The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Lindsey Stephens
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hamshire-Fannett
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Was named a Top 25 finalist for the USA Softball National Player of the Year award on Wed., April 13 ... Is now hitting .459 (34-for-74) over 23 games since becoming the Texas lead-off hitter prior to the Illinois game ... Doubled twice as part of a 2-for-3 effort in the 2-0 victory over Texas Tech (April 9) ... Registered a pair of two-baggers, scored twice and knocked in one run in the 8-0 (5 inn.) rout of UTEP (April 5) ... Led the Horns in the series win over BYU (April 1-2) by batting .500 (4-for-8) with two doubles, a triple, a HR and four RBIs over three games ... Hit a key two-run HR in the 3-2 victory over Texas State (March 30) ... Blasted her team-leading fifth HR during the 6-5 loss at No. 20 Baylor (March 26) ... Batted .333 during the Rainbow Wahine Classic and managed her second 4-for-4 effort of the year during a 5-2 victory over Hawai’i (March 17) ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and a RBI against Samford (March 12) and blasted a solo HR as part of a 2-for-4 performance in the 3-2 (8 inn.) loss to No. 18/20 Arizona (March 12) during the Maverick Classic ... Posted a 3-for-4, two-run scored effort with a triple during the 3-2 (8 inn.) win over UTSA (March 8) ... Continued her stretch of hot hitting by going 3-for-3 at the plate with a her eighth double of the year and a RBI during the 9-5 loss at Texas State (March 2) ... Batted .412 (7-for-17) with two doubles, a triple, a HR and six RBIs during the Texas Invitational ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in the 8-1 win over Illinois (February 27) and 2-for-3 with a triple, a HR and three RBIs in the 5-0 blanking of Weber State (February 28) ... Hit safely in all five games, had a RBI in four consecutive contests, doubled in three straight games and posted a .438 (7-for-16 average) during the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational with eight runs scored, three doubles, a HR and six RBIs as Texas went 5-0 ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the 13-2 (5 inn.) victory over Ball State (February 19) and 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a HR and two RBIs in the 6-3 triumph over Toledo (February 21) ... Hit .278 (5-for-18) during the Texas Classic with two runs, two doubles, a HR, two walks and three RBIs ... Managed one of the biggest hits of the weekend with a bottom of the seventh inning, game-tying solo HR in a contest UT eventually won over North Dakota State, 3-2 (February 14).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Started all 55 games in center field for Texas ... Had the second-best batting average (.343) and led the team in steals (14), triples (five), home runs (15), RBIs (47) and slugging percentage (.698) ... Picked up a first team NFCA All-Central Region nod as well as first team All-Big 12 Conference and Big 12 All-Defensive honors ... Blasted HR’s in five straight games (March 29-April 4), which is the longest such streak in program history ... Reached safely in 14 straight contests dating from March 16th (at Arkansas) to April 12th (Oklahoma) and completed the year with an active 10-game streak of reaching safely ... Started the key three-run, sixth-inning rally on May 9 with a double, helping Texas come-from-behind to beat No. 16/14 Baylor, 5-3 ... Went 5-for-9 during the three-game sweep at Oklahoma State (May 1-3) with six runs scored, a double, a HR and two RBIs ... Hammered a three-run HR in the fifth inning of the series finale at Texas Tech (April 26) ... Posted a team-best eight-game hitting streak from March 28 to April 10 ... Legged out a triple and scored on a wild pitch during the 3-2 victory in game two of a doubleheader against Iowa State (April 18) ... Notched her 13th home run of the season in the 3-1 loss to Oklahoma during the second game of a doubleheader on April 10 ... Registered her team-high fourth triple of the season during the 11-2 (5 inn.) win against Texas A&M-CC (April 7) ... In the two-game sweep of Texas State (April 3-4), she went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, two HRs and four RBIs ... Went 2-for-5 with a HR and two RBIs as UT rallied to beat Houston, 13-12 (April 1) ... Hit at a .500 (6-for-12) clip during the series at No. 2 Kansas with a triple, two HR’s and seven RBIs, including a career-high-tying four hits in five at-bats with a HR and three RBIs during the 7-5 series finale win (March 29) ... Delivered the clutch hit in the doubleheader opener against UTSA (March 24) by driving a walk-off, seventh-inning double down the right field line as Texas won, 2-1 ... Posted three-hit games during UT’s 8-7 (9 inn.) and 8-6 (8 inn.) wins at Arkansas, including a 3-for-5, HR, four-RBI effort during the series opener (March 14) ... Hit safely in all three match-ups at the Carolina Classic, including a 2-for-3 effort with a double and a RBI in a 5-0 shutout of Charlotte (March 7) ... Blasted single HR’s during victories over Texas Southern (W, 5-3 - February 27) and Dartmouth (W, 7-1 - March 1) at the Texas Invitational ... Walked, tripled and scored twice in the 5-3 win over No. 12 UCLA (February 19) and was 2-for-4 with a HR in the 8-7 loss to Fresno State (February 20) at the Mary Nutter Classic ... Was chosen as the Big 12 Conference’s Co-Player of the Week and became the first Longhorn since Blaire Luna in 2011 to earn NFCA National Player of the Week honors after her impressive weekend at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. ... Led the team by batting .471 in Tempe with six runs scored, five extra-base hits, including three HR’s (two grand slams), and 11 RBIs ... Hit safely in all five games at the Kajikawa Classic, stretching her streak of reaching base successfully to 11 games dating back to the end of the 2014 campaign ... Blasted grand slams on consecutive days in games against UCSB (February 6) and Stanford (February 7), doubling her career grand slam total to four ... Just missed hitting for the cycle during the 9-4 win at #16 Arizona State (February 8), going 3-for-4 with a double, triple, HR and three RBIs.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
One of four Longhorns to start every game in 2014 … patrolled right field in all 58 starts … turned in one of the most prolific offensive seasons in program history, earning her NFCA Third-Team All-American honors … ranked in the top 10 of nine offensive categories in the Big 12 Conference … named to NFCA All-Central First Team … hit .371 for the year and led the team in RBIs (66), doubles (12), home runs (16), extra base hits (32), total bases (134), slugging percentage (.753) and tied for most triples (4) … the 134 total bases were the most in a single season by a Longhorn hitter, while the 66 RBIs tied for the most and the 16 home runs ranked for the second-most by a player in a single campaign at UT … hit a game-winning, season-saving three-run home run in NCAA elimination game against Mississippi State (May 17) to propel the Longhorns to the NCAA Lafayette Regional Championship game … reached base in each of the first 48 games, extending her overall streak to 49 consecutive contests (June 2, 2013 - April 26, 2014), marking the second-longest reached base streak in program history … put together a career-long 16-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-March 8), which tied for third-longest in Texas Softball history … most effective stretch occurred during the Texas Classic when she hit .706 with 10 RBIs through five games (Feb. 28-March 2), earning her a Big 12 Player of the Week citation (March 4) … also led the team with 18 multi-RBI games and recorded 15 multi-hit contests ( third-most on the team) ... fielded .973, committing just two errors in 74 chances clip … collected a team-high seven outfield assists.
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
A powerful offensive reserve in 2013 ... first home run proved to be a memorable shot, leading off the top of the seventh inning against Tennessee in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series (June 2) and providing the Longhorns with their only run of the contest ... appeared in 40 of the team’s 61 contests, starting three games, all as the designated player ... led Texas with eight pinch hits, twice as many as any other Longhorn ... recorded 12 hits, nine runs scored and seven batted in during the season ... five of year’s 12 hits (41.7 percent) went for extra bases with three doubles, a triple and one home run ... posted a team-high .400 batting average during the NCAA Tournament with two hits in five trips to the plate ... slugged 1.200 during the event, scored two runs and drove in one ... hit .333 (six-for-18) during home contests with two RBIs and five runs scored ... in February, tallied a .444 average (four-for-nine) with three runs scored and three RBIs ... appeared as a pinch hitter against Florida State (May 25) during the NCAA Austin Super Regional and doubled to right center ... earned first Big 12 start at Oklahoma State (May 4), serving as the designated player ... recorded first career triple against DePaul (March 16) ... drove in a season-high-tying two runs against N.C. State (March 16) ... recorded first start against Syracuse (March 2), serving as the designated player ... hit .667 (two-for-three) during the Texas Invitational presented by Time Warner Cable (Feb. 22-24) and slugged 1.000 ... recorded a year-high two hits against Utah State (Feb. 23) and drove in a season-best two runs in the contest ... tallied initial run batted in against DePaul (Feb. 17) with a single up the middle that plated Stephanie Ceo ... made Texas debut in season opener versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 7) as a pintch hitter in the sixth inning ... drew a four-pitch walk and scored on Erin Shireman’s home run.
USA SOFTBALL
Invited to the 2015 USA Softball Women’s Senior National Team selection camp in Irvine, Calif.
NATIONALLY
Played for Houston Power Gold and head coach John Glowacz out of Houston … squad qualified for the 2012 ASA Gold National tournament in Oklahoma City as well as the Triple Crown Sports National Tournament in New York.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year starter for the Hampshire-Fannett and head coach Charlene Decuir … a 3A Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State team selection as a junior and senior … named the 2012 District 21-3A Offensive MVP after hitting .556 with an on-base percentage of .652 … selected to play in the 2012 adidas Futures All-Star Game for head coach John Glowacz and the TGCA All-Star Game following final campaign … a member of the Beaumont Enterprise 2011 and 2012 Super Gold Softball Team … as a senior, earned Super Gold Offensive Player of the Year recognition … junior year, was the Super Gold Player of the Year for Class 3A and Under … tabbed as the 2011 District 21-3A Co-MVP with a .595 batting average, seven triples and .667 on-base percentage … committed just five errors at shortstop during 2011 campaign … became the school’s first Division I softball signee … also a member of the school’s tennis team.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lindsey Necole Stephens … daughter of Darrell and Zena Stephens … a sport management major with a minor in business that is pursuing a certificate in data analytics … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012, Fall 2014 and Fall and Spring 2015) … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree (2012-13) ... Academic All-Big 12 Team (2014 & 2015).
