2021 Texas Longhorns softball team

2021 Texas Longhorns softball
NCAA Austin Regional Champion
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	43-14 (12-6 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike White (3rd season)
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

v t e	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 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.

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 - 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)
February (8-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Scrap Yard Blizzard Challenge Feb 21 Wichita State #7 Scrap Yard Complex • Conroe, TX 8-0 (5) O’Leary (1-0) McDonald (1-1) 476 1-0 – Feb 21 North Texas #7 Scrap Yard Complex • Conroe, TX 5-1 Jacobsen (1-0) Trautwein (2-1) 597 2-0 – Feb 24 Texas State #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 1-0 (8) Jacobsen (2-0) Mullins (1-1) 282 3-0 – Lone Star State Invitational Feb 26 Sam Houston State #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 9-3 White (1-0) Bachmeyer (0-2) Day (1) 0 4-0 – Feb 26 Lamar* #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 10-0 (5) Adams (1-0) Reyna (0-5) 0 5-0 – Feb 27 #25 Mississippi State* #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 8-7 O’Leary (2-0) Loza (1-2) Jacobsen (1) 0 6-0 – Feb 28 UConn* #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 16-2 (5) White (2-0) Kinney (3-3) 0 7-0 – Feb 28 Ole Miss* #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 5-2 Jacobsen (3-0) Diederich (3-5) 0 8-0 – March (16-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Mar 3 at Houston* #7 Cougar Softball Stadium• Houston, TX 9-0 (5) White (3-0) Hudson (3-2) 99 9-0 – Mar 5 at #13 LSU* #7 Tiger Park• Baton Rouge, LA 8-5 Jacobsen (4-0) Wickersham (3-1) 519 10-0 – Mar 6 at #13 LSU* #7 Tiger Park• Baton Rouge, LA 1-2 (8) Sunseri (4-2) Jacobsen (4-1) 679 10-1 – Mar 6 at #13 LSU* #7 Tiger Park• Baton Rouge, LA 2-7 Kilponen (2-2) White (3-1) 801 10-2 – Mar 10 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10-6 Day (1-0) McNeill (1-2) Adams (1) 310 11-2 – Mar 12 Tarleton State #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9-1 (6) Adams (2-0) Bridges (2-6) 12-2 – Mar 12 Texas Southern #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 11-2 (5) Adams (3-0) Gendorf (1-5) 13-2 – Mar 13 Tarleton State #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 21-5 (5) White (4-1) Wernet (6-5) 14-2 – Mar 13 BYU #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10-7 Jacobsen (5-1) Moffat-Korth (5-7) 15-2 – Mar 16 at McNeese State #10 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond• Lake Charles, LA 5-2 Jacobsen (6-1) Tate (3-6) 379 16-2 – Mar 18 #15 Louisiana #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 4-0 O’Leary (3-0) Lamb (5-2) 17-2 – Mar 18 #15 Louisiana #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field• Austin, TX 9-10 Ellyson (5-3) Jacobsen (6-2) 17-3 – Mar 19 New Mexico #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5-3 Day (2-0) Guindon (1-11) O’Leary (1) 404 18-3 – Mar 20 New Mexico #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 12-0 (5) Adams (4-0) Roberts (0-2) 19-3 – Mar 20 New Mexico #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8-1 Jacobsen (7-2) Guindon (1-12) O’Leary (2) 20-3 – Bevo Classic Mar 26 South Dakota #8 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 6-5 O’Leary (4-0) Maher (1-4) 335 21-3 – Mar 27 UT Arlington #8 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2-1 O’Leary (5-0) Valencia (0-2) 413 22-3 – Mar 27 UTSA #8 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8-0 (5) Jacobsen (8-2) Carpenter (0-2) 413 23-3 – Mar 28 UT Arlington #8 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9-1 (6) Jacobsen (9-2) Hines (2-9) 434 24-3 – April (12-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Apr 1 Texas Tech #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5-0 O’Leary (6-0) Zoch (7-6) 396 25-3 1-0 Apr 2 Texas Tech #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10-1 (5) Jacobsen (10-2) Edmoundson (7-6) 557 26-3 2-0 Apr 3 Texas Tech #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2-1 O’Leary (7-0) Zoch (7-7) 485 27-3 3-0 Apr 7 at UT Arlington #7 Allan Saxe Field• Arlington, TX 12-0 Jacobsen (11-2) Henriksen (1-3) 156 28-3 – Apr 9 at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 8-5 O’Leary (8-0) Charles (10-6) 237 29-3 4-0 Apr 10 at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 11-5 Jacobsen (12-2) Spelhaug 30-3 5-0 Apr 11 at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 10-0 (6) O’Leary (9-0) Jasso (1-2) 221 31-3 6-0 Apr 16 at Oklahoma #7 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 1-11 (5) Juarez (12-0) O’Leary (9-1) 459 31-4 6-1 Apr 17 at Oklahoma #7 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 2-10 (5) Saile (9-0) Jacobsen (12-3) 484 31-5 6-2 Apr 16 at Oklahoma #7 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 0-9 (5) May (11-0) O’Leary (9-2) 497 31-6 6-3 Apr 21 Texas State #9 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–4 Day (3–0) Mullins (14–6) O'Leary (3) 375 32–6 – Apr 23 Kansas #9 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–1 White (5–1) Hamilton (5–8) 33–6 7–3 Apr 24 Kansas #9 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10–1 (5) O'Leary (10–2) Reed (7–4) 497 34–6 8–3 Apr 25 Kansas #9 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10–8 Day (4–0) Reed (7–5) 496 35–6 9–3 Apr 30 #11 Oklahoma State #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 1–3 Eberle (17–1) O'Leary (10–3) 385 35–7 9–4 May (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record May 1 #11 Oklahoma State #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 1–5 Maxwell (14–2) Day (4–1) 510 35–8 9–5 May 2 #11 Oklahoma State #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–6 Eberle (18–1) Jacobsen (12–4) Maxwell (3) 507 35–9 9–6 May 7 Baylor #11 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–0 (6) O'Leary (11–3) Rodoni (11–8) 562 36–9 10–6 May 8 at Baylor #11 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX 6–0 Jacobsen (13–4) Mansell (8–5) 600 37–9 11–6 May 9 at Baylor #11 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX 5–0 O'Leary (12–3) Rodoni (11–9) 600 28–9 12–6
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

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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
т = Tied with team above or below

	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. "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.