UT Arlington Mavericks softball

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Texas–Arlington Mavericks
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Founded1973 (52 years ago)
University University of Texas at Arlington
Head coachKara Dill
Conference WAC
Location Arlington, TX
Home stadium Allan Saxe Field (Capacity: 622)
Nickname Mavericks
ColorsRoyal blue, white, and orange [1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003
Conference tournament championships
Southland: 2003
Regular-season conference championships
Southland: 1983, 1986, 1989, 2003, 2007

The UT Arlington Mavericks softball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, United States. The team rejoined the Western Athletic Conference in 2023, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas.

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History

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UTA softball team, circa 1980
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UTA in action against Texas State in 2019
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UTA in action against Kansas in 2020

UTA began playing intercollegiate softball in time for the fall 1973 season, under Coach Jody Conradt, who was also the volleyball and basketball coach. In their first season as members of the AIAW, UTA went 11–6 and finished 5th in the AIAW State Tournament. The Mavericks would play in the AIAW until joining the NCAA for the 1981–82 athletic season. During that time, UTA won two AIAW State titles and advanced to the AIAW Women's College World Series each time (1976 and 1977). [2] The highest finish was an eighth-place finish in the Spring of 1976, when they went 2–2. [3]

Shortly after UTA joined the NCAA, they began play in the Southland Conference and won regular season conference championships in 1983, 1986, 1989, 2003 and 2007, while finishing as runners-up in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2008 and 2011. UTA has not had the same success in the conference tournament, where they have compiled a record of 27–39. Their only tournament championship came in 2003, while they have finished as the tournament runners-up in 1983, 1987 and 2006.

The watershed moment for the Mavericks program came in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. UTA was the 7th seed in the 8-team Gainesville Regional. UTA went 2–2, with a 1–0 win over Florida State, followed by a 2–0 win over host Florida. UTA's first loss occurred to eventual Regional champion Oklahoma, 6–2. In the following game, they were eliminated by Oregon State 2–0. [4]

For the 2013 season, UTA played in the Western Athletic Conference. In the 2014 season, UTA began participation as members of the Sun Belt Conference, a stint that last nine years until UTA went to their new conference home.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jody Conradt (Independent)(1973–1976)
Fall 1973Conradt 11–65th AIAW State Tournament
Fall 1974Conradt 15–4AIAW State Tournament
Fall 1975Conradt 19–81st AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1976Conradt 8–48th AIAW College World Series
Jody Conradt:53–22 (.707)
Butch McBroom (Independent)(1976–1977)
Fall 1976McBroom 25–31st AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1977McBroom 8–5AIAW College World Series
Butch McBroom:33–8 (.805)
Karen Owen (Independent)(1977–1979)
Fall 1977Owen 23–6AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1978Owen 24–165th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1978Owen 8–22AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1979Owen 17–14–1AIAW Regional Tournament
Karen Owen:72–58–1 (.553)
Randy Porter (Independent)(1979–1983)
Fall 1979Porter 17–144th AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1980Porter 34–157th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1980Porter 27–103rd AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1981Porter 29–142nd AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1981Porter 27–153rd AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1982Porter 29–214th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1982Porter 16–8
Randy Porter:179–97 (.649)
Randy Porter (Southland)(1983–1984)
Spring 1983Porter 39–195–11st
Fall 1983Porter 6–12
Spring 1984Porter 26–25–23–1T-1st
Randy Porter:71–56–2 (.558)8–2 (.800)
Rayla Allison (Southland)(1984–1989)
Fall 1984Allison 9–4
Spring 1985Allison 27–228–42nd
Fall 1985Allison 5–9
Spring 1986Allison 25–2510–2T-1st
Fall 1986Allison 9–5
Spring 1987Allison 36–279–32nd
Fall 1987Allison 9–12–2
Spring 1988Allison 34–2710–32nd
Fall 1988Allison 4–3
Spring 1989Allison 34–1910–21st
Rayla Allison:192–153–2 (.556)47–14 (.770)
Anne Campbell (Southland)(1989–1996)
Fall 1989Campbell 3–5
1990Campbell 27–247–32nd
1991Campbell 21–389–155th
1992Campbell 32–3016–125th
1993Campbell 36–2318–62nd
1994Campbell 17–3711–197th
1995Campbell 22–349–237th
1996Campbell 28–3010–146th
Anne Campbell:186–221 (.457)80–92 (.465)
Debbie Hedrick (Southland)(1997–2012)
1997Hedrick 18–3010–114th
1998Hedrick 16–2911–155th
1999Hedrick 31–2517–103rd
2000Hedrick 22–3313–146th
2001Hedrick 25–22–115–103rd
2002Hedrick 16–30–19–177th
2003Hedrick 41–1723–41stNCAA Regional
2004Hedrick 24–24–115–104th
2005Hedrick 17–26–113–135th
2006Hedrick 32–2216–93rd
2007Hedrick 36–1619–51st
2008Hedrick 27–2220–10T-2nd
2009Hedrick 23–2417–135th
2010Hedrick 29–2516–123rd
2011Hedrick 33–2520–10T-2nd
2012Hedrick 15–275–15T-10th
Debbie Hedrick:405–397–4 (.505)239–178 (.573)
Kristie Fox (Western Athletic Conference)(2013–2013)
2013Fox 25–288–13T-6th
Kristie Fox (Sun Belt Conference)(2014–2017)
2014Fox 21–334–168th
2015Fox 27–288–147th
2016Fox 29–208–167th
2017Fox 32–2814–135thNISC Regional
Kristie Fox:134–137 (.494)34–56 (.378)
Peejay Brun (Sun Belt Conference)(2018–present)
2018Brun 30–2814–123rdNISC Runner-Up
2019Brun 36–2717–103rdNISC Champions
2020 Brun 12–132–14th
2021 Brun 17–349–147th
2022 Brun 22–2712–155th
Peejay Brun:117–129(.476)54–52 (.509)
Kara Dill (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
2023Dill 22–3011–137th
Kara Dill:22–30(.423)11–13 (.458)
Total:1,464–1,308–9 (.528)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UTA Color Palette" . Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN   978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. ↑ "Quick Facts" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  4. ↑ "2003 NCAA Softball Championships - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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