The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Softball Roster
Roster
Stephanie Wong
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Westlake
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Played in 43 games as a junior with 32 starts, battling injury over the back-half of the season ... Picked up one at-bat during NCAA Regional action in the loss to #9 Louisiana-Lafayette (May 21) ... Was 1-for-2 with a tally and a RBI in the 10-0 (6 inn.) series finale win over the Cyclones (May 8) ... Scored runs against Kansas (April 30) and Iowa State (5/6) ... Returned to action (following her shoulder injury on April 8 against Texas Tech) as a pinch runner during the series sweep of Oklahoma State (April 22-24), combining to swipe two bases while scoring a pair of runs ... Walked and managed a RBI via sacrifice fly in the 8-0 (5 inn.) rout of UTEP (April 5) ... Went 2-for-3 in the opener and was 1-for-3 with two RBIs in the finale of the series against BYU (April 1-2) ... Posted a 2-for-4, RBI effort in the 10-8 shootout win over Samford (March 12) during the Maverick Classic ... Singled in the tying run during the sixth inning as Texas went on to rally past UTSA (March 8), 3-2 (8 inn.) ... Was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored in the 15-1 (5 inn.) rout of Abilene Christian (February 25) ... Was terrific during the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational, hitting .364 with five runs, a double, a HR and five RBIs ... Blasted a three-run HR during the 13-2 (5 inn.) win over Ball State (February 19) and knocked in single runs in victories versus Toledo & Houston (February 21) ... Batted .308 (4-for-13) during the Texas Classic with three runs scored, a double and two RBIs ... Was 1-for-2 with a run, three walks, a double and a RBI in the 6-5 (8 inn.) rally past North Carolina (February 12), was 2-for-3 with two tallies in the 7-6 rematch triumph over the Tarheels (February 13) and 1-for-3 with a RBI in the 6-5 (8 inn.) comeback win over Arkansas (February 13).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Started all 55 games in left field for UT in 2015, hitting .323 overall with 31 runs scored, 51 hits, nine extra-base hits, 22 walks, 12 stolen bases and 15 RBIs ... Earned a third team NFCA All-Central Region selection ... Posted a career-long 18-game streak of reaching base safely from February 28 to April 4 ... Registered a career-high seven game hitting streak from March 6 to March 24 ... Hit safely and reached twice in all three games of the series at Texas Tech (April 24-26) ... Reached base safely in all three games of the Iowa State series (April 18-19) and doubled in the series finale ... Swiped two bases and scored two runs in a 2-for-3 performance during the 8-0 run-rule victory over UT-Arlington (April 15) ... Was 3-for-6 at the plate combined in the two wins over Texas State (April 3-4) ... Continued her incredible stretch of games by going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a HR and three RBIs and even managed to register the game-winning two-run single in the seventh as Texas rallied past Houston, 13-12 (April 1) ... Was remarkable out of the two-hole in the line-up during the three-game series sweep of No. 22 Kansas, hitting .500 (6-for-12) overall and reaching safely in seven of 13 plate appearances with six runs scored ... Singled, doubled and knocked in a run as Texas took game one of a doubleheader from UTSA, 2-1 (March 24) ... Managed a career-high-tying three hits during Texas’ loss to Georgia Southern (March 19) ... Went 2-for-3 with a RBI in the loss at North Carolina (March 6) ... Used her speed to beat out infield singles during victories over Texas Southern & Dartmouth (March 1) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the 8-7 loss to Fresno State (February 20) and knocked in a run during the 4-3 defeat to No. 18 Missouri (February 20) at the Mary Nutter Classic ... Hit .467 with three stolen bases and three RBIs during the Texas Classic (February 13-15) ... Hit .357 with four runs scored, three walks, two stolen bases, a HR and three RBIs at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. ... Managed two hits in games against UCSB (February 6) and Stanford (february 7) and blasted her third career HR in the 5-4 walk-off win over Northwestern (February 7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in 55 games and earned 47 starts out in left field … batted .285 (35-for-123) with 31 runs scored and 20 RBIs … tabbed to Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … went a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts … blasted home runs against Texas Southern (March 2) and at North Texas (March 11) … tripled against Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 7) for first career hit … posted a .945 fielding percentage, having three errors on 55 chances … delivered a walk-off three-run triple in the fifth inning against Kansas (May 4) after leading off the frame with a base hit … hit 7-for-11 (.636) in a five-game stretch during Texas Classic (Feb. 14-16) … had a pair of 3-for-3 outings against IPFW (Feb. 15) and UL-Monroe (Feb. 28) … batted .583 (7-for-12) during Texas Invitational (Feb. 28 – March 2) with four RBIs … picked up a pair of hits and scored twice in the Big 12 conference opener against Baylor (March 22) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a season-high three runs scored against Texas State (April 2) … matched a season-high with 3 RBIs, going for 2-for-4 with a double in the 9-0 run-rule win over No. 16 Oklahoma (April 18).
TRAVEL BALL
Played for Texas Blaze Gold program alongside UT alums Blaire Luna and Taylor Thom ... Competed in consecutive ASA Gold Nationals 2009-2012 ... In 2013, played in the Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Triple Crown Nationals and Premier Girls’ Fastpitch Nationals.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner and three-time Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A All-State Team selection for the Chaparrals and head coach Haley Gaddis ... a TGCA All-Star 4A-5A Red Team selection following final campaign ... a three-time Westlake High School MVP ... earned a spot on the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association (TXSWA) 5A Third Team and All-District 15-5A First Team as a senior ... helped team to 29-6 record, District 15-5A championship and a trip to the area playoffs before falling to The Woodlands, 5-1 ... an Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas Softball First Team selection following final campaign ... as a junior, helped Westlake to a 29-7 overall record and the District 15-5A championship with a 9-1 record ... team advanced to the area round of the Class 5A playoffs before losing a three-game series to Conroe Oak Ridge ... picked to play in the 14th installment of the Annual Greater Austin Area High School All-Star Game ... individually as a junior, was named to the Collin Street Bakery/TXSWA Honorable Mention 5A All-State Team and earned a spot on the TGCA 5A All-State Team after hitting .398 with 40 runs scored, 19 walks and 14 stolen bases out of the leadoff spot ... also picked up First-Team All-District 15-5A honors and a place on the Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas Softball Second Team at the end of the campaign ... in April of 2012, hit a game-winning walk-off double in the seventh to lift Westlake past Westwood 2-1 and into the area round of the University Interscholastic League Softball State Tournament playoffs ... a month earlier, helped the Chaparrals win the Rattler Spring Break Classic ... as a sophomore, helped Westlake to a 22-11 mark, including a 6-3 ledger against district competition ... in the first round of the playoffs, against Pflugerville, the Chaparrals pushed the series to three games, but fell in the deciding contest ... a 2013 TGCA 5A Academic All-State selection.
PERSONAL
Full name is Stephanie Michelle Wong … Born March 20, 1995, in Austin, Texas … Daughter of Shawn and Christine Wong … Has one brother, Justin … Major is Biology ... Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall and Spring 2014, 2015 & 2016).
