The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Softball Gameday: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette [May 18, 2014]
05.18.2014 | Softball
Longhorns look to force a Regional Championship deciding game with a win in the Noon CT game against the Ragin' Cajuns.
LAFAYETTE, La. -- The No. 2 seeded Texas softball team will look to keep its 2014 season going, as it tries to force a deciding game for the NCAA Lafayette Regional title when it takes on top-seed Louisiana-Lafayette today at Noon CT. Today's game from Lamson Park will be web streamed by ESPN3. Melissa Lee (PxP) and Kayla Braud (analyst) will have the call. Terry Lewis will call the action on TexasSports.com.
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- REGIONAL SUCCESS Texas owns an all-time regional record of 33-18 in 15 trips. Texas has advanced to the Super Regionals four times in program history, including each of the last two years.
- NCAA'S AWAY FROM AUSTIN: This is the eighth time UT has begun its Women's College World Series trek away from Austin. The Longhorns are 14-13 in NCAA Regional games on the road.
- PLAYING IN THE REGIONAL FINAL The Longhorns have reached the Championship round of the NCAA Regionals for the 9th time in program history. Texas is 6-2 in its previous eight appearances.
- WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE: This marks the 4th time that UT is attempting to win a Regional Championship out of the loser's bracket. When facing elimination in the Regional final, Texas is 1-2. After a loss on the opening day of play in the 2012 Austin, the Horns rallied back and won four-straight to claim the Austin Regional title and advance to Super Regionals.
- WE MEET AGAIN: Texas and Louisiana-Lafayette will meet for the fourth time this season. All three of the previous three games were played at Lamson Park. UT claimed wins on back-to-back days (Feb. 7 and Feb. 8) by counts of 10-7 and 7-3 before falling 2-1 on Saturday in the NCAA Regionals.
- LEGENDS ARE MADE: Texas' two wins have resulted on game-winning home runs by senior Brejae Washington and sophomore Lindsey Stephens (both vs. Mississippi State). Pitchers Tiarra Davis and Gabby Smith have each thrown a complete game win during UT's run in the 2014 NCAA Regionals.
- THOM'S TIME: Senior Taylor Thom leads the team with a .500 on-base percentage. In 10 at-bats, she has reached base five times, including a pair of hits and three walks. She scored UT's only run on Saturday vs. UL-Lafayette with a solo home run, which was her fourth career postseason blast.
- DAVIS DELIVERS: In postseason play, freshman Tiarra Davis has tossed complete-games in both outings. She has held opponents scoreless in three of her last seven games, including a 1-0 victory on Friday vs. Mississippi State.
- A WINNING GROUP: Texas' senior class is the second-winningest in program history with 179 victories. The total is nine wins shy of last year's senior quartet, who left UT with 187 victories.
- ANOTHER CLOSE ONE: Texas' last five games have been decided by one run, which is tied for most consecutive in school history. The Longhorns are 3-2 in that stretch.
- CEO'S SEEING IT: Coming into Sunday, sophomore Stephanie Ceo leads Texas with a .400 batting average in postseason play. Her base hit in Saturday's seventh inning against Mississippi State started UT's game-winning rally. In three games vs. ULL this season, she leads UT with a .500 batting avaerage (4-for-8).
- RBIS KING: With her three-run home run on Saturday, sophomore Lindsey Stephens passed teammate Taylor Thom for the most RBIs in a single season with her 67th of the year. The record has been broken in three-straight years. Thom finished 2013 with 66, breaking Lexy Bennett's mark of 57 in 2012.
