The Texas Longhorns softball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate softball competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.
The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in softball in 1997; the softball team competed as a club team for one year in 1996. Texas ranks 13th in win percentage among NCAA Division I softball programs with at least 10 seasons in Division I, with an all-time varsity win–loss record of 1,242–506–5 () as of the end of the 2026 season.
The Longhorns have won five regular season conference championships and five conference tournament championships.2017 Texas Softball Fact Book, pp. 2, 52–58 (The Big 12 did not hold a softball tournament during the 2011 to 2016 seasons.) Texas has made 26 of 29 possible appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 30 seasons of varsity competition through the end of the 2026 season, ranking 12th in all-time tournament wins, with an overall tournament record of 103–57. The Longhorns have reached the Women's College World Series (WCWS) nine times, ranking 14th in WCWS appearances, 10th in WCWS games played, seventh in total WCWS wins (tied with Alabama), and fifth in WCWS win percentage (among teams having played at least 20 WCWS games), with a record of 25–17 (.595) in WCWS competition. Texas ranks fourth in all-time NCAA Division I championships (tied with Arizona State, Florida, and Texas A&M) and is one of seven softball programs with multiple NCAA Division I championships, having won the NCAA Tournament twice, in 2025 and 2026.
The Longhorns play their home games at Red & Charline McCombs Field, where they have compiled a record of 647–161–3 () as of the end of the 2026 season.
Texas was led by former and inaugural head coach Connie Clark from 1997 to 2018. Following Clark’s resignation after the conclusion of the 2018 season, Texas hired eighth-year head coach Mike White, formerly head coach of the Oregon Ducks, on June 25, 2018.
History
Coaching history 1997–2018 Connie Clark 873–401–3 2019–present Mike White 369–105–2
Championships
National championships Season Record Head coach 2025 56–12 Mike White 2026 53–12 Mike White2 national championships
Conference championships 2002 Big 12 17–1 Connie Clark 2003 Big 12 15–2 Connie Clark 2006 Big 12 15–2 Connie Clark 2010 Big 12 14–2 Connie Clark 2024 Big 12 23–4 Mike White5 conference championships
Conference tournament championships 1999 Big 12 Oklahoma City, OK Connie Clark 2002 Big 12 Oklahoma City, OK Connie Clark 2003 Big 12 Oklahoma City, OK Connie Clark 2005 Big 12 Oklahoma City, OK Connie Clark 2026 SEC Lexington, KY Mike White5 conference tournament championships
Coaching staff Mike White Head Coach 9th Pattie Ruth Taylor Assistant Coach 4th Rick Fermin Assistant Coach 1st Amber Freeman Assistant Coach 1stReference:
All-time season results
Information Source: 2019 Texas Longhorns Softball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section
NCAA Tournament seeding history National seeding began in 2005. Texas has been a national seed in 12 of the 21 tournaments with national seeding.
Years →'05'06'10'11'12'13'19'21'23'24'25'26Seeds →43736491213162
All-time series records
All-time series records against SEC members
Texas softball leads the all-time series against all SEC opponents but Alabama (which leads 10–6) and Oklahoma (66–29).
+ Texas vs. current SEC members* Alabama 6–10 2–2 2–8 2–0 3–4 W 1 Arkansas 9–3 3–2 5–1 1–0 3–1 W 1 Auburn 4–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 W 3 Florida 8–6 2–0 2–2 4–4 3–2 W 1 Georgia 4–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 W 2 Kentucky 4–3–1 3–2 0–0 1–1–1 0–0 W 3 LSU 10–7 8–2 2–4 0–1 0–0 W 1 Mississippi State 8–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 W 2 Missouri 21–20 10–7 7–9 4–4 2–3 W 5 Oklahoma 29–66 14–23 7–27 8–16 5–14 W 1 Ole Miss 8–1 4–0 0–0 4–1 2–0 W 6 South Carolina 5–3 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 W 3 Tennessee 10–8 2–2 1–4 7–2 3–4 W 2 Texas A&M 28–25 17–9 7–10 4–6 7–7 L 1 *As of June 6, 2026.
Former Big 12 members *Through February 7, 2023. Information Source: 2019 Texas Longhorns Softball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section 2019 Season Results
Baylor 38-22 21-8 16-13 1-2 1-2 W2 Iowa State 63-4 28-3 27-0 7-1 6-1 W7 Kansas 46-14 21-4 23-10 2-0 2-0 W15 Nebraska 20-18 9-7 5-8 6-3 5-3 W6 Oklahoma State 38-32 19-12 16-16 1-2 4-6 W2 Texas Tech 63-12 27-4 27-5 6-2 6-2 W12
Individual honors, awards, and accomplishments
National honors and awards National Player of the Year
Three Texas players have won national player of the year awards in five seasons. Texas is the only Division I program with three USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards.2017 Texas Softball Fact Book, p. 3 Pitcher Cat Osterman, who won the award all three times, is the only player in NCAA history to have won the award more than twice.2017 Texas Softball Fact Book, pp. 90, 95
National Player of the Year Award recipients Player Position Career Award Year Awards Cat Osterman P 2002–03, 2005–06 2003 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Cat Osterman P 2002–03, 2005–06 2005 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the YearHonda Sports Award Cat Osterman P 2002–03, 2005–06 2006 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the YearHonda Sports Award Miranda Elish P 2019–2020 2020 Softball America Player of the Year Reese Atwood C 2023–26 2024 Softball America Player of the YearD1Softball National Player of the Year
Other national awards
Other national award recipients Player Position Career Award Year Awards Shealyn O'Leary P 2019–2022 2020 Softball America Freshman Pitcher of the Year Reese Atwood C 2023–2026 2025 NFCA Catcher of the YearJohnny Bench Award
Conference awards and honors Sources:
Big 12 Player of the Year Amy Hooks, 2011 Taylor Thom, 2014 Reese Atwood, 2024
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Cat Osterman, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Blaire Luna, 2010
Big 12 Freshman of the Year Jodi Reeves, 1997 Lindsay Gardner, 2000 Cat Osterman, 2002 Chez Sievers, 2003 Blaire Luna, 2010 Taylor Thom, 2011 Tiarra Davis, 2014 Teagan Kavan, 2024
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Megan Willis, 2006, 2007
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Christa Williams, 1998
Big 12 Coach of the Year Connie Clark, 2002, 2006, 2010 Mike White, 2024 SEC Player of the Year
Katie Stewart, 2026
Home field
East Austin Youth Complex 1997 14–7–0 Red & Charline McCombs Field 1998–present 592–149–3 Through 2024 Season
Attendance record
1 May 26, 2024 Texas A&M 2,214 W 6–5 2 April 6, 2024 Oklahoma 2,084 W 2–1 3 May 25, 2024 Texas A&M 2,011 W 9–8 4 February 24, 2024 Stanford 1,986 L 3–4 5 February 24, 2024 Colorado State 1,983 W 9–0 6 May 24, 2024 Texas A&M 1,976 L 5–6 7 February 23, 2024 Colorado State 1,959 W 7–0 8 February 25, 2024 Louisiana 1,945 W 5–4 9 May 18, 2024 Northwestern 1,928 W 14–2 10 April 7, 2024 Oklahoma 1,922 W 2–1 Last updated: February 9, 2025
No-hitters Texas pitchers have thrown 57 no-hitters, including 10 perfect games. LegendPerfect Game
1February 4, 1998Christa WilliamsSt. Edward's41010010-0Carmen Martinez102002February 28, 1998Christa WilliamsTWU7121005-03March 6, 1998Christa WilliamsHofstra7131101-04March 14, 1998Christa WilliamsNorth Carolina594008-05April 2, 1999Christa WilliamsTexas A&M7114001-06April 13, 1999Christa WilliamsUTSA51050217-07April 18, 1999Christa WilliamsOklahoma881011-08February 7, 2001Natalie KingSt. Edward's5510010-09March 14, 2001Natalie KingNew Mexico State763103-010February 13, 2002Cat OstermanUtah7163013-011February 15, 2002Cat OstermanSouthwest Texas7130034-012February 26, 2002Cat OstermanStephen F. Austin7150007-013March 27, 2002Cat OstermanBaylor7170002-014April 27, 2002Cat OstermanOklahoma State7150005-015February 8, 2003Cat OstermanFresno State7180004-016February 12, 2003Cat OstermanUT Arlington7170017-017February 28, 2003Amy BradfordNorth Carolina7130103-018March 1, 2003Cat OstermanFlorida7181001-019March 5, 2003Cat OstermanUTSA7172003-020March 6, 2003Amy BradfordEastern Michigan5111008-021February 16, 2005Cat OstermanTexas State7170004-022February 25, 2005Meagan DennyBYU7152001-023March 9, 2005Cat OstermanUTSA7180002-024March 11, 2005Cat OstermanUTEP7191003-025April 26, 2005Meagan DennyTexas Tech7151013-026May 12, 2005Cat OstermanNebraska7142003-027May 20, 2005Cat OstermanMassachusetts7141001-028May 21, 2005Cat OstermanMississippi State7170002-029February 10, 2006Cat OstermanSyracuse51100112-030February 11, 2006Cat OstermanNorthwestern7171003-031February 17, 2006Cat OstermanFordham7170011-032March 8, 2006Cat OstermanNorth Texas7160205-033April 15, 2006Cat OstermanOklahoma7140102-034April 28, 2007Meagan DennyIowa State7111011-035May 1, 2008Brittany BarnhillTexas A&M-Corpus Christi642108-036February 12, 2010Blaire LunaNorth Carolina861001-037March 4, 2010Kim BruinsTexas Southern530101-038March 16, 2010Blaire LunaNorth Texas6105030-139May 1, 2010Blaire LunaIowa State5121008-040March 17, 2011Blaire LunaWashington5900012-041March 4, 2012Kim BruinsSam Houston State5910114-042February 7, 2013Blaire LunaTexas A&M-Corpus Christi7142016-043April 4, 2013Kim BruinsTexas Southern210008-0Holly Kern11000Gabby Smith12000Blaire Luna1300044April 6, 2013Blaire LunaWestern Kentucky7161004-045April 12, 2013Blaire LunaIowa State5112018-046May 26, 2013Blaire LunaFlorida State7131004-047March 6, 2019Shealyn O'LearyLongwood521029-148March 22, 2019Miranda ElishIowa State5810011-049March 27, 2019Shealyn O'LearyBaylor730002-050March 8, 2020Miranda ElishNew Mexico7100007-051March 20, 2021Ariana AdamsNew Mexico5411012-052February 27, 2022Sophia SimpsonUTSA6124008-053February 26, 2023Citlaly GutierrezTexas Southern5900022-054May 19, 2023Mac MorganSeton Hall411008-0Estelle Czech1000055February 9, 2024Mac MorganSan Diego5510119-056May 17, 2024Mac MorganSiena741005-057April 5, 2025Teagan KavanMissouri5110008-0
Retired numbers 8 Cat Osterman P 2002–03, 2005–06
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