Scott sparks No. 1/1 Softball’s offense in Saturday victory over NMSU

Saturday, March 1

Austin, TX

1:30 PM CT

University of Texas

18-1

New Mexico State

11-10

New Mexico State

Texas

Scott sparks No. 1/1 Softball’s offense in Saturday victory over NMSU

03.01.2025 | Softball

Box Score

Texas takes first-ever meeting with New Mexico State in Austin.

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, Texas – Heading into the bottom of the third of Texas' 5-2 win over New Mexico State, the top-ranked Longhorns needed an offensive spark. Fortunately for UT softball head coach Mike White his spark plug Mia Scott was in the batting lineup and would be due up if two teammates got on base.

Not only did Kaydee Bennett and Ashton Maloney do just that with back-to-back infield singles, but Kayden Henry laid down a perfect bunt to start her third-inning plate appearance before safely reaching first to load the bases for Scott.

With only one out in the frame, Scott sent an 0-1 pitch from New Mexico State pitcher Jaileen Mancha (1-1) back up the middle to score Bennett from third and break a 0-0 tie.

Two innings later, Scott pushed the Longhorn lead out to 3-0 with a one-out, two-run double to left field to score Bennett and Henry, who both successfully reached base earlier in the inning. The run-scoring hit pushed Scott's run batted in (RBI) total to three for the game, the most this season and first time she's drive in multiple runs in a single game since Feb. 7, 2025, when she plated two with a double in the top of the second of UT's 8-0 win at Louisiana.

Three pitches later, Scott joined her teammates in the Texas dugout after scoring on a two-run home run off the bat of Katie Stewart.

The Aggies attempted a come-from-behind rally during the following inning as three consecutive batters reached base, but only scored two runs before Teagan Kavan (5-1) retired the next four consecutive batters to end the game.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE

"It was great watching Mia (Scott) contributing to the game in all phases. We need her. She's a senior and has the experience, so we just have to keep her clicking to make all this work. Obviously, Teagan (Kavan) threw really well today even though she gave up a couple of runs late, but, for the most part today, was very dominate today. Our speedsters – Kaydee Bennett, Ashton Maloney, Kayden Henry and Mia Scott – found a way to get on base as well and contribute to seven of our eight hits today, before (Katie Stewart) came up with a home run and put the game away."

GAME NOTES

With the win, Texas has now won back-to-back games over New Mexico State, marking the first time in series history that either team has won back-to-back contests.
Saturday's game marked the third time that Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan has struck out seven-or-more batters when working seven-or-more innings in a single game this season.
- Kavan fanned eight batters in seven innings at Sam Houston (Feb. 9) and then struck out 18 in nine innings against Texas Tech (Feb. 14).
During the bottom of the fifth inning, Mia Scott was credited with her 45th career double, becoming just the fifth student-athlete in program history to reach the plateau.
As a result of her 3-RBI performance against the Aggies, Mia Scott passed Nadia Taylor (2009-12) for eighth on the program's career RBI list.
- Scott will enter her next contest with 134 career RBI, five back of tying Loryn Johnson (2007-10) for seventh place.
By scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth against New Mexico State, the Longhorns have now scored 20 runs in fifth innings this season, becoming the fifth different frame of a game that the Texas offense has scored 20-or-more runs in.
- 1st (23)
- 2nd (35)
- 3rd (32)
- 4th (22)
- 5th (20)

UP NEXT

Texas (18-1) will close out the three-day Longhorn Invitational on Sunday, March 2, when the Longhorns take on South Florida (12:30 p.m. CT / SECN+) and Alabama A&M (3 p.m. CT / SECN+) at Red & Charline McCombs Field.

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