No. 9/11 Softball wins 10th home game on the season

Wednesday, March 1

Austin, Texas

6 p.m.

University of Texas

12-2-1

North Texas

10-5

North Texas

Texas

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No. 9/11 Softball wins 10th home game on the season

03.01.2023 | Softball

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Czech, Goode propel Texas to a come-from-behind victory as the Longhorns knock out the Mean Green

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, TX – The University of Texas softball program picked up its 12th overall win, and 10th at Red & Charline McCombs Field, this season after picking up a 4-2 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night.

North Texas (10-5) plated the game's first run on a solo home run to begin the top of the second inning, but a four spot from the Longhorns (12-2-1) in the bottom of the third was enough offense for Estelle Czech (4-1) and Mac Morgan (S, 1). The four-run inning was highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of freshman Leighann Goode, her third home run in as many games.

A throwing error and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Courtney Day plated the other two runs.

North Texas led off the top of the sixth with their second solo home run on the evening to cut the deficit. An inning later, the Mean Green had the game-tying run at second with one out, but a pop up and ground out ended the scoring threat.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

"I think we just needed to keep our composure tonight after (North Texas) took the early one-run lead. We needed to make their pitcher throw pitches — and we did — before Leighann Goode came up and continued to show that she's not playing like a freshman right now. She had a phenomenal at bat to get us back in the game."

GAME NOTES

For the third consecutive game, a Texas pitcher has struck out multiple batters during the game's first inning after Estelle Czech fanned two to begin Wednesday night's contest.
Wednesday's game marked the fourth consecutive contest for Texas without committing a defensive error.
- The Longhorns are 4-0 during that span.
With the win, Texas has now won at least 10 home games for the 27th consecutive season.
- The Longhorns are now 18-0 all-time against North Texas when scoring at least one run.
- Texas also extended its current winning streak over the Mean Green to 11 consecutive matchups.
- The win also pushed Texas to 14-0 all-time against North Texas in games played in Austin.
After not hitting her first career collegiate home run until Saturday, Feb. 25, Leighann Goode has now hit a home run in her last three consecutive games following a two-run home run during the bottom of the third.
With her first-inning bunt single, Mia Scott has extended her team-leading on-base streak to 15 consecutive games.
Estelle Czech finished her five-inning performance against North Texas with her fourth pitching appearance with at least four strikeouts and zero walks.
- Wednesday night also marked the second consecutive outing Czech has not walked a batter while striking out at least five opponents.
- Since tossing a seven-inning complete game shutout against Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 12, Czech has struck out 29 batters and walked only three in 28.2 innings.
By putting the finishing touches on the game, Mac Morgan earned her first career collegiate save by tossing the final two innings.
Estelle Czech and Mac Morgan held North Texas to only two runs, its lowest in a game since dropping a 4-2 contest against McNeese on Feb. 19, 2023.

UP NEXT

Texas will return to action on Friday, March 3, when the Longhorns play Tennessee State at 4:30 PM CT and follow that game with a matchup against Louisiana, which is ranked No. 24 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, at 7 PM as part of the Longhorn Invitational.
- The Longhorn Invitiational will begin at 9 AM on Friday, March 3, when McNeese and Princeton open the day.
- Texas will play games against McNeese and Princeton at 12 PM and 2:30 PM, respectively, before playing Louisiana, again, at 12:30 PM on Sunday, March 5.

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