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No. 1/1 Softball preview: NCAA Austin Super Regional
05.23.2024 | Softball
Texas’ final homestand of the 2024 season comes by hosting the Texas A&M Aggies
AUSTIN, Texas – After playing to a 2-2 tie after seven innings during a fall contest on Oct. 18, 2024, The University of Texas and Texas A&M University softball programs will pick up right where they left off when the two open the 2024 NCAA Austin Super Regional at 5 p.m. CT on Friday, May 24.
Game two of the best-of-three series is slated for 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 25, while a game time for a potential, if necessary, game three has yet to be determined.
TELEVISION: Kevin Brown (play by play) and Amanda Scarborough (analyst) will serve as the talent for this weekend's television broadcasts. Friday afternoon's game can be watched on ESPN2, while television designations for Saturday and a potential game three on Sunday will be announced at a later time.
RADIO: Andrew Haynes can be heard with the series radio call at https://texas.leanplayer.com/.
LEADING OFF
- Friday's action will mark the first time The University of Texas has hosted a NCAA Super Regional game since May 26, 2013, when the Longhorns knocked off Florida State, 4-0, to cap a two-game sweep of the Seminoles.
- In NCAA Super Regional games played at Red & Charline McCombs Field, Texas is 7-2.
- 2005
- May 27, Bethune-Cookman, 1-0, W
- May 28, Bethune-Cookman, 6-1, W
- 2006
- May 26, No. 14 seed Washington, 1-0, W
- May 27, No. 14 seed Washington, 9-1, W
- 2012
- May 26, No. 11 Oregon, 4-2, W
- May 26, No. 11 Oregon, 4-5 (8 innings), L
- May 27, No. 11 Oregon, 6-10, L
- 2013
- May 25, Florida State, 3-2, W
- May 26, Florida State, 4-0, W
- 2005
- When the Longhorns take the field for Friday's contest, it will mark the first time Texas has participated in a NCAA Super Regional either as or playing against the number one overall seed.
- Texas played the 2006 NCAA Super Regional as the No. 3 seed, marking the highest seed by a Longhorn team to make the NCAA Super Regional prior to the 2024 team.
- In 2022 and 2023, Texas played then-No. 4 seed Arkansas and Tennessee, respectively, marking the highest seed a Longhorn team has played against in the NCAA Super Regional.
- A series win for Texas this weekend would give the Longhorns their seventh all-time Women's College World Series appearance and first since the 2022 season: 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013 and 2022.
- A potential WCWS berth in 2024 would tie for the second-shorted time between WCWS appearances for the Longhorns in program history.
- 2005, 2006 (back-to-back years)
- 2003, 2005 (one-year gap)
- 2022, 2024 (one-year gap)
- A potential WCWS berth in 2024 would tie for the second-shorted time between WCWS appearances for the Longhorns in program history.
- Texas and Texas A&M have never met in a NCAA Super Regional.
- The Longhorns and Aggies only have seven all-time meetings in postseason play with the most recent occurring on May 21, 2023.
- UT will enter Friday's game riding a three-game winning streak over TAMU in postseason softball games, dating back to the Aggies last postseason win over the Longhorns on May 21, 2017.
- However, Texas holds the edge in the all-time postseason record with a 4-3 mark.
- UT will enter Friday's game riding a three-game winning streak over TAMU in postseason softball games, dating back to the Aggies last postseason win over the Longhorns on May 21, 2017.
- The Longhorns and Aggies only have seven all-time meetings in postseason play with the most recent occurring on May 21, 2023.
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