2024 Texas Longhorns softball team explained

Year:2024
Team:Texas Longhorns
Sport:softball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:2
Record:55–10
Conf Record:23–4
Head Coach:Mike White
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Steve Singleton
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Kristen Zaleski
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Patti Ruth Taylor
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Red and Charline McCombs Field
Champion:Big 12 regular season champion
NCAA Austin Regional champion
NCAA Austin Super Regional champion
Tourney:Women's College World Series
Tourney Result:runner-up

The 2024 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns play their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Mike White in his sixth season at Texas.

Previous season

Texas finished the 2023 season 45–15–1 overall and 11–7 in Big 12 Conference play.[1] They were defeated in the Super Regional by Tennessee.

Personnel

Roster

2024 Texas Longhorns Roster[2]
 Pitchers
  • 17 – Teagan Kavan – freshman
  • 22 – Estelle Czech – senior
  • 55 – Mac Morgan – junior
  • 77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – sophomore
  • 99 – Sophia Simpson – junior
 Catchers
  • 14 – Reese Atwoodsophomore
  • 20 – Katie Stewart – freshman
  • 44 – Katie Cimusz – junior

Infielders

  • 9 – Joley Mitchell – senior
  • 10 – Mia Scott – junior
  • 11 – Alyssa Washington – senior
  • 12 – Victoria Hunter – freshman
  • 14 – Reese Atwood – sophomore
  • 20 – Katie Stewart – freshman
  • 23 – Viviana Martinez – sophomore
  • 25 – Ryan Brown – freshman
  • 43 – Leighann Goode – sophomore
  • 44 – Katie Cimusz – junior
 Outfielders
  • 4 – Adayah Wallace – freshman
  • 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – senior
  • 6 – Bella Dayton – senior
  • 7 – Ashton Maloney - sophomore
  • 21 – Kayden Henry – freshman

Utility Players

  • 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – junior
  • 27 – Baylea Brandon – junior

Designated Hitters

  • 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – senior
 

Roster Notes

Coaches

2024 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[3]
  • Mike White – Head coach – 6th year
  • Steve Singleton – Associate head coach – 5th year
  • Kristen Zaleski – Assistant coach – 2nd year
  • Patti Ruth Taylor – Assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff

2024 Texas Longhorns support staff[4]
  • Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 4th year
  • Melissa Schmitz – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 8th year
  • Nick Williams – Video coordinator
  • Raiza Aguilar – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 1st year

Offseason

Player departures

+ class="nowrap"2024 Texas offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Lou Gilbert 9 OF 5'7” Senior Graduated
Mya Holmes 1 OF 5'11” Sophomore Departed Team

Outgoing Transfers

Name B/TPos. Height Hometown Year New school Source
Alyssa Popelka L/R OF 5’6” Junior [5]
Camille Corona L/R UTL 5’4” Junior [6]
Courtney Day R/R 1B 5’10” Junior [7]
Maddie Pomykalski R/R UTL 5'9” Freshman [8]

Incoming players

+ class="nowrap"2023 Texas Signing Class
Name B/T NumberPos. Hometown High School Source
Adayah Wallace R/L 4 OF [10]
Katie Stewart R/R 20 C/IF Lincoln-Way East
Kayden Henry R/L 21 OF Dickinson
Ryan Brown R/R 25 IF Independence
Teagan Kavan R/R 17 P Dowling Catholic
Victoria Hunter R/R 12 IF St. Pius X

Incoming transfers

Coaching staff additions

Schedule and results

2024 Texas Longhorns softball game log (55–10)
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie      = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (45–6)
Postseason (10–4)
(3–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentNational SeedStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCWS RecordBox ScoreRecap
May 30 6:00 PM ESPN2 vs. No. 8 (8) No. 1 (1) 4–0 Kavan
(19–2)
Canady
(22–6)
- 12,566 53–8 1–0 Box Score Recap
June 1 6:00 PM ESPN vs. No. 7 (4) No. 1 (1) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK 10–0 (5) Morgan
(16–1)
Rothrock
(31–8)
- 12,565 54–8 2–0 Box Score Recap
June 3 6:00 PM ESPN vs. No. 8 (8) Stanford No. 1 (1) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK 1–0 Kavan
(20–2)
Canady
(24–7)
- 11,465 55–8 3–0 Box Score Recap
June 5 7:00 PM ESPN
Championship Series
No. 1 (1) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK 3–8 Maxwell
(23–2)
Kavan
(20–3)
- 12,317 55–9 3–1 Box Score Recap
June 6 7:00 PM ESPN
Championship Series
No. 1 (1) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK 4–8 Deal
(14–1)
Czech
(8–4)
Maxwell
(3)
12,324 55–10 3–2 Box Score Recap
Schedule Notes

Awards, accomplishments, and honors

Conference honors

Conference honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Ref.
Big 12 Player of the YearReese AtwoodC/IF[13]
Big 12 Freshman of the YearTeagan KavanP
Big 12 Coach of the YearMike White
All-Big 12 First TeamReese AtwoodC/IF
Citlaly GutierrezP
Teagan Kavan
Ashton MaloneyOF
Mia ScottIF
All-Big 12 Second TeamKayden HenryOF
Viviana MartinezIF
Katie StewartC/IF
All-Big 12 Freshman TeamKayden HenryOF
Teagan KavanP
Katie StewartC/IF

Weekly honors

Weekly honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Date Awardedstyle= Ref.
Big 12 Player of the WeekReese AtwoodC/IFFebruary 13, 2024[14]
NFCA Player of the Week
Big 12 Player of the WeekKayden HenryOFFebruary 20, 2024[15]
NFCA Player of the Week
Big 12 Pitcher of the WeekCitlaly Gutierrez P
Big 12 Player of the WeekReese AtwoodC/IFFebruary 27, 2024[16]
NFCA Player of the Week
D1Softball Player of the Week
Big 12 Pitcher of the WeekTeagan KavanPMarch 5, 2024[17]
Big 12 Pitcher of the WeekMarch 26, 2024[18]
Big 12 Pitcher of the WeekEstelle CzechPApril 9, 2024[19]
NFCA Pitcher of the Week
Big 12 Player of the WeekKatie StewartC/IFApril 30, 2024[20]
NFCA Player of the Week
Big 12 Player of the WeekReese AtwoodC/IFMay 7, 2024[21]
NFCA Player of the Week
D1Softball Player of the Week

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Softball Schedule. Texas Sports.
  2. Web site: 2024 Softball Roster. Texas Sports.
  3. Web site: 2022 Softball Roster. Texas Sports.
  4. Web site: 2022 Softball Roster. Texas Sports.
  5. Web site: Washington Softball Signs Alyssa Popelka. Gohuskies.
  6. Web site: Texas Transfer Camille Corona Signs With UTA. UTA Mavs.
  7. Web site: Softball Bolsters Lineup With Grad Transfer Courtney Day. Ole Miss Sports.
  8. Web site: Maddie Pomykalski. The Sun Devils.
  9. Web site: Softball Adds Molly Jacobsen to Staff. MU Tigers.
  10. Web site: Softball signs six players in nation’s No. 4-ranked recruiting class. Texas Sports.
  11. Web site: Softball signs Joley Mitchell. Texas Sports.
  12. News: Softball announces Pattie Ruth Taylor as new assistant coach. Texas Sports. August 14, 2023. December 2, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed. Big 12 Sports.
  14. Web site: OU’s Maxwell and Texas’ Atwood Earn Big 12 Week 1 Softball Honors. Big 12 Sports.
  15. Web site: No. 2/2 Softball sweeps Big 12 awards, nabs NFCA weekly honor. Texas Sports.
  16. Web site: No. 2/2 Softball’s Atwood earns three Player of the Week honors. Texas Sports.
  17. Web site: No. 2/1 Softball’s Kavan picks up first career Big 12 honor. Texas Sports.
  18. Web site: No. 2/2 Softball’s Kavan earns second Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honor. Texas Sports.
  19. Web site: Softball's Czech selected as Big 12, NFCA Pitcher of the Week. Texas Sports.
  20. Web site: No. 1/1 Softball’s Stewart nabs Big 12, NFCA Player of the Week honors. Texas Sports.
  21. Web site: No. 1/1 Softball’s Atwood sweeps weekly awards. Texas Sports.