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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Softball

Hoagland helping Team USA to quick start

Sara Beth Purdy July 14, 2011

Wearing number 36, rather than her usual number six, Longhorn junior Taylor Hoagland has already started to contribute to the success of the USA National Women’s softball team during her first...

Hoagland joins softball USA National team

Sara Beth Purdy June 24, 2011

Rising junior Taylor Hoagland will join 17 other female athletes on the road this summer as part of the USA Softball Women’s National Team. The team is sponsored by the Amateur Softball Association...

Luna, Hoagland try out for National Team

Sara Beth Purdy June 7, 2011

For two Longhorns, softball season is not over yet. Sophomores Blaire Luna and Taylor Hoagland will head to Chula Vista, Calif., next week to try out for the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National...

Inexperienced Horns eliminated early once again

Sara Beth Purdy June 6, 2011

The Longhorns were happy with their regular season performance. They only lost eight games, defeated many top ranked opponents and earned the third overall seed in the postseason, which meant they would...

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Texas exits NCAA regionals early

Chris Hummer May 24, 2011

The path through regionals could not have set up better for the Longhorns. They were the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and had drawn a regional match-up at home. Houston and Texas State were on...

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Team looks to bounce back with win over surging Tigers

Chris Hummer May 6, 2011

The conference championship is what defines every team’s season, and that defining moment for Texas is essentially on the line this weekend in Missouri. These two softball powerhouses sit...

Longhorns fall to Aggies despite fast start on offense

Sara Beth Purdy May 5, 2011

The Texas offense jumped to a great start Wednesday night against the Texas A&M Aggies by earning one run in the top of the first, but was unable to put anything else together in a 5-1 loss in College...

Most stressful game of Luna’s career ends well as team comes out on top

Chris Hummer May 2, 2011

She didn’t have her best stuff, pitches inside and out were being called balls, and Oklahoma was being extremely patient at the plate. But all-American Blaire Luna still managed to come through....

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Horns bounce back, downs Oklahoma

Sara Beth Purdy May 2, 2011

ESPN picked a good weekend to focus on college softball. After dropping the first game of the series against No. 15 Oklahoma, the third-ranked Longhorns battled back and earned a 5-3 victory Sunday...

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Longhorns’ senior backstop excels both offensively and defensively

Chris Hummer April 29, 2011

Amy Hooks has had four great years at Texas. In her time here, she has grown as a hitter and a catcher and become a force in the Longhorn lineup, becoming the all-time home run leader in Texas history...

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Luna leads Longhorns to win over Bears

Sara Beth Purdy April 28, 2011

Sophomore all-American pitcher Blaire Luna tied for the lead in the NCAA for complete game shutouts. Luna fired her 14th shutout of the season and 25th of her career in the Longhorns’ 3-0 victory...

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Thom scores winning run in extra innings thriller

Chris Hummer April 27, 2011

Extra innings are where teams show their mental toughness and mettle on the diamond; the Longhorns showed theirs prevailing in the eighth inning 2-1 over UTSA. “Our team has so much heart,...

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