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03.12.2025 | Softball
Texas to participate in first-ever SEC series during weekend trip to Gainesville, Fla.
AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time in program history, The University of Texas softball program will take part in a conference game that will fall under the Southeastern Conference (SEC) banner when the Longhorns travel to Gainesville, Fla., for a three-game series against the Florida Gators beginning on Saturday, March 15.
TELEVISION: Texas' three-game weekend series at Florida will be available to watch on two different channels. On Saturday, March 15 and Monday, March 17, Beth Mowins, Michele Smith and Jessica Mendoza will have the game's action on SEC Network, while Sunday, March 16's broadcast will feature Kyle Crooks, Aleshia Ocasio and Skylar Wallace on SEC Network+.
RADIO: Andrew Haynes can be heard with the radio call of all three games this weekend at https://texas.leanplayer.com/.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
- Saturday, March 15 – 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET (SEC Network)
- Sunday, March 16 – 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET (SEC Network+)
- Monday, March 17 – 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET (SEC Network)
SERIES HISTORY:
- The three-game weekend series will break a 5-5 all-time record between the Longhorns and Gators.
- Texas will enter Saturday's game having won the last two meetings against Florida.
- During those previous two matchups, the Longhorns have outscored the Gators, 13-0, in 12 innings of action.
- Additionally, those two contests (2013, 2024) have taken place during the month of June at the Women's College World Series.
- This weekend will take just the second time Texas has played a softball game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
- The only previous meeting between the two in Gainesville occurred on May 20, 2007, when the Gators outlasted the Longhorns, 3-0, in a nine-inning affair.
- However, when including a 1999 meeting in Tampa, Fla., Texas and Florida's series history in games played within the state of Florida is tied 101.
- Texas won the 1999 matchup, 7-0.
- A win by Texas on Saturday would be the third consecutive win by the Longhorns over Florida, tying for the longest winning streak by either program throughout the series history.
- The Gators won three consecutive meetings in 2007, 2011 and 2012.
- A UT win on both Saturday and Sunday would give the Longhorns the first-ever four-game winning streak by either team in the series history.
LEADING OFF
- A win over Florida on Saturday would give Texas a 27-1 record through its first 28 games of the season, marking the best start in program history and breaking a tie with the 2006 team at 26-1.
- The 2006 team lost its third game of the season against then-No. 5 Arizona, 1-0, before reeling off a program-best 24 wins in a row before dropping a 2-1 result at Texas State in nine innings.
- With six runs batted in (RBI) over the course of Texas' three games against Florida, Longhorn junior Reese Atwood will pass Taylor Thom (2011-14) for the most RBI in program history.
- Thom (41-28-66-43) finished her career with 689 career at bats in 234 games played.
- Atwood (43-90-40) will enter this weekend series with 438 career plate appearances in 150 career games.
- With one win against Florida over the weekend, Teagan Kavan will become the third active Longhorn pitcher with 30-or-more career victories while wearing the Texas Burnt Orange and White.
- Mac Morgan (39) and Citlaly Gutierrez (30) have already surpassed the milestone with Kavan (29) the next to reach the plateau.
- As of March 5, 2024, Texas and Jax State are the only two Division I softball programs with three-or-more pitchers with 20-or-more wins at the same school entering the 2025 season.
- Texas softball SID Chris Allen Brown is a graduate of Jax State, Class of 2018.
- As of March 5, 2024, Texas and Jax State are the only two Division I softball programs with three-or-more pitchers with 20-or-more wins at the same school entering the 2025 season.
- Mac Morgan (39) and Citlaly Gutierrez (30) have already surpassed the milestone with Kavan (29) the next to reach the plateau.
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