No. 8/8 Softball blanks Texas State in non-conference contest

Wednesday, April 12

San Marcos, Texas

6 p.m.

University of Texas

34-8-1

Texas State

26-15-1

Texas

Texas State

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No. 8/8 Softball blanks Texas State in non-conference contest

04.12.2023 | Softball

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Mac Morgan extends consecutive scoreless innings streak with complete game shutout at Texas State

By: Chris Allen Brown

SAN MARCOS, TX – Wednesday night was yet another example of Mac Morgan's brilliance in the pitching circle as the first-year Longhorn tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout in Texas' 4-0 at Texas State.

The pitching performance was the second consecutive complete game shutout for Morgan (12-2) following a five-inning outing at Iowa State on Thursday, April 6. Following Wednesday evening's game, Morgan has now thrown 12.0 consecutive scoreless innings, marking the longest scoreless inning streak for the Missouri native this season. Her previous longest streak in 2023 was eight innings from Feb. 19 against UIW to Feb. 25 against Virginia Tech.

Wednesday night's outing was the first career seven-inning complete game shutout for Morgan during her two-year collegiate career. Her previous long was a pair of six-inning shutout performances against New Mexico State on March 12, 2022 and Texas on Feb. 25, 2022.

Morgan's seven-inning pitching outing marked the first shutout of Texas State by the Texas pitching staff in a game in San Marcos since the Longhorns won, 2-0, on April 4, 2007.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

"Well, we know Texas State is tough team. They've played us tough in the past and they won last time we played at home earlier this season. We are excited to play them, because we faced some good pitching and good defense. I thought Reese (Atwood) really opened it up with that home run and, of course, Katie (Cimusz) and Courtney (Day) helped contribute with those late-inning, run-scoring hits. Mac (Morgan) pitched very well the whole game, so it was a good night all the way around."

GAME NOTES

Reese Atwood broke the game's 0-0 tie in the top of the second when she sent a 2-2 pitch over the left field fence for her team-leading ninth home run on the season.
Wednesday night's win marked the first time Texas has won back-to-back games over Texas State in San Marcos since March 30, 2011 (6-2) and April 3, 2015 (10-2).
With her two hits on the evening, Viviana Martinez turned in her team-leading 18th multiple hit game on the season, two more than second place: Mia Scott and Leighann Goode (16).
By hitting a 2-1 pitch to centerfield in the top of the third inning, sophomore Mia Scott extended her team-leading hitting streak to five consecutive games.
- Viviana Martinez and Reese Atwood both have four-game hitting streaks heading into Friday night's game against Kansas.
As a result of Reese Atwood's second-inning solo home run, the Texas offense has now hit at least one home run in 13 consecutive games.
- The Longhorns' previous longest streak with at least one home run was nine from Feb. 19, 2023 to March 4, 2023.
Wednesday evening's pitching performance marked the second seven-inning outing by a Longhorn pitcher without allowing an earned run in the last three games.
- Overall, the Texas pitching staff has allowed just one earned run over its last 26 consecutive innings pitched.

UP NEXT

Texas (34-8-1) will resume Big 12 Conference play when the Longhorns begin a three-game series against Kansas (19-17, 1-5) at 6 PM CT on Friday, April 14.
- The two teams will play, again, at 4:30 PM on Saturday, April 15 and then at 12 PM on Sunday, April 16.

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