2024 Texas Longhorns softball team

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2024 Texas Longhorns softball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record24–3 (5–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Singleton (5th season)
  • Kristen Zaleski (2nd season)
  • Patti Ruth Taylor (1st season)
Home stadium Red and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍6–0–0 1.00027–1–0 .964
No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍5–1–0 .83324–3–0 .889
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍5–1–0 .83324–3–0 .889
Kansas  ‍‍‍4–2–0 .66719–7–1 .722
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍2–4–0 .33321–8–0 .724
Houston  ‍‍‍2–4–0 .33318–9–0 .667
UCF  ‍‍‍2–4–0 .33314–11–0 .560
Iowa State  ‍‍‍2–4–0 .33311–15–0 .423
No. 19 Baylor  ‍‍‍1–5–0 .16716–8–0 .667
BYU  ‍‍‍1–5–0 .16716–9–0 .640
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 18, 2024 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2024 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 5th season at Texas.

Contents

Previous Season

Texas finished the 2023 season 45–15–1, 11–7 in Big 12 Conference play. [2] They were defeated in the Super Regional by Tennessee.

Personnel

Roster

2024 Texas Longhorns Roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • 17 – Teagan Kavan – freshman Flag of Iowa.svg
  • 22 – Estelle Czech – senior Flag of Illinois.svg
  • 55 – Mac Morgan – junior Flag of Missouri.svg
  • 77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg
  • 99 – Sophia Simpson – junior Flag of Texas.svg
 

Catchers

Infielders

  • 9 – Joley Mitchell – senior Flag of Arkansas.svg
  • 10 – Mia Scott – junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 11 – Alyssa Washington – senior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 12 – Victoria Hunter – freshman Flag of Texas.svg
  • 14 – Reese Atwood [lower-alpha 1] – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg
  • 20 – Katie Stewart [lower-alpha 1] – freshman Flag of Illinois.svg
  • 23 – Viviana Martinez – sophomore Flag of Arizona.svg
  • 25 – Ryan Brown – freshman Flag of Tennessee.svg
  • 43 – Leighann Goode – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg
  • 44 – Katie Cimusz – junior Flag of Texas.svg
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Adayah Wallace – freshman Flag of Texas.svg
  • 5 – Jordyn Whitaker [lower-alpha 1] – senior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 6 – Bella Dayton – senior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 7 – Ashton Maloney - Redshirt.svg sophomore Flag of Missouri.svg
  • 21 – Kayden Henry – freshman Flag of Texas.svg

Utility Players

  • 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 27 – Baylea Brandon – junior Flag of Texas.svg

Designated Hitters

  • 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – senior Flag of Texas.svg
 

Roster Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Plays two different positions

Coaches

2024 Texas Longhorns coaching staff [4]
  • Mike White – Head coach – 6th year
  • Steve Singleton – Associate head coach – 5th year
  • Kristen Zaleski – Assistant coach – 2nd year
  • Patti Ruth Taylor – Assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff

2024 Texas Longhorns support staff [5]
  • Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 4th year
  • Melissa Schmitz – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 8th year
  • Nick Williams – Video coordinator
  • Raiza Aguilar – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 1st year

Offseason

Player Departures

2024 Texas offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Lou Gilbert9OF5'7”Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Mya Holmes1OF5'11”Sophomore Texas City, TX Departed Team

Outgoing Transfers

NameB/TPos.HeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
Alyssa PopelkaL/ROF5’6” Austin, TX Junior Washington [6]
Camille CoronaL/RUTL5’4” Dripping Springs, TX Junior UT Arlington [7]
Courtney DayR/R1B5’10” Pearland, TX Junior Ole Miss [8]
Maddie PomykalskiR/RUTL5'9” Frankfort, IL Freshman Arizona State [9]

Coaching Staff Departures

NamePositionNew TeamNew PositionSource
Molly JacobsenAssistant Coach Missouri Assistant Coach [10]

Incoming Players

2023 Texas Signing Class
NameB/TNumberPos.HometownHigh SchoolSource
Adayah WallaceR/L4OF Plano, TX Plano West Senior [11]
Katie StewartR/R20C/IF Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East
Kayden HenryR/L21OF Texas City, TX Dickinson
Ryan BrownR/R25IF Thompson's Station, TN Independence
Teagan KavanR/R17P West Des Moines, IA Dowling Catholic
Victoria HunterR/R12IF Houston, TX St. Pius X

Incoming Transfers

NameB/TPos.HeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Joley MitchellR/RIF5’9” Rose Bud, AR Senior Notre Dame [12]

Coaching Staff Additions

NamePositionPrevious TeamPrevious PositionSource
Pattie Ruth TaylorAssistant Coach Lehigh Assistant Coach [13]


Schedule and results

2024 Texas Longhorns softball game log (24–3)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (24–3)
March (11–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordBig 12 RecordBox ScoreRecap
Longhorn Invitational
March 13:00 PMLHN Northwestern State*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX10–2 (5)Morgan
(4–0)		Seely
(4–5)		-1,81214–1- Box Score Recap
March 15:30 PMLHN Tarleton State*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX17–0 (5)Gutierrez
(3–0)		Rehmeier
(3–1)		-1,81215–1- Box Score Recap
March 23:00 PMLHN Hofstra*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX13–0 (5)Kavan
(7–0)		Ogden
(0–4)		-1,81216–1- Box Score Recap
March 310:00 AMLHNHofstra*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX4–0Gutierrez
(4–0)		Apsel
(1–3)		-1,81217–1- Box Score Recap
March 45:00 PMLHN Penn State*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX7–1Kavan
(8–0)		Volpe
(5–1)		-1,81218–1- Box Score Recap
March 66:00 PMLHN UTA*No. 2Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX8–1Czech
(2–1)		Bumpurs
(0–6)		Simpson
(1)		1,79219–1- Box Score Recap
March 86:00 PMESPN+at Houston No. 2 Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX 10–12Smith
(9–2)		Czech
(2–2)		Lehman
(2)		1,26619–20–1 Box Score Recap
March 92:00 PMESPN+at HoustonNo. 2Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX9–2Kavan
(9–0)		Waiters
(3–3)		-1,26820–21–1 Box Score Recap
March 1012:00 PMESPN+at HoustonNo. 2Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX8–6Kavan
(10–0)		Lehman
(4–1)		-1,27621–22–1 Box Score Recap
March 1211:00 AM SECN at No. 2 LSU*No. 3 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 4–7Berzon
(9–0)		Kavan
(10–1)		-2,84421–32–1 Box Score Recap
March 146:00 PMLHN BYU No. 3Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX13–0 (5)Morgan
(5–0)		Dahle
(4–3)		-1,81222–33–1 Box Score Recap
March 1511:30 AMLHNBYUNo. 3Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX7–3Morgan
(6–0)		Mares
(4–3)		-1,81223–34–1 Box Score Recap
March 15 [lower-alpha 1] 2:30 PMLHNBYUNo. 3Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX10–0 (5)Gutierrez
(5–0)		Dahle
(4–4)		-1,81224–35–1 Box Score Recap
March 207:00 PMat Florida State* JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL
March 225:00 PMat UCF UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL
March 231:00 PMat UCFUCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL
March 2411:00 AMat UCFUCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL
March 286:00 PMat Oklahoma State Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK
March 292:00 PMat Oklahoma StateCowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK
March 3012:00 PMat Oklahoma StateCowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK
Postseason (0–0)

Schedule Notes

  1. ↑ Game originally scheduled for March 16, but moved up a day due to incoming inclement weather.


Awards, accomplishments, and honors

Weekly Honors

Weekly honors
HonorsPlayerPositionDate AwardedRef.
Big 12 Player of the WeekReese AtwoodC/IFFebruary 13, 2024 [14]
Big 12 Player of the WeekKayden HenryOFFebruary 20, 2024 [15]
Big 12 Pitcher of the WeekCitlaly GutierrezP
Big 12 Player of the WeekReese AtwoodC/IFFebruary 27, 2024 [16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today83222
Softball America72222
ESPN.com/USA Softball5322
D1Softball52221

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