No. 17/14 Softball wraps regular season by blanking Baylor, 6-0

Sunday, May 8

Austin, Texas

1 p.m. CT

University of Texas

37-16-1, 12-6

Baylor

28-23, 6-12

Baylor

Texas

No. 17/14 Softball wraps regular season by blanking Baylor, 6-0

05.08.2022 | Softball

Box Score

Texas senior pitcher Hailey Dolcini struck out six while tossing a complete-game shutout of the Bears

AUSTIN, Texas – On Sunday afternoon in front of 1,526 fans at Red & Charline McCombs Field, senior catcher Mary Iakopo and sophomore shortstop Alyssa Washington each knocked in two runs to back senior pitcher Hailey Dolcini's three-hit shutout as No. 17/14 Texas softball (37-16-1, 12-6 Big 12 Conference) finished off the regular season with a 6-0 blanking of Baylor (28-23, 6-12 Big 12 Conference).

Notes

Texas moves on to the Big 12 Championship next weekend as the No. 3 seed. The Longhorns will open the event on Thurs., May 12, against No. 6 seed Texas Tech at 6 p.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Longhorns have now scored 331 runs this season, marking the fifth-most scored in a single Texas campaign. The program record of 372 runs was established by the 2012 UT squad.
Senior second baseman Janae Jefferson went 1-for-3 to stretch her reached base streak to a career-high 20 games. That's tied for the 14th longest such skein in program history.
Sophomore shortstop Alyssa Washington registered her 10th career double on a first-inning liner to left center.
Senior catcher Mary Iakopo knocked in two runs on Sunday against Baylor to give her a team-best 14 multi-RBI efforts this season. She's now registered at least two RBIs in four of Texas' last six games.
Senior pitcher Hailey Dolcini made her 110th career start while recording her 33rd career solo shutout.

Major Players

Senior catcher Mary Iakopo (2-for-2, run, double, two RBIs); sophomore shortstop Alyssa Washington (1-for-3, double, two RBIs); senior second baseman Janae Jefferson (1-for-3, walk, two runs); sophomore left fielder Bella Dayton (1-for-3, RBI)

In the Circle

Senior pitcher Hailey Dolcini (18-7) picked up the win after walking one and striking out six over a complete-game, three-hit shutout.

The Details

After Baylor left a pair stranded in the top of the first, the Longhorns wasted no time jumping to an early lead in the bottom half. As they've done all season long, Jefferson and freshman third baseman Mia Scott kick-started the offense by registering consecutive singles to start the inning. With the speedy duo in scoring position following a sac bunt, Iakopo hit a blooper to center that ricocheted off the glove of diving Baylor center fielder McKenzie Wilson for a RBI double. Washington followed immediately by launching a two-run double to left center to boost UT's advantage to 3-0.

The Bears managed another base runner in the top of the third as Wilson singled to right with one out. She eventually took off trying to steal second, but was thrown out by Iakopo to end the frame.

Texas quickly loaded the bases to begin its half of the third on Scott and McKenzie Parker walks and a sharp Iakopo lined single to third. Sophomore right fielder Courtney Day stepped into the box and chopped a ball to first. Baylor tried to retire the runner at the plate, but a throw home proved high for an error as Scott scored unearned to make it 4-0. Dayton later stepped in with two outs and chopped a RBI single just over the second base bag to expand the Longhorns lead to 5-0.

With Dolcini keeping the Bears bats under wraps, the Burnt Orange & White eventually made it 6-0 on an Iakopo sac fly in the bottom of the fourth.

Gifted a six-run advantage, Dolcini made it hold up the rest of the way as the Ferndale, Calif., native retired the last nine batters batters she faced in completing a three-hit shutout.