No. 9/10 Softball drops Bevo Classic finale

Sunday, March 12

Austin, Texas

3 p.m.

University of Texas

21-4-1

Texas State

18-7

Texas State

Texas

Photo by: Texas Athletics

03.12.2023 | Softball

Box Score

A two-out, ninth-inning triple haunts Texas as Longhorns fall to Texas State in extra innings

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, TX – For the second consecutive game, The University of Texas' softball program was on the wrong end on an extra inning affair when the Longhorns fell to Texas State, 5-4, in nine innings to conclude the weekend's Bevo Classic.

Sunday's game against the Bobcats (17-7) marked the first time since Feb. 12-13, 2016 that Texas has played extra-inning games in back-to-back calendar days. On Feb. 12, 2016, the Longhorns beat North Carolina, 6-5, in eight innings before beating Arkansas, 6-5, on Feb. 13.

After Texas State scored two fourth inning runs to take a 4-3 lead, Texas answered in the bottom of the seventh after Leighann Goode capped a 13-pitch plate appearance, which included fouling off six straight pitches on a 3-2 count, with a two-out double to right-centerfield. Mia Scott followed by legging out an infield single to allow Goode to score from second.

The Longhorns had an opportunity to answer the Bobcats' ninth inning run as Lou Gilbert, who pinch ran for Reese Atwood following an inning-opening single, made her way to third to represent the game-tying run. But Scott, in a similar situation as the bottom of the seventh, fly out to centerfield to end the game.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

"You know, we came out a little sluggish and gave some runs away early, but we fought back into the game. Leighann (Goode) had a really impressive final at bat there in the bottom of the seventh to keep the game alive and eventually be able to tie the game back up (on Mia Scott's infield single). We just quite couldn't get it done. I'm a little disappointed in our defense, but overall, I thought we had a good weekend."

GAME NOTES

Sunday's outcome was the first time since Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2001 that The University of Texas softball team dropped extra-inning games on back-to-back calendar days.
- Feb. 24: a 4-3 loss to UCLA in eight innings
- Feb. 25: a 4-3 loss to Cal State Fullerton in eight innings
For the first time in 1,857 calendar days, Texas has lost back-to-back non-conference regular season games at Red & Charline McCombs Field.
- The Longhorns last lost back-to-back non-conference regular season games on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, when Colorado State (6-2) and Wisconsin (7-3) knocked off the Longhorns.
With her three-hit performance against the Bobcats, freshman Leighann Goode has now tied fellow Longhorn freshman Viviana Martinez for the team lead with four three-hit contests this season.
Texas State's ninth inning run snapped a streak of 12 consecutive innings without a run allowed by sophomore right-handed pitcher Sophia Simpson.

UP NEXT

Texas (21-4-1) will now hit the road for a six-game road trip that will begin on Tuesday, March 14, when the Longhorns travel to Huntsville, Texas to play Sam Houston at 6:30 PM.
- Following Tuesday's non-conference matchup, Texas will then travel back to Florida to participate in the South Florida Showdown, hosted by USF.

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