The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Softball Roster
Roster
Devon Tunning
- Position:
- SS/3B
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Montgomery
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Texas
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Played in all 54 possible games as a junior with 53 starts ... Doubled in each of the last two games of the Kansas series and scored twice in the finale (April 30-May 1) ... Walked twice and crossed the plate in the 8-7 series finale victory over Oklahoma State (April 24) ... Was 1-for-2 with a run in the 5-3, series-finale loss at #12/9 Oklahoma ... Scored twice and delivered a base hit as Texas topped Texas Tech on April 10, 8-4 ... Singled in a run in the 8-0 (5 inn.) rout of UTEP (April 5) ... Hit safely in all three games as Texas won its series over BYU (April 1-2) ... Walked twice in match-ups against No. 18/20 Arizona (March 12) and Hawai’i (March 17) ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk in the 9-5 loss at Texas State (March 2) ... Was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs in the 15-1 (5 inn.) rout of Abilene Christian (February 25) and had single RBIs in wins over Illinois (February 27) and Weber State (February 28) during the Texas Invitational ... Led the Longhorns at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational with a .533 average (8-for-15) to go along with seven runs scored, a double and three RBIs ... Had two hits in wins over both Toledo (February 19) and Houston (February 21) and was 3-for-3 with a career-high four runs scored, a double and a RBI during the 13-2 (5 inn.) rout of Ball State (February 19) ... Was on base in all five games at the Texas Classic (four hits, a double, two walks) ... Doubled and scored to give UT a 2-0 lead over Arkansas (February 13) in a game Texas eventually won, 6-5 (8 inn.).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Started all 55 games at shortstop in 2015, hitting a team-best .350 overall with 41 runs scored, 55 hits and a career-high seven home runs, while tying for the team lead with nine doubles and earning a team-best 41 walks ... Earned a second team All-Big 12 Conference selection ... Finished the campaign on a career-long 11-game hitting streak dating back to April 25 at Texas Tech ... Posted a career-best 22-game streak of reaching base safely dating from February 27 to April 10 (Oklahoma Game 2), which counts as the second-longest such streak for any Texas player over the past two seasons ... Dominated at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional, reaching base in 10-of-13 plate appearances (.667 average), via six hits and four walks, to go along with three runs scored, a HR and two RBIs ... Her clutch two-run HR against San Diego State (May 16) in NCAA action granted Texas its first lead at 2-1 (went on to lose 4-3 in 9 inn.) ... During the three-game series vs. Baylor (May 6, 9-10), she recorded three total hits, including a double and triple, and plated three runs ... Tied her career-high in hits in a single game with three after going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the 7-2 victory at Oklahoma State (May 3) ... Was 2-for-3 with a walk in the series finale at Texas Tech (April 26) ... Hit .375 in the three-game series against Iowa State (April 18-19) with three hits, three runs, three RBIs and an OBP of .500 ... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk in the 8-0 run-rule victory against UT-Arlington (April 15) ... Registered two multi-HR games over a three-contest span after blasting two long balls, good for three RBIs, against Texas A&M-CC in the 11-2 (5 inn.) victory (April 7) ... Hit two home runs for the first time in her career and tied a career best with three runs scored during the 10-2 (5 inn.) run-rule victory at Texas State (April 3) ... Was 2-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and a pair of runs scored as Texas rallied past Houston, 13-12 (April 1) ... As the leadoff, batted .333 and reached base in eight of 14 plate appearances with five walks (.571 on-base %) during UT’s series sweep of No. 22 Kansas (March 27-29) ... Singled to begin the decisive rally and scored the winning run as Texas registered a walk-off victory over UTSA in game one of a doubleheader, 2-1 (March 24) ... Hit at a .364 clip with a double, three walks and a RBI in the series sweep of Arkansas (March 14-16) ... Blasted a three-run HR as part of a 2-for-4 effort in the 11-0 (5 inn.) rout of Ohio (March 6) ... Led off with a single and scored during Texas’ five-run first inning outburst as UT rolled past Dartmouth, 7-1 (March 1) ... Led Texas in batting average (.636), walks (six), slugging (.909) and on-base percentage (.765) during the Texas Classic (February 13-15) while improving her streak of successfully reaching base to a career-best 10 games ... Recorded a career-high two doubles as part of a 3-for-5, two-run, three-RBI effort in UT’s 11-4 rout of Colorado State (February 15) ... Started all five games at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., at shortstop, walking six times and scoring five runs in the process ... Went 1-for-3 in match-ups against #2 Oregon (February 6) and at #16 Arizona State (February 8) and managed two walks each in games versus UCSB (Feb. 6) and Stanford (February 7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Played and started 55 games … earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team … hit .293 on the year with 24 runs scored and 19 RBIs, while fielding .936 at the hot corner … helped turn three of UT-record 21 double plays in 2014 … hit .197 through first 30 games before closing out the final 25 games on a .362 clip (17-for-47) … collected first career hit in a 2-for-4 day against No. 13/15 Louisiana Lafayette (Feb. 8) … scored a season-high three runs against Cal Poly (Feb. 20) … hit first career home run and set season-high for hits in a 3-for-3 night against Texas State (April 2) … helped carry the UT offense to a series sweep over Iowa State (April 11-12) by going 4-for-6 with four runs scored in the three-game series … drove in Texas’ first run in all three games against Kansas (May 2-4), including the game-winning RBI in both victories.
TRAVEL BALL
Played with the Texas Eclipse Gold program.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner and two-time Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 4A All-State Team selection for head coach Michelle Rochinski’s Lady Bears ... earned a place on the TGCA 4A-5A All-Star Blue Team following final campaign ... received First-Team All-District 18-4A honors in addition to TGCA All-State selection as a senior ... a Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association 4A Honorable Mention selection in 2013 ... helped the squad to the area round of the playoffs and the Lady Bears finished the season with a 26-10 record during last year ... tabbed The Courier of Montgomery County’s All-County Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior ... during 2013 campaign, hit .580, slugged .914 and posted a .604 on-base percentage ... tallied four home runs, a triple, 13 doubles, 22 runs batted in and 31 scored ... as a junior, lifted Montgomery to the University Interscholastic League 4A State Softball Tournament for the first time in program history and received TGCA 4A All-State Team honors ... after helping the Lady Bears reach the tournament championship contest, earned a spot on the TGCA All-Tournament Team ... in the semifinal game, hit a 4A tournament-record two triples and drove in four runs to lift the Lady Bears to an 11-3 victory over Forney ... selected to the 2012 Alvin Sun-Advertiser All-Greater Houston Softball Team and the All-District 17-4A First Team ... also named The Courier of Montgomery County’s Montgomery County Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior after receiving first-team all-area honors as a sophomore ... during sophomore season, helped Montgomery to the regional finals series, where the Lady Bears fell in the deciding third game ... as a freshman, received First Team All-District 18-4A honors ... also excelled on the basketball court, earning first-team all-district honors as a junior and senior and a second-team selection in 2010 as a sophomore ... in season opener of senior campaign, scored 14 points to help Montgomery to a 68-23 victory over Splendora ... a strong student in the classroom, earned Academic All-District 18-4A honors in softball as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Devon Leigh Tunning … born June 15, 1995 in Houston, Texas ... daughter of David Tunning and stepmother Casey Tunning … has four brothers, Tyler Brown, Cody Tunning, Austin Brown and Blaine Tunning ... an Exercise Science major ... Father, David, is a UT alum.
