The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Estelle Czech
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Downers Grove
- Prev School:
- NC State
- Hometown:
- Downers Grove, Ill.
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
Career Accolades
- 1x NFCA DI Pitcher of the Week (1x - 2024)
- 1x NCAA Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2022)
- 1x Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (1x - 2024)
2024, Senior
NFCA, Big 12 Pitcher of the Week ... began the season with six consecutive unearned scoreless appearances ...in the first of her five starts on the year, went four scoreless innings against San Diego (2/10) ... tossed 5.0 scoreless innings across two appearances against top-ranked Oklahoma (4/5, 4/7) during the regular season ... threw two scoreless frames in Texas' 10-run win at nationally-ranked Florida State (3/20) ... did not allow a base runner in 2.1 innings of work in Orlando against UCF (3/23) ... recorded a scoreless inning against Northwestern (5/18) in the NCAA Austin Regional ... also had a scoreless frame against Texas Tech (5/9) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ... limited opponents to a .187 (14-75) batting average with two outs in an inning ... held right-handed batters to a sub-.200 (.198) batting average for the season ...
2023, Junior
Earned 10 wins and one save in 24 appearances that included 13 starts in the pitching circle ... concluded the season with a 2.56 earned run average (ERA) to go along with five complete games and 79 strikeouts to a team-low 21 walks ... her .207 opponent batting average was the lowest by a member of the Longhorn pitching staff in 2023 ... tossed a pair of seven-inning complete game shutouts against Illinois (2/12) and McNeese (3/4) ... threw the final inning of Texas' first postseason no-hitter in program history when Mac Morgan and Czech held Seton Hall hitless over five innings (5/19) ... also threw seven innings of unearned softball at Iowa State (4/7) ... threw two perfect innings of relief, with four strikeouts, in her season debut against Missouri (2/10) ... tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against Alabama (3/10) en route to earning her only save of the season ... struck out a season-high seven batters on two occasions: vs. Loyola Chicago (2/17) and North Texas (3/1) ... had three appearances without allowing a base hit: vs. Missouri (2/10), at UTA (3/8) and vs. Seton Hall (5/19) ... made five straight pitching appearances without issuing a walk: 2/24 vs. Virginia Tech to 3/10 vs. Alabama ... struck out at least one batter in 22 of her 24 pitching appearances ... limited left-handed batters to a .194 (24-124) batting average on the season ... held batters to a .198 (21-106) batting average with two outs ... averaged 6.33 strikeouts per game based on a seven-inning game ...
2022, Sophomore
Went 13-2 overall with a 3.24 earned run average (ERA) over 30 appearances with 16 starts, four complete games, three solo shutouts and 83 strikeouts over 103.2 innings of work ... was selected to the WCWS All-Tournament Team after registering a 2-1 mark with a 2.42 ERA over three starts and 17.1 frames ... her winning percentage of .867 marked the fourth best in a single season in Texas program history ... fired a complete game, four-hit shutout with three strikeouts to pick up a key, 5-0 win over No. 6 Oklahoma State (6/6) in the WCWS semifinals ... contributed 3.2 frames of one-hit relief to help stave off WCWS elimination in Texas’ 5-2 victory over Arizona (6/5) ... kicked off the magical NCAA Tournament run with a five-hit shutout in a 6-0, NCAA Seattle Regional opening victory against Weber State ... started and allowed two runs on six hits while striking out five over five innings in a 7-2 triumph over Iowa State (4/3) ... tossed a dominant, three-hit shutout with five strikeouts to guide the Longhorns past No. 20 LSU (3/18) in a home series opener, 3-0 ... struck out seven over 5.1 innings of relief to down No. 23 Louisiana (3/16) on the road, 10-2 ... struck out a season-high eight over six one-hit frames in a 7-0 win over Drake (3/13) ... permitted one run on three hits with four strikeouts over four innings in a 14-1 (5 inn.) rout of Tulsa (2/27) ... made her first Texas start and earned her first UT triumph by permitting just one hit over five frames in a 5-0 shutout of Boston College (2/13) at the FGCU Kickoff Classic ...
Prior to Texas (NC State, 2021, Freshman)
During her lone campaign at NC State, Czech posted four victories with a 3.14 earned run average (ERA) over 22 appearances while tossing 73.2 innings and striking out 39 ... she came on strong from the circle towards the end of her initial season, tossing all 13 innings for the Wolfpack during their ACC Championship quarterfinal run ... included were a complete-game victory over North Carolina (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 5 K’s) and a close, 2-0 loss to eventual Women’s College World Series finalist Florida State (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K) ... Czech also managed a strong regular-season outing against No. 16 LSU, entering in relief and tossing 6.2 frames of one-run ball during a razor-thin, 2-1 loss to the Tigers ... she fired her first complete game against Virginia and didn’t allow an earned run over 12.1 innings of work during the series against the Cavaliers, allowing just four hits and posting five strikeouts ... Czech also registered a complete game against No. 16 Clemson, striking out two over 6.0 innings in a 4-3 defeat ...
High School
Ranked as a top 50 recruit in the 2020 Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 player rankings as well as the No. 22 overall pitcher, Czech excelled during her interscholastic career at Downers Grove North (Ill.) High School, earning both all-conference and all-area honors ... she went 16-4 in the circle as a junior with a 1.60 ERA and 232 strikeouts while also hitting .432 with a .528 OBP and seven home runs ...
