No. 9/11 Softball has a ‘Day’ en route to two wins

Friday, March 3

Austin, Texas

4:30 p.m.

University of Texas

13-2-1

Tennessee State

9-7

Tennessee State

Texas

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No. 9/11 Softball has a ‘Day’ en route to two wins

03.04.2023 | Softball

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Courtney Day homers twice in Texas’ come-from-behind win over RV/No. 24 Louisiana, Longhorns ease around Tennessee State

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, TX – The friendly confines of Red & Charline McCombs Field were just that to Texas on Friday night as the homestanding Longhorns picked up a pair of victories on the day with a 9-3 win over Tennessee State before coming from behind to knock off RV/No. 24 Louisiana 6-2.

The longball factored into both Texas wins after Leighann Goode connected on a 1-0 pitch in the bottom of the second inning against Tennessee State for a two-run home run — her fourth home run in as many games — to highlight a five-run frame. The Longhorns went on to add a pair two innings later, before plating single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

After RV/No. 24 Louisiana took a two-run lead into the bottom of the fourth, Courtney Day sent a 2-1 pitch 280 feet from home plate for a game-tying two-run home run. An inning later, after Viviana Martinez pushed the Longhorns ahead with an infield single, Day sent a 2-2 pitch 264 feet off the stadium's videoboard in centerfield to extend Texas' lead to four, which was the run support Citlaly Gutierrez (4-1) needed the rest of the way.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

"Oh, without a doubt the game against Louisiana felt like a regional-type matchup here early in the season. (Louisiana head) Coach (Gerry) Glasco has a great team over there. They're well coached year in and year out and are always competitive. They're playing a tough schedule this year. They have some great pitching and an explosive offense, so I thought we did a really good job of being able to find a way to win that game tonight."

GAME NOTES

By reaching base in both games Friday, sophomore Mia Scott became the latest student-athlete in program history with a consecutive games played reaching base streak of 18 dating back to Texas' season finale in 2022.
- Scott has successfully reached base in all 17 days this season as well as the final game of the Longhorns' 2022 campaign.
- She becomes the first Texas softball student-athlete to accomplish the feat since Katie Cimusz did so from Feb. 19 to March 16, 2022.
- Scott's on-base streak is just the 26th in program history to span 18-or-more games.
  - Taylor Hoagland has the program record with 57 consecutive games from May 18, 2012 to May 3, 2013.
Texas' 9-3 win over Tennessee State marked the first-ever win over the Tigers for the Longhorns as the two softball programs have never met on the diamond prior to Friday afternoon.
With Sophia Simpson striking out a pair of Tigers in the top of the first inning, The University of Texas pitching staff struck out at least opponent during the game's opening frame in every 12 of the Longhorns' 13 home games this season.
- Louisiana broke the streak of 12 consecutive home games with at least one strikeout in the first inning by a Longhorn pitcher later in the night.

UP NEXT

Texas (14-2-1) will look for two more wins on Saturday, March 4, when the Longhorns play McNeese and Princeton, respectively, at 12 PM CT and 2:30 PM.
- Both cans will be available to view on the Longhorn Network as well as heard on 105.3 FM.
- McNeese split its Friday games by knocking off Princeton, 1-0, before falling to Louisiana, 7-1.
- Princeton dropped both of its games on the day: an 8-5 contest against Tennessee in nine innings and a 1-0 game against McNeese.

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