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. Texas also was the first unseeded team to ever reach the Women's College World Series finals.
Big 12 Tournament Bracket
Personnel
Roster
2023 Texas Longhorns Roster 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 – freshman 44 – Katie Cimusz – sophomore
Infielders 10 – Mia Scott – sophomore 11 – Alyssa Washington – junior 14 – Reese Atwood – freshman 15 – Courtney Day – junior 23 – Viviana Martinez – freshman 43 – Leighann Goode – freshman 44 – Katie Cimusz – sophomore Outfielders 1 – Mya Holmes – sophomore 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – 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
Coaches 2023 Texas Longhorns coaching staff 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 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 departuresName Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Source Hailey Dolcini 27 P 6’0” Senior Ferndale, CA Graduated 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/TPos. Height Hometown Year New school Source Brianna Cantu R/R UTL 5’7” League City, TX Sophomore Houston Carlee Ratcliff R/R UTL 5’5” New Boston, TX Sophomore — — JJ Smith R/L C/1B 5’10” Rosenberg, TX Sophomore Texas State Shea O’Leary R/R P 6’2” Castaic, CA Junior UT Tyler
Coaching staff departures
NamePositionNew TeamNew Position Source Megan Bartlett Assistant Coach Arizona State Head coach
Incoming players 2022 Texas Signing ClassName B/T NumberPos. Hometown High School Source Citlaly Gutierrez R/R 77 P Stamford, TX Stamford 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/TPos. Height Hometown Year Previous school Source Baylea Brandon L/L Utility 5’6” Leander, TX Sophomore LSU Mac Morgan R/R P 5’8” Creighton, MO Sophomore Arizona State
Coaching staff additions
NamePositionPrevious TeamPrevious Position SourceKristen ZaleskiAssistant CoachOklahomaVolunteer Assistant Coach
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Mia Scott IF Sophomore
Big 12 media poll Big 12 media poll 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:
Preseason All-Big 12 team Preseason All-Big 12 TeamName Number PositionClassSource Mia Scott 10 IF Sophomore
Schedule and results 2023 Texas Longhorns softball game log (45–15–1) Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = Texas team memberRegular 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 February 10 3:00 p.m. GameChanger vs. * 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 * 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. * No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 4 • Clearwater, FL Postponed to February 12 due to inclement weather. February 11 5:30 p.m. GameChanger vs. No. 13 Tennessee* No. 6 Eddie C. Moore Complex Field 3 • Clearwater, FL Canceled due to inclement weather. February 12 8:30 a.m. GameChanger vs. Illinois* 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 * 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. * 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. * 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 * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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 * 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. * 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 * 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 * 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. * 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 * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. 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 No. 9 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK 1–8 Bahl (9–1) Czech (7–3) — 8,930 30–6–1 3–1 Box Score Recap