Five Women’s College World Series Berths (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) • 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Four Big 12 Regular Season Titles 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEXAS INVITATIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEB. 16-19 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT #RV/RV TEXAS INDIANA LOUISIANA TECH #RV/NR S. CAROLINA Texas Classic, Austin, Texas Feb. 10 COLORADO STATE LHN W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 10 #16/14 MINNESOTA LHN L, 2-5 Feb. 11 #16/14 MINNESOTA LHN L, 6-11 Feb. 11 MARYLAND LHN W, 10-2 (6) Feb. 12 COLORADO STATE LHN W, 7-2 Texas Invitational, Austin, Texas Feb. 16 INDIANA LHN 6 p.m. Feb. 17 LOUISIANA TECH LHN 12:30 p.m. Feb. 17 #RV/NR SOUTH CAROLINA LHN 3 p.m. 2017 Record 2017 Record 2017 Record 2017 Record Feb. 18 INDIANA LHN 10 a.m. 3-2 2-3 5-0 5-0 Feb. 18 LOUISIANA TECH LHN 3:30 p.m. Nat’l Rank: RV/RV Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Nat’l Rank: NR/NR Nat’l Rank: RV/NR Batting Avg.: .320 Batting Avg.: .220 Batting Avg.: .348 Batting Avg.: .296 Mary Nutter Classic, Cathedral City, Calif. Runs Per Game: 6.6 Runs Per Game: 2.2 Runs Per Game: 7.0 Runs Per Game: 7.0 Feb. 23 vs. Notre Dame 5:30 p.m. 3.06 2.06 2.32 0.23 Feb. 23 vs. Missouri 10:30 p.m. Team ERA: Team ERA: Team ERA: Team ERA: Hits: 39 Series: UT leads 1-0 Series: UT leads 1-0 Series: UT leads 2-1 Feb. 24 vs. Bethune Cookman 12:30 p.m. 2 Feb. 25 vs. Tennessee 2 p.m. HR’s: Last meeting: Last meeting: Last meeting: Feb. 25 vs. Arizona State 4:30 p.m. Steals: 6-7 Texas won 3-0 on Texas won 7-2 on Texas won 6-0 on Feb. 26 vs. Washington 11 a.m. Fld %: .969 May 20, 2006 Feb. 15, 2014 May 19, 2013 Top Hitters by Avg. (2 AB PG) Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. March 1 TEXAS STATE LHN 6 p.m. March 3 at Arizona 7 p.m. March 4 at Arizona 7 p.m. Tiarra Davis Rachel O’Malley Katie Smith Krystan White March 5 at Arizona 1 p.m. (.538, 0 HR, 4 RBI) (.385 avg., 0 HR, 3 RBI) (.500 avg., 0 HR, 3 RBI) (.600 avg., 1 HR, 8 RBI) March 8 UTSA LHN 4 p.m. Devon Tunning CaraMia Tsirigos Berkley Calapp Victoria Williams March 12 at UCLA 6 p.m. (.400, 1 HR, 6 RBI) (.308, 0 HR, 0 RBI) (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI) (.417, 1 HR, 4 RBI) March 14 at Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. Stephanie Wong Sarah Thompson Taria Page Kenzi Maguire March 15 at Long Beach State 4 p.m. (.364, 0 HR, 2 RBI) (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) (.500, 0 HR, 6 RBI) (.417, 0 HR, 2 RBI) March 17 at Cal State-Fullerton 8 p.m. March 18 at Cal State-Fullerton (DH-1) 3 p.m. March 18 at Cal State-Fullerton (DH-2) 5 p.m. Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) Top Pitcher (Inn.) March 22 MCNEESE STATE LHN 4 p.m. Brooke Bolinger Tara Trainer Preslee Gallaway Nickie Blue March 24 at Oklahoma State* 6:30 p.m. (1-0, 1.75 ERA, (2.14 ERA, 1-2, (1.76 ERA, 2-0, (0.00 ERA, 2-0, March 25 at Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. 8.0 IP, 3 K’s) March 26 at Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. 16.1 IP, 23 K’s) 15.1 IP, 5 K’s) 11.0 IP, 7 K’s) March 29 at UTSA 6 p.m. April 2 HOUSTON (DH-1) LHN 1 p.m. April 2 HOUSTON (DH-2) LHN 3:30 p.m. QUICK HITS April 5 at Texas State 6 p.m. l With seven seniors on the roster in 2017, this ties the 2005 Texas Longhorns squad for the most seniors on April 7 OKLAHOMA* LHN 4:30 p.m. the roster in a single season in program history. That 2005 senior class consisted of pitcher Lizi Sowers, third baseman April 8 OKLAHOMA* LHN 1 p.m. Wynter Turner, outfielder Lacy Robinson, outfielder Monica Askew, outfielder Melanie Jarrett, pitcher Amy Bradford April 9 OKLAHOMA* LHN 12 p.m. and first baseman Alexis Garcia. That group (with a junior Cat Osterman throwing in the circle) went 49-13 overall, April 13 at Texas Tech* 6 p.m. finished third in the Big 12 and advanced to the WCWS. April 14 at Texas Tech* 4 p.m. l Talk about the definition of a true pitching STAFF. After the opening five games of the 2017 season, Texas has April 15 at Texas Tech* 12 p.m. April 19 TEXAS SOUTHERN LHN 6 p.m. already utilized ALL FIVE pitchers on its roster. Keep this in mind, in the history of the program, the Longhorns have April 21 IOWA STATE* LHN 4:30 p.m. only used five pitchers during an entire season on three occasions: 2009, 2005 and 1998. April 22 IOWA STATE* LHN 1 p.m. l Several Texas players enter this weekend with impressive streaks going. Sophomore Reagan Hathaway is currently April 23 IOWA STATE* LHN 11 a.m. riding career-long seven-game hitting and 15-game reached base streaks dating back to the end of the 2016 campaign, April 26 NORTH TEXAS LHN 6 p.m. while seniors Devon Tunning and Stephanie Wong each reached in all five games to begin 2017. April 28 at Kansas* 5 p.m. l Texas preps to enter the 2017 Texas Invitational having scored in 38 consecutive contests dating back to a 1-0 April 29 at Kansas* 2 p.m. shutout loss to Iowa on March 16, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawai’i, during the 2016 Rainbow Wahine Classic. The Longhorns April 30 at Kansas* 12 p.m. need to score in all five games during the Texas Invitational to tie for the second-longest consecutive-game scoring streak May 3 TXA&M-CORPUS CHRISTI LHN 4 p.m. (stretching over more than one season) in school history (43 from April 23, 1997 to March 22, 1998). The longest such May 5 at Baylor* 6 p.m. streak in school history is 56 contests, established from May 4, 2013-April 18, 2014. May 6 BAYLOR* FSN 1 p.m. l Over the past two seasons the nucleus of this season’s Longhorns squad has demonstrated a resilience and “never May 7 BAYLOR* LHN 1 p.m. quit” attitude in fighting back from deficits. Texas owns 25 come-from-behind victories (those where UT trailed at May 12-13 Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma City, Okla. ANY point in a game) and 10 total “true” walk-off wins combined over the 2015 & 2016 campaigns, including May 19-21 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites three walk-offs during last season’s Texas Classic. May 25-28 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites l The Longhorns should have plenty of pinch-hitting threats at their disposal this year as the top three options off June 1-7 Women’s College World Series the bench return for 2017. Sophomore Bekah Alcozer led the way last season in UT pinch-hitting at .462 (6-for-13), Oklahoma City, Okla. with seniors Taylor McAllister (.333 on 5-for-15) and Mickenzi Krpec (.333 on 4-for-12) close behind. In all, of * indicates Big 12 Conference game the 22 total pinch hits Texas managed in 2016, players who combined for 19 of those return this season. Rankings listed are NFCA/USA Softball at time of contest l After week one, Texas remains among those teams “receiving votes” in both the USA Today/National Fastpitch LHN - Longhorn Network FSN - FOX Sports Net Coaches Association and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls. In the NFCA rankings, UT earned three points, while in the USA Softball listing, the Horns tallied two points. BY THE NUMBERS UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES MEDIA RELATIONS Tiarra Davis - 22.2 innings from 500 career inn. Record: 3-2 Big 12: 0-0 Tiarra Davis - 3 wins from 50 career victories Softball Contact: BRIAN DAVIS Kelli Hanzel - 3 RBIs from 50 career RBIs Home: 3-2 Neutral: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Office: (512) 471-9801 Devon Tunning - 1 run from 100 career runs Erica Wright - 2 wins from 20 career victories Current Streak: W2 Cell: (865) 696-7947 Last 5 Games: 3-2 CURRENT STREAKS (from 2016) Last 10 Games: 0-0 E-mail: [email protected] Reagan Hathaway - 15 straight games reaching base & 7-game hitting streak (from 2016) Series Record/# of series: 0-0-0/(N/A) Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 Devon Tunning - 5 straight games reaching base Sweeps/Swept: 0/0 UT Athletics Website: www.TexasSports.com Stephanie Wong - 5 straight games reaching base Texas Media Relations Office • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713 • (512) 471-6036 • www.TexasSports.com • @TexasSoftball 2017 TEXAS SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS (RECORDS ENTERING 2017) Location _______________________________________________Austin, Texas 78713 All-Time Overall Varsity Record _____________________________ 807-349-3 (.698) Enrollment _____________________________________ 51,334 (40,170 undergraduate) All-Time Big 12 Record_______________________________________ 226-124 (.646) Conference ______________________________________________ Big 12 Conference NCAA Tournament Appearances ______________________________________ 17 Nickname _____________________________________________________ Longhorns ____________________________________(1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005-16) Mascot ________________________________________________________ Bevo XV NCAA Super Regional Appearances ________________ Four (2005, 2006, 2012, 2013) Colors ________________________________Burnt Orange (PANTONE 159) and White Women’s College World Series Appearances ____________________________ Five President _____________________________________ Gregory L.