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Seniors turn page to next chapter after COVID-19 cuts season short

By Marcus Krum - Updated on May 2, 2020 at 7:26 pm

Reagan Hathaway and Kaitlyn Slack were right next to each other when they got the news. The Texas softball seniors had the day off on March 12 after coronavirus concerns caused the cancellation of a weekend trip to Alabama. Then, sitting on the couch together in Slack’s house in Austin, their athletic careers came crashing down.
Elish wins Player of the Year, Jefferson picks up All-American honors in shortened season

By Seth Forman - Updated on April 8, 2020 at 3:15 pm

After senior pitcher Miranda Elish's performance this season led the Longhorns softball program to a 24–3 start, she was named Softball America’s 2020 Shortened Season National Player of the Year. Junior infielder Janae Jefferson also received honors as a Softball America second-team All-American for her exceptional 2020 performance.
Best Moment of 2020: Texas Softball defeats No. 1, No. 2 ranked teams in consecutive nights

By Carter Yates - Updated on March 30, 2020 at 8:22 pm

The sudden end to the 2020 NCAA softball season due to coronavirus concerns also marked the early conclusion of a promising campaign for the No. 3 Longhorns.
Big 12 cancels remainder of spring season due to COVID-19 concern

By Marcus Krum - Updated on March 13, 2020 at 6:56 pm

One day after the NCAA canceled all winter and spring sport championships due to concerns about COVID-19, the Big 12 announced it was canceling all athletic competition for the remainder of the academic year.
T-Town Showdown in Alabama canceled amid coronavirus concerns

By Carter Yates - Updated on March 12, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Texas softball’s weekend trip to Alabama for the T-Town Showdown tournament has been canceled due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Longhorns to go head to head with No. 10 Alabama

By Seth Forman - Updated on March 11, 2020 at 10:58 pm

In the final weekend tournament before conference play begins, the Longhorns are slated to take on one of the most anticipated opponents of the season in a rematch of 2019’s super regional: No. 10 Alabama.
Longhorns’ dominance goes beyond stardom of Elish

By Marcus Krum - Updated on March 9, 2020 at 10:51 pm

Senior pitcher Miranda Elish is in her second season as the star of the Texas program, and she continues to live up to the hype. But the Longhorns’ team numbers this year are even greater than those from her first season in Austin.
Miranda Elish throws second career perfect game to close perfect weekend

By Seth Forman - Updated on March 9, 2020 at 12:15 am

Senior pitcher Miranda Elish has already had her fair share of highlight moments in the early goings, but Sunday’s performance against New Mexico put her in the company of Texas greats.
Jefferson’s hot bat fuels Texas’ 2 Saturday victories

By Carter Yates - Updated on March 7, 2020 at 10:21 pm

Junior second baseman Janae Jefferson went 3-for-5 with a walk at the plate over two games Saturday as the No. 2 Texas Longhorns defeated the Texas Southern Tigers and the Liberty Flames by scores of 13-5 and 3-0, respectively.
Long at-bats power Texas softball to first win in 2020 Longhorn Invitational

By Carter Yates - Updated on March 6, 2020 at 8:21 pm

In a game where the Longhorns were the heavy favorite, Texas went scoreless for three innings before earning two runs off of Liberty's pitching mistakes. “I asked the team (after this game) to pick it up this weekend because I don’t think we are playing as well as we should right now,” head coach Mike White said.

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