Leary - two K’s to 100 career K’s Road: 0-0 Office: (512) 471-9801 Shannon Rhodes - two HR’s to 30 career HR’s Kaitlyn Washington - one hit to 150 career hits Current Streak: --- Cell: (865) 696-7947 Last 5 Games: 0-0 Last 10 Games: 0-0 E-mail: [email protected] CURRENT STREAKS (from 2020) Janae Jefferson - 17-game reached base streak Series Record/# of series: 0-0-0/(N/A) Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 Janae Jefferson - seven-game hitting streak Sweeps/Swept: 0/0 Lauren Burke - five-game reached base 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 2021 TEXAS SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS (RECORDS ENTERING 2021) Location ____________________________________________________________ Austin, Texas First Year of Softball (Varsity/Club) ________________________________________ 1997/1996 Enrollment ____________________________________________51,832 (40,804 undergraduate) All-Time Overall Varsity Record ______________________________________ 943-421-3 (.691) Conference _____________________________________________________ Big 12 Conference All-Time Big 12 Record _____________________________________________ 255-148 (.633) Nickname ____________________________________________________________ Longhorns NCAA Tournament Appearances _________________________________________________ 20 Mascot _________________________________________________________________ Bevo XV ________________________________________ (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005-19) Colors _______________________________________ Burnt Orange (PANTONE 159) and White NCAA Super Regional Appearances ___________________ Five (2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2019) President ____________________________________________________________ Jay Hartzell Women’s College World Series Appearances _____________________________________ Five Vice President & Director of Athletics __________________________________ Chris Del Conte ________________________________________________ (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) NCAA Faculty Representative _____________________________________ Dr.