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2021 Texas Longhorns softball team


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

2021 Texas Longhorns softball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
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
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

Personnel edit

Roster edit

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 -   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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Batting edit

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 edit

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 edit

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today677710108777971110111212
Softball America[5]787610107566991212151313
ESPN.com/USA Softball777711111098т812121413131212
D1Softball998811121313121114141817151616

References edit

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 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 January 31, 2020.
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