The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 1 Softball’s Wells named SEC Freshman of the Week
03.24.2026 | Softball
Wells earns her first career weekly honor.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas Softball (28-1) freshman RHP/UTL Hannah Wells was named the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. It's the first weekly honor of Wells' career.
The Coahoma, Texas, product joins Reese Atwood and Teagan Kavan as Texas' SEC weekly honorees this season.
Wells, a two-way player, has played an integral role in Texas winning a program-best 26-consecutive games, including its 2-0 weekend vs. Baylor on March 20-21.
In two starts vs. Baylor, Wells hit at a .500 clip with a 2.100 OPS, 1.500 slugging percentage, .600 on-base percentage, two hits, three RBI, one home run, one double, two runs scored, six total bases and one walk. In one start in the circle, Wells went 1-0 with a 1.75 ERA, four hits, one earned run, two strikeouts and did not allow a walk across 4.0 innings pitched.
Wells (4-1) was Texas' starting pitcher in its March 20 series opener vs. Baylor at McCombs Field. Wells made her fifth start and earned the win after going 4.0 innings in the circle against the Bears. The right hander allowed just one run on four hits while punching out two batters. Wells did not allow a walk and retired the first five batters she faced. Wells helped her own cause offensively and finished 1-for-2 at the plate with a solo home run and also drew a walk. Reese Atwood, Katie Stewart and Wells hit three-consecutive home runs in the fourth to tie the program record for most consecutive home runs. It was just the sixth time in program history that has happened.
Starting as the Longhorns' designated player at Baylor on Saturday, March 21, Wells went 1-for-2 at the plate with a two-RBI double down the left field line in the second.
Defensively, Wells recorded an assist and had a perfect fielding percentage (1.000 FLD).
In her first season on the Forty Acres, Wells has appeared in 20 games with 18 starts, tallying a .308/.712/.390 slash line with 16 hits, 20 RBI, six home runs, 13 runs scored, three doubles and seven walks. Her six home runs rank third on the team. In the circle, Wells is 4-1 with a 2.05 ERA and 24 strikeouts across 27.1 innings.
Up Next
Wells and Texas travel to San Marcos, Texas, for a midweek tilt vs. Texas State at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 25, on ESPN+. Texas then returns to the friendly confines of McCombs Field for the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown against No. 15 Texas A&M on March 27-29.
