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Softball heads out on the road in Saturday fall action to face LSU
10.19.2018 | Softball
The Longhorns will face the Tigers in a 6 p.m. CT contest at the Scrap Yard Dawgs facility in Conroe, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Head coach Mike White and the Longhorns are venturing out on the road for the only time this fall to battle LSU on Sat., Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. CT, at the Scrap Yard Dawgs facility in Conroe, Texas.
Tickets for the game will only be available for purchase at the gate for $10. No TV coverage of the match-up will be available, however, live updates will be provided through the official Texas softball Twitter account (@TexasSoftball).
The Burnt Orange & White are a perfect 1-0 this fall campaign after opening the 2018 slate last Friday evening at Red & Charline McCombs Field with a 5-2, nine-inning win over McLennan Community College.
During the victory over MCC, junior shortstop Kaitlyn Slack delivered a key two-run double in the fifth, junior outfielder Kaitlyn Washington and freshman infielder Eli Espinosa each registered single RBIs and senior outfielder Kay Kay Hayter was trouble on the base paths by beating out a pair of infield singles while swiping a base and scoring a run.
UT is returning nine players from last season that earned time in at least 50 games (eight of those started at least 38 match-ups) and 13 total letter winners that combined to total 84% of the runs, 81% of the hits, 71% of the doubles, 80% of the HR's, 77% of the RBIs, 86% of the walks, 92% of the stolen bases and 42% of the team's pitching victories and strikeouts.
Included among the returnees are 2018 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Janae Jefferson (sophomore second baseman - .392 avg., 30 runs, 74 hits, 11 doubles, 11 stolen bases, 24 RBIs), and NFCA All-Central Region standouts Kaitlyn Washington (junior outfielder - .359 avg., 56 hits, 21 runs, 13 doubles, three HR's, 20 RBIs), Brooke Bolinger (senior pitcher – 13-7 record, 2.20 ERA, 19 starts, eight complete games, four shutouts, 117.2 IP, 123 K's) and Taylor Ellsworth (junior catcher – 59 starts, 38 hits, 14 extra-base hits, five HR's, 29 walks, 22 RBIs).
The Longhorns have also added a six-member class of five freshmen and one junior college transfer to the mix including previously announced signees pitcher Shealyn O'Leary, a FloSoftball Top 100 recruit (ranked No. 14 in 2017) and both a FloSoftball and Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American, and infielder McKenzie Parker, a Texas Girls Coaches Association and Texas Sports Writers Association All-State selection.
2018 Texas Softball Fall Schedule
Fri., Oct. 12 McLennan Community College W, 5-2 (9) McCombs Field/LHN
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. LSU 6 p.m. CT Scrapyard Field/Conroe, Texas
Wed., Oct. 24 Galveston College 4:30 p.m. CT McCombs Field/LHN
Blinn College 7 p.m. CT McCombs Field/LHN
Sat., Oct. 27 Weatherford College Noon CT McCombs Field
St. Edward's 2 p.m. CT McCombs Field
Sun., Nov. 4 Texas Alumni Game 11 a.m. CT McCombs Field/LHN
Fri., Nov. 9 Texas State 6 p.m. CT McCombs Field
