2025 Texas Longhorns softball team

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2025 Texas Longhorns softball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
Record56–12 (16–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Singleton (6th season)
  • Kristen Zaleski (3rd season)
  • Patti Ruth Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadium Red and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Oklahoma  y1770 .7085290 .852
No. 14 Texas A&M  y1670 .69648110 .814
No. 1 Texas  y1680 .66756120 .824
No. 4 Tennessee  y1590 .62547171 .731
No. 9 Arkansas  y14100 .58344140 .759
No. 7 Florida  y14100 .58348170 .738
No. 12 South Carolina  y13110 .54244160 .733
No. 21 Mississippi State  y13110 .54239190 .672
No. 19 LSU  y12120 .50042160 .724
No. 15 Alabama  y12120 .50040230 .635
No. 8 Ole Miss  y11130 .45842210 .667
No. 22 Georgia  y7160 .30435230 .603
Kentucky  y7170 .29231280 .525
Auburn  y6180 .25034230 .596
Missouri  6180 .25025310 .446
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2025 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/GoRout [2]

The 2025 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a first-year member of the Southeastern Conference. [3] They were led by head coach Mike White in his seventh season at Texas. The Longhorns won the 2025 Women's College World Series for their first national championship in program history.

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Previous season

Texas finished the 2024 season 55–10, 23–4 in Big 12 Conference play. [4] In the postseason, Texas made the Women's College World Series and were defeated by Oklahoma in the championship game. [5]

Personnel

Roster

2025 Texas Longhorns Roster [6]
 

Pitchers

  • 17 – Teagan Kavansophomore Flag of Iowa.svg
  • 25 – Cambria Salmon – freshman Flag of California.svg
  • 55 – Mac Morgan – senior Flag of Missouri.svg
  • 77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 99 – Sophia Simpson – senior Flag of Texas.svg
 

Catchers

  • 14 – Reese Atwood [a] junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 20 – Katie Stewart [a] sophomore Flag of Illinois.svg
  • 44 – Katie Cimusz [a] senior Flag of Texas.svg

Infielders

  • 5 – Kaydee Bennett – junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 9 – Joley Mitchell – senior Flag of Arkansas.svg
  • 11 – Shylien Brister – freshman Flag of Texas.svg
  • 12 – Victoria Hunter – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg
  • 14 – Reese Atwood [a] junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 20 – Katie Stewart [a] sophomore Flag of Illinois.svg
  • 23 – Viviana Martinez – junior Flag of Arizona.svg
  • 44 – Katie Cimusz [a] senior Flag of Texas.svg
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Adayah Wallace – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg
  • 7 – Ashton Maloney - Redshirt.svg junior Flag of Missouri.svg
  • 21 – Kayden Henry – sophomore Flag of Texas.svg

Utility Players

  • 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – senior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 10 – Mia Scott – senior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 30 – Rachel Wells – junior Flag of Texas.svg
  • 43 – Leighann Goode – junior Flag of Texas.svg


 

Roster Notes

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

Coaches

2025 Texas Longhorns coaching staff [6]
  • Mike White – Head coach – 7th year
  • Steve Singleton – Associate head coach – 6th year
  • Kristen Zaleski – Assistant coach – 3rd year
  • Patti Ruth Taylor – Assistant coach – 2nd year

Support staff

2025 Texas Longhorns support staff [6]
  • Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 5th year
  • Melissa Schmitz – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 9th year
  • Nick Williams – Video coordinator
  • Raiza Aguilar – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 2nd year

Offseason

Player departures

2025 Texas offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Alyssa Washington11IF5'5"Senior Abilene, TX Graduated
Baylea Brandon27UTL5'6"Junior Leander, TX Graduated
Bella Dayton6OF5'6"Senior Wylie, TX Graduated
Estelle Czech22P5'8"Senior Downers Grove, IL Graduated
Jordyn Whitaker5DP5'9"Senior Jacksonville, TX Graduated

Outgoing transfers

NameB/TPos.HeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
Ryan BrownR/RIF5’8” Thompson's Station, TN Freshman Tennessee [7]

Incoming players

2024 Texas Signing Class
NameB/TNumberPos.HometownHigh SchoolSource
Shylien BristerR/R11UTL Houston, TX Clear Brook High School [8]
Cambria SalmonR/R25P Beaumont, CA Beaumont High School

Incoming transfers

NameB/TPos.HeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Kaydee BennettL/RIF5'6” Caddo Mills, TX Junior Abilene Christian [9]


Preseason

Preseason All-SEC team

Preseason All-SEC Team
NameNumberPositionClassSource
Citlaly Gutierrez77PJunior [10]
Katie Stewart20IF/CSophomore
Mia Scott10UTLSenior
Reese Atwood 14IF/CJunior
Teagan Kavan 17PSophomore

SEC coaches poll

SEC coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas186 (7)
2Florida181 (6)
3Oklahoma170 (2)
4Tennessee158
5Texas A&M153
6LSU115
7Arkansas104
8Georgia103
9Missouri100
10Alabama97
11Kentucky55
12Mississippi State54
13Auburn37
14Ole Miss34
15South Carolina28

Source: [11]


Schedule and results

2025 Texas Longhorns softball game log (56–12)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (45–9)
Postseason (11–3)
Women's College World Series (5–1)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentSeedStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCWS recordBox ScoreRecap
May 2911:00 a.m.ESPNvs. #8 (3) Florida #3 (6) Devon ParkOklahoma City, OK 3–0Kavan
(25–5)
Rothrock
(16–7)
11,80552–111–0 Box Score Recap
May 312:00 p.m. ABC vs. #2 (2) Oklahoma #3 (6)Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK4–2Kavan
(26–5)
Landry
(24–5)
12,59553–112–0 Box Score Recap
June 211:00 a.m.ESPNvs. #7 (7) Tennessee #3 (6)Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK2–0Morgan
(11–4)
Pickens
(25–11)
Kavan
(4)
10,97654–113–0 Box Score Recap
June 47:00 p.m.ESPNvs. #10 (12) Texas Tech
Championship Series
#3 (6)Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK2–1Kavan
(27–5)
Canady
(33–6)
12,10955–114–0 Box Score Recap
June 57:00 p.m.ESPNvs. #10 (12) Texas Tech
Championship Series
#3 (6)Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK3–4Canady
(34–6)
Salmon
(7–2)
12,22055–124–1 Box Score Recap
June 67:00 p.m.ESPNvs. #10 (12) Texas Tech
Championship Series
#3 (6)Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK10–4Kavan
(28–5)
Canady
(34–7)
12,26956–125–1 Box Score Recap

Schedule Notes

    Awards and honors

    National awards and honors

    National Weekly honors
    HonorsPlayerPositionDate AwardedRef.
    NFCA Player of the Week Reese Atwood CMarch 11, 2025 [12]
    NFCA National Pitcher of the Week Teagan Kavan PMarch 18, 2025 [13]

    SEC awards and honors

    SEC Weekly honors
    HonorsPlayerPositionDate AwardedRef.
    SEC Pitcher of the Week Teagan Kavan PFebruary 17, 2025 [14]
    SEC Pitcher of the WeekTeagan KavanPMarch 11, 2025 [15]


    Record vs. conference opponents

    . Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

    Source: 2025 SEC softball game results, 2025 SEC softball schedule

    TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTmSRSW
    ALA 12–12..1–22–1.1–21–23–02–1.1–2..1–2ALA3–51–0
    ARK 14–10..2–1.3–02–1..0–31–22–12–1.2–1ARK6–21–1
    AUB 6–18..0–32–12–1.0–3...2–10–30–30–3AUB3–50–5
    FLA 14–102–11–23–0..1–2..2–12–1..1–22–1FLA5–31–0
    UGA 7–161–2.1–2..1–2.1–2.1–21–21–2.0–2UGA0–80–0
    KEN 7–17.0–31–2..0–31–23–0.2–10–3.0–3.KEN2–61–4
    LSU 12–122–11–2.2–12–13–0....1–2.1–20–3LSU4–41–1
    MSU 13–112–1.3–0..2–1.2–10–32–1.1–21–2.MSU5–31–1
    MIZ 6–180–3...2–10–3.1–21–21–2..0–31–2MIZ1–70–3
    OKL 17–71–23–0.1–2...3–02–1.3–01–23–0.OKL5–34–0
    OMS 11–13.2–1.1–22–11–2.1–22–1.1–21–2..OMS3–50–0
    SCA 13–112–11–21–2.2–13–02–1..0–32–1...SCA5–31–1
    TEN 15–9.1–23–0.2–1..2–1.2–12–1.2–11–2TEN6–21–0
    TEX 16–8..3–02–1.3–02–12–13–00–3..1–2.TEX6–23–1
    TAM 16–72–11–23–01–22–0.3–0.2–1...2–1.TAM6–22–0
    TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTeamSRSW

    Updated for entire regular season. One game TAM @ UGA cancelled. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
    Tie breakers: ARK>FLA hd to hd, SCA>MSU KEN common, LSU>ALA hd to hd, MIZ>AUB TAM common.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    NFCA / USA Today11111221113243331
    Softball America22111111113376661
    ESPN.com/USA Softball11122221113355441
    D1Softball22122221112166661

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    8. "Softball adds two to 2024 signing class". Texas Sports. November 8, 2023.
    9. "Softball signs Kaydee Bennett". Texas Sports. June 29, 2024.
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    13. "No. 2/2 Softball's Kavan earns second career NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honor". Texas Longhorns.
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