2021 Texas Longhorns softball team

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2021 Texas Longhorns softball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Big 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 stadium Red and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022  →
2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y16–1 .94156–4 .933
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y15–3 .83348–12 .800
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66743–14 .754
Baylor  ‍‍‍y8–9 .47127–23 .540
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y6–12 .33334–23 .596
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍3–15 .16721–26 .447
Kansas  ‍‍‍2–16 .11122–26 .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 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.

Contents

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.svg 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
BoldTexas team member
2021 Texas Longhorns Softball Game Log [3]
Regular season (38-9)
Postseason (5-5)
Big 12 softball tournament (1-2)
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 14vs. #2 Oklahoma State#3 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 2–3 (9)Eberle (20–2)O'Leary (12–4)38–100–1
May 14vs. #5 Iowa State#3ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK7–4O'Leary (13–4)Mortimer (5–1)39–101–1
May 15vs. #6 Texas Tech#3ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK1–5Zoch (12–12)Jacobsen (13–5)39–111–2
NCAA Austin Regional (3-1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordRegional Record
May 21 St. Francis #12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX12–0 (5)O'Leary (14–4)Vesco (22–4)82240–111–0
May 22 Texas State #12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX6–0O'Leary (15–4)Kind (12–5)97341–112–0
May 23 Oregon #12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX2–3 (8)Yanez (22–6)O'Leary (15–5)1,05641–122–1
May 23 Oregon #12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX1–0Jacobsen (14–5)Diaz (5–3)1,05642–123–1
NCAA Stillwater Super Regional (1-2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSuper Regional Record
May 28at #7 Oklahoma State #11 Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK 1–6Eberle (24–3)Jacobsen (14–6)71342–130–1
May 29vs. #7 Oklahoma State#11Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK4–2O'Leary (16–5)Maxwell (15–4)83343–131–1
May 30at #7 Oklahoma State#11Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK0–2Eberle (25–3)O'Leary (16–6)69443–141–2

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.PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
00Lauren Burke5615948.302333
2 Janae Jefferson 5116875.446526
4Brianna Cantu323511.314312
5Jordyn Whitaker426724.358416
7Molly Jacobsen510.00000
9McKenzie Parker5012044.367826
11Alyssa Washington315514.25537
12Bailey Williams1291.11100
13Shannon Rhodes5517261.3551555
14Ryleigh White600.00000
15Courtney Day336220.323211
16Alyssa Popelka274015.37505
17Taylor Ellsworth4811342.372731
18Jayden Smith356922.319213
19Colleen Sullivan5011737.316732
20Carlee Ratcliff1692.22200
21Ariana Adams500.00000
22MK Tedder38196.36401
25Kaitlyn Washington448628.324320
27London Marder771.14301
28Camille Corona423813.34204
29Shea O’Leary400.00000
33Mary Iakopo5614948.3731645

[4]

Pitching

PlayerGGSIPWLERASOSV
Molly Jacobsen261791.01463.23761
Ryleigh White20751.0513.57400
Courtney Day11534.1413.67231
Ariana Adams10325.1401.66201
Shea O’Leary3425161.21661.821213

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

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