2023 Texas Longhorns softball team

2023 Texas Longhorns softball
NCAA Austin Regional Champion
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
Record	45–15–1 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike White (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Singleton (4th season) Kristen Zaleski (1st season) Molly Jacobsen (1st season)
Home stadium	Red and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y	18	–	0	–	0		1.000			61	–	1	–	0		.984
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y	11	–	7	–	0		.611			45	–	15	–	1		.746
No. 9 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	10	–	8	–	0		.556			47	–	16	–	0		.746
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y	8	–	10	–	0		.444			40	–	18	–	0		.690
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0		.333			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0		.278			25	–	27	–	0		.481
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0		.278			31	–	22	–	0		.585
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 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 fifth season at Texas.

Previous season

Texas finished the 2022 season 47–22–1 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 Conference play. ^[2] Texas also was the first unseeded team to ever reach the Women's College World Series finals. ^[3]

Big 12 Tournament

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, May 11					Semifinals Friday, May 12					Championship Saturday, May 13
						1	Oklahoma	9(5)
						5	Iowa State	0
	4	Baylor	1
	5	Iowa State	8
											1	Oklahoma	6
											2	Texas	1
	2	Texas	7(8)
	7	Texas Tech	6
						2	Texas	9
						6	Kansas	1
	3	Oklahoma State	7
	6	Kansas	8

Personnel

Roster

2023 Texas Longhorns Roster [4]
	Pitchers 22 – Estelle Czech – junior 45 – Logan Hulon – junior 55 – Mac Morgan – sophomore 77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – freshman 99 – Sophia Simpson – sophomore		Catchers 14 – Reese Atwood [a] – freshman 44 – Katie Cimusz [a] – sophomore Infielders 10 – Mia Scott – sophomore 11 – Alyssa Washington – junior 14 – Reese Atwood [a] – freshman 15 – Courtney Day [a] – junior 23 – Viviana Martinez – freshman 43 – Leighann Goode – freshman 44 – Katie Cimusz – sophomore		Outfielders 1 – Mya Holmes – sophomore 5 – Jordyn Whitaker [a] – junior 6 – Bella Dayton – junior 7 – Ashton Maloney - freshman 9 – Lou Gilbert – senior 16 – Alyssa Popelka – junior Utility Players 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – sophomore 13 – Maddie Pomykalski – freshman 27 – Baylea Brandon – sophomore 28 – Camille Corona – junior Designated Hitters 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – junior 15 – Courtney Day – junior

Roster Notes

1. Plays two different positions

Coaches

2023 Texas Longhorns coaching staff [5]

Mike White – Head coach – 5th year Steve Singleton – Associate head coach – 4th year Kristen Zaleski – Assistant coach – 1st year Molly Jacobsen – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff

2023 Texas Longhorns support staff [6]

Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 3rd year Kassi Hardee – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 6th year Melissa Schmitz – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 7th year Nick Williams – Video coordinator Hailey Dolcini – Graduate assistant – 1st year

Offseason

Player departures

2023 Texas offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Source
Hailey Dolcini	27	P	6’0”	Senior	Ferndale, CA	Graduated	[7]
Janae Jefferson	2	IF	5’4”	Senior	Humble, TX	Graduated
Lauren Burke	00	UTL	5’7”	Senior	Eugene, OR	Graduated
Mary Iakopo	33	C/1B	5’10”	Senior	Carson, CA	Graduated
McKenzie Parker	9	IF	5’9”	Junior	Conroe, TX	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Brianna Cantu	R/R	UTL	5’7”	League City, TX	Sophomore	Houston	[8]
Carlee Ratcliff	R/R	UTL	5’5”	New Boston, TX	Sophomore	—	—
JJ Smith	R/L	C/1B	5’10”	Rosenberg, TX	Sophomore	Texas State	[9]
Shea O’Leary	R/R	P	6’2”	Castaic, CA	Junior	UT Tyler	[10]

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position	Source
Megan Bartlett	Assistant Coach	Arizona State	Head coach	[11]

Incoming players

2022 Texas Signing Class

Name	B/T	Number	Pos.	Hometown	High School	Source
Citlaly Gutierrez	R/R	77	P	Stamford, TX	Stamford	[12]
Leighann Goode	R/R	43	SS/2B	San Antonio, TX	Sandra Day O'Connor
Maddie Pomykalski	R/R	13	UTL	Frankfort, IL	Lincoln-Way East
Reese Atwood	R/R	14	C/1B	Sandia, TX	Tuloso-Midway
Viviana Martinez	L/R	23	SS/2B	Tolleson, AZ	Tolleson Union

Incoming transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Baylea Brandon	L/L	Utility	5’6”	Leander, TX	Sophomore	LSU	[13]
Mac Morgan	R/R	P	5’8”	Creighton, MO	Sophomore	Arizona State	[14]

Coaching staff additions

Name	Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
Kristen Zaleski	Assistant Coach	Oklahoma	Volunteer Assistant Coach	[15]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Source
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year	Mia Scott	IF	Sophomore	[16]

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Oklahoma	36 (6)
2	Oklahoma State	29 (1)
3	Texas	28
4	Baylor	20
5	Iowa State	16
6	Texas Tech	12
7	Kansas	6

Source: ^[17]

Preseason All-Big 12 team

Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Name	Number	Position	Class	Source
Mia Scott	10	IF	Sophomore	[18]

Schedule and results

2023 Texas Longhorns softball game log (45–15–1)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (40–12–1)
February (11–2–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic [19] February 10 3:00 p.m. GameChanger vs. Missouri* [a] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 1 • Clearwater, FL 11–1 Morgan (1–0) Weber (0–1) — 278 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 10 5:30 p.m. GameChanger vs. No. 8 Northwestern* [a] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 1 • Clearwater, FL 9–10 Supple (1–0) Czech (0–1) — 345 1–1 — Box Score Recap February 11 3:00 p.m. GameChanger vs. Illinois* [a] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 4 • Clearwater, FL Postponed to February 12 due to inclement weather. [20] February 11 5:30 p.m. GameChanger vs. No. 13 Tennessee* [b] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 3 • Clearwater, FL Canceled due to inclement weather. [21] February 12 [c] 8:30 a.m. GameChanger vs. Illinois* [a] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 8 • Clearwater, FL 7–0 Czech (1–1) McQueen (0–1) — 117 2–1 — Box Score Recap February 12 11:30 a.m. GameChanger vs. No. 20 Kentucky* [b] No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 3 • Clearwater, FL 4–4 — – — 688 2–1–1 — Box Score Recap February 15 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Lamar* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–2 Gutierrez (1–0) Ruiz (0–4) — 1,297 3–1–1 — Box Score Recap Texas Classic February 17 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Loyola (IL)* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 11–4 Czech (2–1) Broniewicz (0–2) — 1,388 4–1–1 — Box Score Recap February 17 5:30 p.m. LHN vs. Omaha* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 7–6 Morgan (2–0) Nuismer (3–1) — 1,406 5–1–1 — Box Score Recap February 18 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Omaha* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9–1 (5) Czech (3–1) Meyer (2–2) — 1,534 6–1–1 — Box Score Recap February 18 5:30 p.m. LHN vs. Loyola (IL)* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 6–5 Gutierrez (2–0) Pepkowski (3–2) — 1,560 7–1–1 — Box Score Recap February 19 12:30 p.m. LHN vs. Incarnate Word* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–0 (5) Morgan (3–0) Garcia (2–1) — 1,452 8–1–1 — Box Score Recap Lone Star State Invitational February 24 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–6 Lemley (5–1) Gutierrez (2–1) — 1,386 8–2–1 — Box Score Recap February 25 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–2 Morgan (3–0) Grein (3–1) — 1,780 9–2–1 — Box Score Recap February 25 6:30 p.m. LHN vs. Abilene Christian* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–0 (5) Simpson (1–0) Scheik (0–1) — 1,821 10–2–1 — Box Score Recap February 26 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Texas Southern* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 22–0 (5) Gutierrez (3–1) Gendorf (0–4) — 1,606 11–2–1 — Box Score Recap March (15–4) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap March 1 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. North Texas* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–2 Czech (4–1) Childers (0–1) Morgan (1) 1,412 12–2–1 — Box Score Recap Longhorn Invitational March 3 4:30 p.m. LHN vs. Tennessee State* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9–3 Simpson (2–0) Manus (7–4) Gutierrez (1) 1,590 13–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 3 7:00 p.m. LHN vs. Louisiana* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 6–2 Gutierrez (4–1) Schorman (4–3) — 1,590 14–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 4 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. McNeese* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–0 Czech (5–1) Vallejo (4–5) — 1,673 15–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 4 2:30 p.m. LHN vs. Princeton* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–1 Morgan (5–0) Laudenslager (1–3) — 1,722 16–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 5 12:30 p.m. LHN vs. Louisiana* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–3 Gutierrez (5–1) Riassetto (0–1) — 1,571 17–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 8 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at UT Arlington* No. 9 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX 12–3 Morgan (6–0) Bumpurs (3–5) — 810 18–2–1 — Box Score Recap Bevo Classic March 10 1:30 p.m. LHN vs. Wisconsin* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–1 Gutierrez (5–1) Monticelli (5–1) — 1,592 19–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 10 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 13 Alabama* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–3 Morgan (7–0) Fouts (9–2) Czech (1) 1,623 20–2–1 — Box Score Recap March 11 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. Wisconsin* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 7–4 Czech (6–1) Salo (4–1) Simpson (1) 1,834 21–2–1 — Box Score — March 11 6:30 p.m. LHN vs. No. 13 Alabama* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–4 Fouts (10–2) Morgan (7–1) — 1,876 21–3–1 — Box Score — March 12 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Texas State* No. 9 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–5 (9) Mullins (11–4) Simpson (2–1) — 1,782 21–4–1 — Box Score Recap March 14 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at Sam Houston State* No. 11 Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX 4–0 Morgan (8–1) Wasik (0–4) — 595 22–4–1 — Box Score Recap South Florida Showdown March 17 1:00 p.m. — vs. Marist* No. 11 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL 9–1 (5) Gutierrez (7–1) Pleasants (1–5) — – 23–4–1 — Box Score Recap March 17 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at South Florida* No. 11 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL 3–4 Vivian (1–0) Czech (6–2) — 1,393 23–5–1 — Box Score Recap March 18 1:00 p.m. — vs. Lehigh* No. 11 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL 7–0 Gutierrez (8–1) Hess (6–2) — – 24–5–1 — Box Score Recap March 18 6:00 p.m. — vs. Iowa* No. 11 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL 5–1 Morgan (9–1) Adams (4–6) Gutierrez (2) 1,907 25–5–1 — Box Score Recap March 19 11:30 a.m. ESPN+ at South Florida* No. 11 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL 6–1 Czech (7–2) Kopko (0–2) — 1,218 26–5–1 — Box Score Recap March 22 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Stephen F. Austin* No. 10 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 13–2 (5) Morgan (10–1) Gainous (5–3) — 1,274 27–5–1 — Box Score Recap March 24 4:30 p.m. LHN vs. Texas Tech No. 10 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–2 Guiterrez (9–1) Fritz (7–2) — 1,480 28–5–1 1–0 Box Score Recap March 25 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. Texas Tech No. 10 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–3 Simpson (3–1) Herzog (2–3) — 1,603 29–5–1 2–0 Box Score Recap March 26 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. Texas Tech No. 10 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–3 Guiterrez (10–1) Carlin (2–3) — 1,523 30–5–1 3–0 Box Score Recap March 31 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Oklahoma [a] No. 9 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK [d] 1–8 Bahl (9–1) Czech (7–3) — 8,930 [e] 30–6–1 3–1 Box Score Recap April (9–3) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap April 1 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 at Oklahoma No. 9 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 3–4 Bahl (10–1) Gutierrez (10–2) — 1,976 30–7–1 3–2 Box Score Recap April 2 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 at Oklahoma No. 9 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 2–10 (6) May (10–0) Morgan (10–2) — 1,868 30–8–1 3–3 Box Score Recap April 6 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Iowa State No. 9 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 8–0 (5) Morgan (11–2) Swain (4–7) — 273 31–8–1 4–3 Box Score Recap April 7 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Iowa State No. 9 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 8–1 Czech (8–3) Charles (3–2) — 657 32–8–1 5–3 Box Score Recap April 8 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Iowa State No. 9 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 9–1 Gutierrez (11–2) Ralston (3–5) — 603 33–8–1 6–3 Box Score Recap April 12 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Texas State No. 8 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 4–0 Morgan (12–2) McCann (6–5) — 1,027 34–8–1 — Box Score Recap April 14 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Kansas No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 3–9 Hamilton (8–6) Czech (8–4) — 1,496 34–9–1 6–4 Box Score Recap April 15 4:30 p.m. LHN vs. Kansas No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10–0 (5) Morgan (13–2) Brooks (4–5) — 1,659 35–9–1 7–4 Box Score Recap April 16 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. Kansas No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–2 Morgan (14–2) Ludwig (2–5) — 1,491 36–9–1 8–4 Box Score Recap April 20 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 7 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Postponed to Doubleheader on April 22, due to rain. April 21 4:30 p.m. LHN vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 7 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 1–0 (8) Morgan (15–2) Kilfoyl (12–3) — 1,474 37–9–1 9–4 Box Score Recap April 22 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 7 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–2 Simpson (4–1) Maxwell (13–2) — 1,543 38–9–1 10–4 Box Score Recap April 22 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 7 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–2 Czech (9–4) Aycock (8–1) Morgan (2) 1,569 39–9–1 11–4 Box Score Recap April 26 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. UTSA* No. 5 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to expected severe thunderstorms. May (1-3) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 3 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Sam Houston State* No. 5 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 12–2 (5) Czech (10–4) Vento (3–6) Gutierrez (3) 1,407 40–9–1 — Box Score Recap May 5 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 20 Baylor No. 5 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 1–9 (5) Crandall (14–4) Morgan (15–3) — 1,455 40–10–1 11–5 Box Score Recap May 6 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 20 Baylor No. 5 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX 2–5 West (8–3) Gutierrez (11–3) — 1,250 40–11–1 11–6 Box Score Recap May 7 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 20 Baylor No. 5 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX 1–2 Crandall (15–4) Gutierrez (11–4) — 1,250 40–12–1 11–7 Box Score Recap
Postseason (5–3)
Big 12 Softball Tournament (2–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record Box Score Recap May 11 1:40 p.m. Big 12 Now vs. (7) Texas Tech First Round (2) No. 10 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 7–6 (8) Gutierrez (12–4) Herzog (2–4) — – 41–12–1 1–0 Box Score Recap May 12 4:00 p.m. Big 12 Now vs. (6) Kansas Semifinals (2) No. 10 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 9–1 (5) Morgan (16–3) Brooks (5–6) — 3,739 42–12–1 2–0 Box Score Recap May 13 12:00 p.m. Big 12 Now vs. (1) Oklahoma Championship (2) No. 10 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 1–6 May (16–0) Gutierrez (12–4) Bahl (3) 4,684 42–13–1 2–1 Box Score Recap Austin Regional (3–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record Box Score Recap May 19 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. #4 Seton Hall #1 (13) No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 8–0 (5) Morgan (17–3) [f] Smith (16–7) — 1,633 43–13–1 1–0 Box Score Recap May 20 2:00 p.m. ESPN vs. #2 Texas A&M #1 (13) No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 Gutierrez (13–5) Preston (4–3) Simpson (2) 1,643 44–13–1 2–0 Box Score Recap May 21 1:00 p.m. ESPN2 vs. #2 Texas A&M [g] Regional Final #1 (13) No. 8 Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 11–5 Morgan (18–3) Ackerman (7–7) — 1,663 45–13–1 3–0 Box Score Recap Knoxville Super Regional (0–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Super Regional Record Box Score Recap May 26 3:00 p.m. ESPN2 at (4) Tennessee (13) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 2–5 Rogers (18–1) Morgan (18–4) — 2,417 45–14–1 0–1 Box Score Recap May 27 2:00 p.m. ABC vs (4) Tennessee [h] (13) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0–9 Gottshall (16–1) Gutierrez (13–6) — 2,472 45–15–1 0–2 Box Score Recap
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from NFCA/USA Today on the date of the contest. Source: [23]

Schedule Notes

1. Neutral site, Texas is the designated visiting team
2. Neutral site, Texas is the designated home team
3. Originally scheduled for February 11th, rescheduled to February 12 due to inclement weather. ^[22]
4. Game was originally scheduled for the OU Softball Complex in Norman, OK but was relocated to the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. The Saturday and Sunday games of the series will still be played in Norman. Texas will remain the Visiting team.
5. Set new all-time NCAA single game regular season attendance record. Previous record of 5,724 was set on March 14, 2000.
6. Texas pitchers Mac Morgan and Estelle Czech combined to throw a no-hitter versus Seton Hall. This was the first combined no-hitter by Texas in NCAA tournament play
7. Texas was the designated Visiting Team
8. Texas was the designated Home Team

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

Main article: 2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

	First Round Thursday, May 11					Semifinals Friday, May 12					Championship Saturday, May 13
						1	Oklahoma	9(5)
						5	Iowa State	0
	4	Baylor	1
	5	Iowa State	8
											1	Oklahoma	6
											2	Texas	1
	2	Texas	7(8)
	7	Texas Tech	6
						2	Texas	9
						6	Kansas	1
	3	Oklahoma State	7
	6	Kansas	8

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament

Austin Regional and Knoxville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	4	Tennessee	12(5)
		Northern Kentucky	0
						4	Tennessee	9(5)
							Indiana	1
		Indiana	4
		Louisville	3
											4	Tennessee	7	—
	Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
												Indiana	3	—
		Northern Kentucky	1
		Louisville	9(5)
							Indiana	4
							Louisville	2
																	4	Tennessee	5	9	—
																	13	Texas	2	0	—
	13	Texas	8(5)
		Seton Hall	0
						13	Texas	2
							Texas A&M	1
		Texas A&M	2(8)
		Texas State	1
											13	Texas	11	—
	Austin Regional – Red and Charline McCombs Field
												Texas A&M	5	—
		Seton Hall	3
		Texas State	4
							Texas A&M	4
							Texas State	2

Statistics

All Statistics through end of 2023 Season

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Texas	1639	0.325	532	89	10	52	326	171	220	70
Opponents	1550	0.220	341	56	2	33	145	123	318	28

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Texas	403.2	341	179	138	123	318	8	2.39
Opponents	381.0	532	370	287	171	220	1	5.27

Individual batting

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

Player	GP	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Ashton Maloney	60	152	0.382	58	3	1	0	17	10	14	5
Mia Scott	61	199	0.377	75	15	2	2	32	24	18	19
Viviana Martinez	61	188	0.346	65	14	3	5	52	15	17	6
Bella Dayton	52	96	0.344	33	3	0	2	14	11	10	7
Leighann Goode	61	203	0.325	66	16	3	8	41	21	19	10
Courtney Day	54	130	0.308	40	7	0	7	31	22	29	2
Reese Atwood	58	172	0.291	50	8	0	11	43	3	29	1
Katie Cimusz	51	125	0.272	34	7	0	6	24	24	27	3
Vanessa Quiroga	29	47	0.383	18	4	0	3	11	6	10	0
Alyssa Popelka	50	72	0.361	26	0	0	0	5	5	11	9
Camille Corona	24	39	0.359	14	3	0	0	5	2	1	0
Baylea Brandon	23	30	0.300	9	2	0	3	8	7	6	0
Lou Gilbert	35	32	0.281	9	2	1	0	5	6	3	4
Alyssa Washington	42	113	0.239	27	4	0	4	27	11	14	4
Jordyn Whitaker	27	33	0.212	7	1	0	1	10	4	9	0
Mya Holmes	9	8	0.125	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player	GP	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Citlaly Gutierrez	33	15	13	6	108.2	94	46	31	34	77	3	2.00
Mac Morgan	37	26	18	4	145.2	128	62	52	30	76	2	2.50
Estelle Czech	24	13	10	4	87.1	70	42	32	21	79	1	2.56
Sophia Simpson	26	7	4	1	62.0	49	29	23	38	86	2	2.60

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	AB	At-bats
H	Hits	Avg.	Batting average	2B	Doubles
3B	Triples	HR	Home runs	RBI	Runs batted In
IP	Innings pitched	W	Wins	L	Losses
ERA	Earned run average	SO	Strikeouts	BB	Base on balls
SV	Saves	SB	Stolen bases	High	Team high

Source: ^[24]

Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	6	9	9	9	9	11	10	9	9	8	7	5	5	10	8
Softball America	9	16	18	15	14	14	14	10	14	13	10	8	6	10	10
ESPN.com/USA Softball	9	13	13	11	10	9	8	8	10	8	7	5	5	7	8
D1Softball	14	16	17	15	11	11	14	10	12	9	9	5	5	11	11

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