2021 Texas Longhorns softball team

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2021 Texas Longhorns softball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
NCAA Austin Regional Champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
CBNo. 11
2021 record43-14 (12-6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Singleton (2nd season)
  • Megan Bartlett (1st season)
  • Courtney Gettins (1st season)
Home stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 1   .941 56 – 4   .933
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 48 – 12   .800
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 43 – 14   .754
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 9   .471 27 – 23   .540
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 12   .333 34 – 23   .596
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 21 – 26   .447
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 22 – 26   .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 10, 2021[1]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2021 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns play their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Mike White, in his 3rd season at Texas.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2021 Texas Longhorns Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 7 - Molly Jacobsen - Graduate Student
  • 14 - Ryleigh White - Freshman
  • 15 - Courtney Day - Freshman
  • 21 - Ariana Adams - Junior
  • 29 - Shealyn O’Leary - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 17 - Taylor Ellsworth - Redshirt Junior
  • 18 - Jayden Smith - Freshman
  • 19 - Colleen Sullivan - Sophomore
  • 27 - London Marder - Freshman
  • 33 - Mary Iakopo - Junior

Infielders/Utility Players

  • 00 - Lauren Burke - Junior
  • 2 - Janae Jefferson - Junior
  • 4 - Brianna Cantu - Freshman
  • 5 - Jordyn Whitaker - Freshman
  • 9 - McKenzie Parker - Sophomore
  • 10 - Cassie Roche - Senior
  • 11 - Alyssa Washington - Freshman
  • 12 - Bailey Williams - Freshman
  • 16 - Alyssa Popelka - Freshman
  • 20 - Carlee Ratcliff - Freshman
  • 22 - MK Tetter - Junior
  • 25 - Kaitlyn Washington - Senior
  • 28 - Camille Corona - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 13 - Shannon Rhodes - Senior
  

Schedule and results[]

Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Postponement
Bold Texas team member
2021 Texas Longhorns Softball Game Log[3]
Regular Season (38-9)
Postseason (5-5)
Big 12 Softball Tournament (1-2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 14 vs. #2 Oklahoma State #3 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 2–3 (9) Eberle (20–2) O'Leary (12–4) 38–10 0–1
May 14 vs. #5 Iowa State #3 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 7–4 O'Leary (13–4) Mortimer (5–1) 39–10 1–1
May 15 vs. #6 Texas Tech #3 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 1–5 Zoch (12–12) Jacobsen (13–5) 39–11 1–2
NCAA Austin Regional (3-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
May 21 St. Francis #12 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 12–0 (5) O'Leary (14–4) Vesco (22–4) 822 40–11 1–0
May 22 Texas State #12 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 6–0 O'Leary (15–4) Kind (12–5) 973 41–11 2–0
May 23 Oregon #12 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–3 (8) Yanez (22–6) O'Leary (15–5) 1,056 41–12 2–1
May 23 Oregon #12 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 1–0 Jacobsen (14–5) Diaz (5–3) 1,056 42–12 3–1
NCAA Stillwater Super Regional (1-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Regional Record
May 28 at #7 Oklahoma State #11 Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK 1–6 Eberle (24–3) Jacobsen (14–6) 713 42–13 0–1
May 29 vs. #7 Oklahoma State #11 Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK 4–2 O'Leary (16–5) Maxwell (15–4) 833 43–13 1–1
May 30 at #7 Oklahoma State #11 Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK 0–2 Eberle (25–3) O'Leary (16–6) 694 43–14 1–2

Coaches[]

2021 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[2]
  • Mike White – Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Steve Singleton – Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Megan Bartlett – Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Courtney Gettins – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year

Player Stats[]

Batting[]

Note: No. = Number; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: Gold Highlight = Team Leader(s)

Note: Leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

No. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
00 Lauren Burke 56 159 48 .302 3 33
2 Janae Jefferson 51 168 75 .446 5 26
4 Brianna Cantu 32 35 11 .314 3 12
5 Jordyn Whitaker 42 67 24 .358 4 16
7 Molly Jacobsen 5 1 0 .000 0 0
9 McKenzie Parker 50 120 44 .367 8 26
11 Alyssa Washington 31 55 14 .255 3 7
12 Bailey Williams 12 9 1 .111 0 0
13 Shannon Rhodes 55 172 61 .355 15 55
14 Ryleigh White 6 0 0 .000 0 0
15 Courtney Day 33 62 20 .323 2 11
16 Alyssa Popelka 27 40 15 .375 0 5
17 Taylor Ellsworth 48 113 42 .372 7 31
18 Jayden Smith 35 69 22 .319 2 13
19 Colleen Sullivan 50 117 37 .316 7 32
20 Carlee Ratcliff 16 9 2 .222 0 0
21 Ariana Adams 5 0 0 .000 0 0
22 MK Tedder 38 19 6 .364 0 1
25 Kaitlyn Washington 44 86 28 .324 3 20
27 London Marder 7 7 1 .143 0 1
28 Camille Corona 42 38 13 .342 0 4
29 Shea O’Leary 4 0 0 .000 0 0
33 Mary Iakopo 56 149 48 .373 16 45

[4]

Pitching[]

Player G GS IP W L ERA SO SV
Molly Jacobsen 26 17 91.0 14 6 3.23 76 1
Ryleigh White 20 7 51.0 5 1 3.57 40 0
Courtney Day 11 5 34.1 4 1 3.67 23 1
Ariana Adams 10 3 25.1 4 0 1.66 20 1
Shea O’Leary 34 25 161.2 16 6 1.82 121 3

Rankings[]

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
NFCA / USA Today 6 7 7 7 10 10 8 7 7 7 9 7 11 10 11 12 12 
Softball America[5] 7 8 7 6 10 10 7 5 6 6 9 9 12 12 15 13 13 
ESPN.com/USA Softball 7 7 7 7 11 11 10 9 8т 8 12 12 14 13 13 12 12 
D1Softball 9 9 8 8 11 12 13 13 12 11 14 14 18 17 15 16 16


References[]

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved Jan 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Softball Statistics". Texas Sports. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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