The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Softball announces Steve Singleton’s promotion to Associate Head Coach
09.08.2022 | Softball
Singleton has helped tutor the Texas offense to numerous program records over three seasons at UT
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas head softball coach Mike White announced on Thursday Steve Singleton's promotion to associate head coach with the Longhorns program.
In his three seasons as an assistant on the Texas coaching staff serving as the hitting coach, infield instructor and head recruiter, Singleton has helped the Longhorns re-write the team's offensive record book while playing a vital role in the squad's magical run to the 2022 Women's College World Series Championship Series.
"Coach Singleton's promotion to Associate Head Coach is well deserved given the strong offensive performance of our team over the last several years," White said. "Just as importantly is his drive and dedication to recruit the very best players available to the Forty Acres. His passion and competitive drive are a big part of our past and future success here at Texas."
Singleton made his impression felt immediately in his first year of work with the offense during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. Texas managed a 24-3 record, tied for the third-best 27-game start in school history, and reached No. 1 in the Softball America poll while leading the nation in team batting average (.376) and total doubles (62). UT also ranked in the NCAA Division I national top 10 in doubles-per-game (2nd – 2.30), on-base percentage (3rd - .450), slugging percentage (5th – .597), won/loss percentage (6th – .889) and scoring (8th – 7.37). UT rallied for eight come-from-behind wins, went 5-1 against ranked teams (including beating the top two teams in the nation in consecutive games for the first time in school history – No. 1 UCLA & No. 2 Washington) and scored more runs over the first 27 games (199) than any squad in program history.
Under Singleton's tutelage, the Longhorns continued their offensive success into the 2021 campaign as the Burnt Orange & White established numerous program offensive records on the way to a 43-14 overall record, a No. 12 final ranking and a berth in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional. The squad set school marks for team batting average (.342 - third in NCAA Division I), slugging (.561 - seventh NCAA) and on-base percentage (.419 - fourth NCAA) while putting up top five single-season totals for hits (512 - third NCAA), doubles (79), RBIs (338) and HR's (78).
The 2022 campaign was truly one for the record books as Texas went 47-22-1 overall and won 15 games over ranked teams on its way to a No. 2 final national ranking while also becoming the first unseeded team to reach the Women's College World Series Championship Series. Along the way, the UT offense was arguably the best in school history, setting new single-season team records for runs (397), hits (560), doubles (116), total bases (906), walks (224) and RBIs (355), while registering top five Texas totals for HR's (68) and stolen bases (97). The 116 doubles led all of NCAA Division I, while the 224 walks were good for seventh in the nation. UT also led the Big 12 Conference in double plays-per-game (0.43) and stolen bases-per-game (1.39).
Singleton Coaching Resume
Associate Head Coach, University of Texas (September 2022-)
Assistant Coach, University of Texas (July 2019-August 2022)
Hitting Coach, Fort Myers (Fla.) Miracle (2017-18)
Hitting Coach, MLB All-Star Futures Game (2018)
Coach, Gulf Coast League Twins (2016)
Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator, Florida SouthWestern State College (2015)