2021 Texas Longhorns softball team

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 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 PostponementBoldTexas team member

2021 Texas Longhorns Softball Game LogRegular 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 #7 Scrap Yard Complex • Conroe, TX 8-0 (5) O’Leary (1-0) McDonald (1-1) 476 1-0 – Feb 21 #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 * #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 * #7 Cougar Softball Stadium• Houston, TX 9-0 (5) White (3-0) Hudson (3-2) 99 9-0 – Mar 5 at #13 * #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 #10 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9-1 (6) Adams (2-0) Bridges (2-6) 12-2 – Mar 12 #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 #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 #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 #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 RecordApr 1 #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5-0 O’Leary (6-0) Zoch (7-6) 396 25-3 1-0Apr 2 Texas Tech #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10-1 (5) Jacobsen (10-2) Edmoundson (7-6) 557 26-3 2-0Apr 3 Texas Tech #7 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2-1 O’Leary (7-0) Zoch (7-7) 485 27-3 3-0Apr 7 at UT Arlington #7 Allan Saxe Field• Arlington, TX12-0 Jacobsen (11-2) Henriksen (1-3) 15628-3 –Apr 9 at #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 8-5 O’Leary (8-0) Charles (10-6) 237 29-3 4-0Apr 10 at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 11-5 Jacobsen (12-2) Spelhaug 30-3 5-0Apr 11 at Iowa State #7 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 10-0 (6) O’Leary (9-0) Jasso (1-2) 221 31-3 6-0Apr 16at Oklahoma #7 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 1-11 (5) Juarez (12-0) O’Leary (9-1) 459 31-4 6-1Apr 17at Oklahoma #7 OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK 2-10 (5) Saile (9-0) Jacobsen (12-3) 484 31-5 6-2Apr 16at 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 #9Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX8–1 White (5–1) Hamilton (5–8) 33–6 7–3Apr 24 Kansas #9Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX10–1 (5) O'Leary (10–2) Reed (7–4) 497 34–6 8–3Apr 25 Kansas #9Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10–8 Day (4–0) Reed (7–5) 496 35–6 9–3Apr 30 #11 #7Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX1–3 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 RecordMay 1 #11 Oklahoma State #7Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX1–5 Maxwell (14–2) Day (4–1) 510 35–8 9–5May 2 #11 Oklahoma State #7Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX4–6 Eberle (18–1) Jacobsen (12–4) Maxwell (3) 507 35–9 9–6May 7 #11Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX8–0 (6) O'Leary (11–3) Rodoni (11–8) 562 36–9 10–6May 8 at Baylor #11 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX6–0 Jacobsen (13–4) Mansell (8–5) 600 37–9 11–6May 9 at Baylor #11 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX5–0 O'Leary (12–3) Rodoni (11–9) 600 28–9 12–6Postseason (5-5) (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 (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 (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 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

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

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