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 3rd season at Texas.

2021 Texas Longhorns softball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record43-14 (12-6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Singleton (2nd season)
  • Megan Bartlett (1st season)
  • Courtney Gettins (1st season)
Home stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–1 .94156–4 .933
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .83348–12 .800
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66743–14 .754
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8–9 .47127–23 .540
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 6–12 .33334–23 .596
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16721–26 .447
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11122–26 .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 10, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Personnel

Roster
2021 Texas Longhorns Roster[2]
 

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 - Redshirt 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
 Postponement
BoldTexas team member
2021 Texas Longhorns Softball Game Log[3]
Regular season (38-9)
Postseason (5-5)
Big 12 softball tournament (1-2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 14vs. #2 Oklahoma State#3ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK2–3 (9)Eberle (20–2)O'Leary (12–4)38–100–1
May 14vs. #5 Iowa State#3ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK7–4O'Leary (13–4)Mortimer (5–1)39–101–1
May 15vs. #6 Texas Tech#3ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK1–5Zoch (12–12)Jacobsen (13–5)39–111–2
NCAA Austin Regional (3-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record
May 21St. Francis#12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX12–0 (5)O'Leary (14–4)Vesco (22–4)82240–111–0
May 22Texas State#12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX6–0O'Leary (15–4)Kind (12–5)97341–112–0
May 23Oregon#12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX2–3 (8)Yanez (22–6)O'Leary (15–5)1,05641–122–1
May 23Oregon#12Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX1–0Jacobsen (14–5)Diaz (5–3)1,05642–123–1
NCAA Stillwater Super Regional (1-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Super Regional Record
May 28at #7 Oklahoma State#11Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK1–6Eberle (24–3)Jacobsen (14–6)71342–130–1
May 29vs. #7 Oklahoma State#11Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK4–2O'Leary (16–5)Maxwell (15–4)83343–131–1
May 30at #7 Oklahoma State#11Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK0–2Eberle (25–3)O'Leary (16–6)69443–141–2

Coaches
2021 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[2]
  • 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
00Lauren Burke5615948.302333
2Janae Jefferson5116875.446526
4Brianna Cantu323511.314312
5Jordyn Whitaker426724.358416
7Molly Jacobsen510.00000
9McKenzie Parker5012044.367826
11Alyssa Washington315514.25537
12Bailey Williams1291.11100
13Shannon Rhodes5517261.3551555
14Ryleigh White600.00000
15Courtney Day336220.323211
16Alyssa Popelka274015.37505
17Taylor Ellsworth4811342.372731
18Jayden Smith356922.319213
19Colleen Sullivan5011737.316732
20Carlee Ratcliff1692.22200
21Ariana Adams500.00000
22MK Tedder38196.36401
25Kaitlyn Washington448628.324320
27London Marder771.14301
28Camille Corona423813.34204
29Shea O’Leary400.00000
33Mary Iakopo5614948.3731645

[4]

Pitching
Player G GS IP W L ERA SO SV
Molly Jacobsen261791.01463.23761
Ryleigh White20751.0513.57400
Courtney Day11534.1413.67231
Ariana Adams10325.1401.66201
Shea O’Leary3425161.21661.821213

Rankings
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today677710108777971110111212
Softball America[5]787610107566991212151313
ESPN.com/USA Softball777711111098т812121413131212
D1Softball998811121313121114141817151616

References
  1. "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. "2021 Softball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. "Softball Statistics". Texas Sports. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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