2022 Texas Longhorns softball team

The 2022 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2022 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 fourth season at Texas.

Personnel

Roster

2022 Texas Longhorns Roster Pitchers 22 – Estelle Czech – sophomore 27 – Hailey Dolcini – senior 29 – Shealyn O’Leary – junior 45 – Logan Hulon – junior 99 – Sophia Simpson – freshman  Catchers 18 – JJ Smith – sophomore 33 – Mary Iakopo – senior 44 – Katie Cimusz – freshman

Infielders/Utility Players 00 – Lauren Burke – senior 2 – Janae Jefferson – senior 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – freshman 4 – Brianna Cantu – sophomore 9 – McKenzie Parker – junior 10 – Mia Scott – freshman 11 – Alyssa Washington – sophomore 15 – Courtney Day – sophomore 18 – JJ Smith – sophomore 20 – Carlee Ratcliff – sophomore 28 – Camille Corona – sophomore  Outfielders 1 – Mya Holmes – freshman 5 – Jordyn Whitaker – sophomore 6 – Bella Dayton – sophomore 7 – Ashton Maloney – freshman 12 – Lou Gilbert – junior 16 – Alyssa Popelka – sophomore  

Coaches 2022 Texas Longhorns coaching staff Mike White – Head coach – 4th year Steve Singleton – Assistant coach – 3rd year Megan Bartlett – Assistant coach – 2nd year Nicole Parnell – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year

Support staff 2022 Texas Longhorns support staff Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 2nd year Kassi Hardee – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 5th year Nick Williams – Video coordinator

Offseason

Player departures 2022 Texas offseason departuresName Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Molly Jacobsen 7 P 5’8” Senior Adel, IA Graduated Shannon Rhodes 13 OF 5’6” Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated Taylor Ellsworth 17 C 5’5” Senior Georgetown, TX Transferred to Arkansas Ryleigh White 14 P 6’1” Freshman Washington Township, NJ Transferred to Tennessee Colleen Sullivan 19 C 5’6” Sophomore Poway, CA Departed from Team Ariana Adams 21 P 5’7” Junior Magnolia, TX Transferred to Syracuse MK Tedder 22 IF/OF 5’8” Junior Hoover, AL Transferred to Samford

Coaching staff departures

NamePositionNew TeamNew Position Courtney Gettins Volunteer Assistant Coach Mercer Assistant coach

Incoming players 2022 Texas RecruitsName Number B/TPos. Hometown High School Katie Cimusz 44 R/R C/UTL Humble, TX Atascocita Mya Holmes 1 R/R OF Texas City, TX Texas City Ashton Maloney 7 L/R OF Liberty, MO Liberty Vanessa Quiroga 3 L/R UTL Corpus Christi, TX Mary Carroll Mia Scott 10 L/R IF Angleton, TX Angleton Sophia Simpson 99 R/R P Mont Belvieu, TX Barbers Hill

Incoming transfers Name B/TPos. Height Hometown Year Previous school Estelle Czech L/L P 5’8” Downers Grove, IL Sophomore NC State Logan Hulon R/R P 5’6” Dripping Springs, TX Junior Houston Hailey Dolcini R/R P 6’0” Ferndale, CA Senior Fresno State Bella Dayton L/L OF 5’6” Wylie, TX Sophomore Arizona Lou Gilbert L/R OF 5’7” Kansas City, MO Junior Baylor

Preseason

Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released USA Softball Collegiate Player of the YearJanae JeffersonIFSeniorUSA Softball Collegiate Player of the YearHailey DolciniPSenior

Big 12 media poll Big 12 media poll 1 Oklahoma 36 (6) 2 Oklahoma State 31 (1) 3 Texas 26 4 Baylor 19 5 Iowa State 18 6 Texas Tech 10 7 Kansas 7

Preseason All-Big 12 team Preseason All-Big 12 TeamName Number PositionClass Janae Jefferson^ 2 IF Senior Shea O’Leary 29 P Junior Mary Iakopo 33 C Senior ^Janae Jefferson was a unanimous selection.

Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Janae Jefferson 2 IF Senior D1SoftballSoftball America

Second Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Shea O’Leary 29 P Junior Softball America

Third Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Hailey Dolcini 27 P Senior Softball America Sources:

Schedule and results 2022 Texas Longhorns softball game log (47–22–1) Legend:      = Win      = Loss = Tie      = Canceled      Bold = Texas team memberRegular season (37–16–1)February (9–7) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap FGCU Invitational February 11 4:00 p.m. YouTube vs. Clemson* No. 10 FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL 4–0 Dolcini (1–0) Valerie (1–1) — 200 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 11 6:30 p.m. YouTube at Florida Gulf Coast* No. 10 FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL 4–6 Estroff (1–0) O’Leary (0–1) Oakes (1) 553 1–1 — Box Score Recap February 12 4:00 p.m. YouTube vs. Boston College* No. 10 FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL 7–0 Hulon (1–0) Anderson (0–1) — 250 2–1 — Box Score Recap February 12 6:30 p.m. YouTube at Florida Gulf Coast* No. 10 FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL 10–2(6) Dolcini (2–0) Hulme (0–1) — 427 3–1 — Box Score Recap February 13 10:45 a.m. YouTube vs. Boston College* No. 10 FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL 5–0 Czech (1–0) Dunning (1–1) — 200 4–1 — Box Score Recap February 16 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. McNeese State* No. 11 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–4 Simpson (1–0) Vallejo (2–1) — 894 5–1 — Box Score Recap St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational February 18 12:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. No. 5 Florida State* No. 11 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 2–9 Sandercock (3–0) O’Leary (0–2) — N/A 5–2 — Box Score Recap February 18 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Auburn* No. 11 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 2–6 Penta (3–0) Dolcini (2–1) — N/A 5–3 — Box Score Recap February 19 3:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. No. 3 UCLA* No. 11 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 1–2 Faraimo (3–1) Simpson (1–1) — N/A 5–4 — Box Score Recap February 19 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 24 UCF* No. 11 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 10–15 DeVoe (1–0) O’Leary (0–3) — 4,853 5–5 — Box Score Recap February 20 10:00 a.m. ESPN+ vs. Notre Dame* No. 11 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 2–9 Becker (3–1) Czech (1–1) Tidd (1) N/A 5–6 — Box Score Recap February 23 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. North Texas* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to inclement weather. Texas Classic February 25 2:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 22 Arizona State* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 0–2 Morgan (4–1) Dolcini (2–2) Lopez (1) N/A 5–7 — Box Score Recap February 27 5:00 p.m. LHN vs. UTSA* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–0(6) Simpson (2–1) Williams (0–2) — N/A 6–7 — Box ScoreNo-Hitter Recap February 27 7:30 p.m. LHN vs. Tulsa* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 14–1(5) Czech (2–1) Brown (0–2) — N/A 7–7 — Box Score Recap February 28 1:30 p.m. LHN vs. Tulsa* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–1 Dolcini (3–2) Llamas-Howell (1–2) — 801 8–7 — Box Score Recap February 28 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. Texas State* No. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–2 Simpson (3–1) Mullins (3–3) — 835 9–7 — Box Score Recap March (17–3–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap March 2 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Sam Houston State* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–0 Dolcini (4–2) Billmeier (1–2) — 885 10–7 — Box Score Recap Easton Crimson Classic March 4 6:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 2 Alabama* — Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 4–5 Fouts (7–0) Simpson (3–2) — 3,940 10–8 — Box Score Recap March 5 12:00 p.m. N/A vs. Miami* — Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 14–3(5) Czech (3–1) Pratt (3–3) — 381 11–8 — Box Score Recap March 5 2:30 p.m. SECN+ at No. 2 Alabama* — Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 1–3 Fouts (8–0) Dolcini (4–3) — 3,940 11–9 — Box Score Recap March 6 10:00 a.m. N/A vs. Miami* — Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 7–6 O’Leary (1–3) Vierstra (0–6) — 432 12–9 — Box Score Recap March 9 6:00 p.m. N/A at North Texas* — Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX 8–2 Czech (4–1) Peters (6–2) — 400 13–9 — Box Score Recap Bevo Classic March 11 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. Drake* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to inclement weather. March 11 6:30 p.m. LHN vs. Minnesota* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to inclement weather. March 12 3:00 p.m. LHN vs. Nicholls State* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 9–0(5) Simpson (4–2) Westbrook (0–2) — N/A 14–9 — Box Score Recap March 12 5:30 p.m. LHN vs. Minnesota* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 12–3(5) Dolcini (5–3) Leavitt (6–5) — 1,262 15–9 — Box Score Recap March 13 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. Drake* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 7–0 Czech (5–1) Timmons (2–6) — 1,011 16–9 — Box Score Recap March 13 12:00 p.m. LHN vs. Minnesota* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 10–10 — – — 1,116 16–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 16 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 23 Louisiana* — Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA 10–2 Czech (6–1) Lamb (5–4) — N/A 17–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 16 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 23 Louisiana* — Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA 3–2 Dolcini (6–3) Landry (5–2) — 1,947 18–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 18 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 20 LSU* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–0 Czech (7–1) Kilponen (9–4) — 1,212 19–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 19 2:00 p.m. LHN vs. No. 20 LSU* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–0 Dolcini (7–3) Chaffin (4–1) – N/A 20–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 19 4:30 LHN vs. No. 20 LSU* — Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 11–10 Czech (8–1) Sunseri (5–2) — 1,292 21–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 22 4:00 p.m. LHN vs. Lamar* No. 24 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–0(5) Dolcini (8–3) Ruiz (4–12) — 766 22–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 23 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Texas State* No. 24 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 4–2 Dolcini (9–3) Mullins (9–9) — 988 23–9–1 — Box Score Recap March 25 6:00 p.m. N/A at Kansas No. 24 Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS 7–6 Dolcini (10–3) Hamilton (5–8) — 257 24–9–1 1–0 Box Score Recap March 26 2:00 p.m. N/A at Kansas No. 24 Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS 9–2 Dolcini (11–3) Brooks (3–5) — 396 25–9–1 2–0 Box Score Recap March 27 12:00 p.m. N/A at Kansas No. 24 Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS 11–2(5) Simpson (5–2) Hamilton (5–8) — 368 26–9–1 3–0 Box Score Recap March 30 6:00 p.m. LHN vs. Louisiana* No. 21 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 5–6(8) Schorman (5–2) Dolcini (11–4) — 1,123 26–10–1 — Box Score Recap