2025 Texas Longhorns softball team

2025 Texas Longhorns softball
2025 Texas Longhorns softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Singleton (6th season); Kristen Zaleski (3rd season); Patti Ruth Taylor (2nd season);
Home stadium	Red and Charline McCombs Field
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
No. 13 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	0	1.000
Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	1	.929
No. 10 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
No. 7 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
No. 16 Missouri ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
No. 3 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	0	1.000
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
No. 1 Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	0	1.000

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of February 16, 2025^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns play their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a first-year member of the Southeastern Conference.^[2] They are led by head coach Mike White in his 7th season at Texas.

Previous season

Texas finished the 2024 season 55–10, 23–4 in Big 12 Conference play.^[3] In the postseason, Texas made the Women's College World Series and were defeated by Oklahoma in the championship game.^[4]

Personnel

Roster

2025 Texas Longhorns Roster^[5]

Pitchers

17 – Teagan Kavan – sophomore
25 – Cambria Salmon – freshman
55 – Mac Morgan – senior
77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – junior
99 – Sophia Simpson – senior

Catchers

14 – Reese Atwood^[a] – junior
20 – Katie Stewart^[a] – sophomore
44 – Katie Cimusz^[a] – senior

Infielders

5 – Kaydee Bennett – junior
9 – Joley Mitchell – senior
11 – Shylien Brister – freshman
12 – Victoria Hunter – sophomore
14 – Reese Atwood^[a] – junior
20 – Katie Stewart^[a] – sophomore
23 – Viviana Martinez – junior
44 – Katie Cimusz^[a] – senior

Outfielders

4 – Adayah Wallace – sophomore
7 – Ashton Maloney - junior
21 – Kayden Henry – sophomore

Utility Players

3 – Vanessa Quiroga – senior
10 – Mia Scott – senior
30 – Rachel Wells – junior
43 – Leighann Goode – junior

Roster Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Plays two different positions

Coaches

2025 Texas Longhorns coaching staff^[5]

Mike White – Head coach – 7th year
Steve Singleton – Associate head coach – 6th year
Kristen Zaleski – Assistant coach – 3rd year
Patti Ruth Taylor – Assistant coach – 2nd year

Support staff

2025 Texas Longhorns support staff^[5]

Keely McMillon – Director of operations – 5th year
Melissa Schmitz – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 9th year
Nick Williams – Video coordinator
Raiza Aguilar – Associate athletic trainer (Softball) – 2nd year

Offseason

Player departures

2025 Texas offseason departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alyssa Washington	11	IF	5'5"	Senior	Abilene, TX	Graduated
Baylea Brandon	27	UTL	5'6"	Junior	Leander, TX	Graduated
Bella Dayton	6	OF	5'6"	Senior	Wylie, TX	Graduated
Estelle Czech	22	P	5'8"	Senior	Downers Grove, IL	Graduated
Jordyn Whitaker	5	DP	5'9"	Senior	Jacksonville, TX	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Ryan Brown	R/R	IF	5’8”	Thompson's Station, TN	Freshman	Tennessee	^[6]

Incoming players

2024 Texas Signing Class
Name	B/T	Number	Pos.	Hometown	High School	Source
Shylien Brister	R/R	11	UTL	Houston, TX	Clear Brook High School	^[7]
Cambria Salmon	R/R	25	P	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont High School	^[7]

Incoming transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Kaydee Bennett	L/R	IF	5'6”	Caddo Mills, TX	Junior	Abilene Christian	^[8]

Preseason

Preseason All-SEC team

Preseason All-SEC Team
Name	Number	Position	Class	Source
Citlaly Gutierrez	77	P	Junior	^[9]
Katie Stewart	20	IF/C	Sophomore
Mia Scott	10	UTL	Senior
Reese Atwood	14	IF/C	Junior
Teagan Kavan	17	P	Sophomore

SEC coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
SEC coaches poll
1	Texas	186 (7)
2	Florida	181 (6)
3	Oklahoma	170 (2)
4	Tennessee	158
5	Texas A&M	153
6	LSU	115
7	Arkansas	104
8	Georgia	103
9	Missouri	100
10	Alabama	97
11	Kentucky	55
12	Mississippi State	54
13	Auburn	37
14	Ole Miss	34
15	South Carolina	28

Source:^[10]

Schedule and results

2025 Texas Longhorns softball game log (11–0)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = Texas team member

Regular season (11–0)

February (11–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SEC Record	Box Score	Recap
Louisiana Classic
February 7	3:30 p.m.	N/A	vs. Longwood	#1	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Morgan (1–0)	Kirkland (1–1)	—	506	1–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 7	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Louisiana	#1	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Kavan (1–0)	Noble (0–1)	—	2,511	2–0	—	Box Score	Recap

UH/LU Classic
February 8	12:00 p.m.	N/A	vs. St. Johns	#1	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–0	Salmon (1–0)	Serafinko (0–1)	—	491	3–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 8	6:00 p.m.	N/A	at Lamar	#1	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	13–7	Gutierrez (1–0)	Guidry (0–1)	—	1,273	4–0	—	Box Score	Recap

Bearkat Classic
February 9	11:30 a.m.	N/A	vs. Tulsa	#1	Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	4–2	Salmon (2–0)	Maples (1–1)	Gutierrez (1)	633	5–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 9	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Sam Houston	#1	Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	8–3	Kavan (2–0)	Daniel (1–1)	—	752	6–0	—	Box Score	Recap

Bevo Classic
February 14	4:00 p.m.	SECN+	vs. Maryland	#1	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	13–4 ⁽⁵⁾	Salmon (3–0)	Shearer (1–2)	—	536	7–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 14	6:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. #11 Texas Tech	#1	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	2–1 ⁽⁹⁾	Kavan (3–0)	Canady (3–2)	—	892	8–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 15	4:00 p.m.	SECN+	vs. UMass	#1	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	6–0	Gutierrez (2–0)	Horton (1–4)	Salmon (1)	1,094	9–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 15	6:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. Maryland	#1	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	8–3	Morgan (2–0)	Wurst (2–2)	Gutierrez (2)	1,213	10–0	—	Box Score	Recap
February 16	12:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. #11 Texas Tech	#1	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Kavan (4–0)	Lincoln (2–1)	—	1,238	11–0	—	Box Score	Recap

February 19			vs. Akron		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
Hillenbrand Invitational
February 21	1:00 p.m.	FloSoftball	vs. Stanford		Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ				—
February 21	3:30 p.m.	FloSoftball	vs. Colorado State		Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ				—
February 22	11:00 a.m.	FloSoftball	vs. UC Davis		Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ				—
February 22	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Arizona		Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ				—
February 23	10:00 a.m.	FloSoftball	vs. Colorado State		Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ				—

Longhorn Invitational
February 28	4:00 p.m.	SECN+	vs. South Florida		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
February 28	6:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. Abilene Christian		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—

March (0–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SEC Record	Box Score	Recap
March 1	1:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. New Mexico State		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 2	1:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. South Florida		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 2		SECN+	vs. Alabama A&M		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—

March 5	6:30 p.m.	SECN+	vs. Baylor		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
Ohio State Tournament
March 8	9:00 a.m.		vs. Saint Francis		Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH				—
March 8	11:30 a.m.		vs. Oakland		Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH				—
March 9	5:30 p.m.		vs. Merrimack		Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH				—
March 10	12:00 p.m.		vs. Dayton		Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH				—
March 10	3:00 p.m.		at Ohio State		Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH				—

March 15	1:00 p.m.	SECN	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL				—
March 16	12:00 p.m.	SECN+	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL				—
March 17	6:00 p.m.	SECN	at Florida		Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL				—
March 21	TBD	SECN+	vs. Auburn		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 22	TBD	SECN+	vs. Auburn		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 23	TBD	SECN+	vs. Auburn		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 25	TBD	SECN+	vs. Stephen F. Austin		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
March 28	6:00 p.m.	SECN+	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park • Starkville, MS				—
March 29	2:00 p.m.	SECN+	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park • Starkville, MS				—
March 30	1:00 p.m.	SECN+	at Mississippi State		Nusz Park • Starkville, MS				—

April (0–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SEC Record	Box Score	Recap
April 4	6:00 p.m.		at Missouri		Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO				—
April 5	5:00 p.m.	SECN	at Missouri		Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO				—
April 6	12:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at Missouri		Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO				—
April 9	6:00 p.m.	SECN	vs. Texas State		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 11	8:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. Tennessee		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 12	5:00 p.m.	ESPN	vs. Tennessee		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 13	TBD	SECN+	vs. Tennessee		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 17	TBD	SECN+	vs. LSU		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 18	TBD	SECN+	vs. LSU		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 19	11:00 a.m.	ESPN2	vs. LSU		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
April 23	7:00 p.m.	ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	TBD	Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK				—
April 25	5:00 p.m.	ESPNU	at Oklahoma		Love's Field • Norman, OK				—
April 26	11:00 a.m.	ESPN2	at Oklahoma		Love's Field • Norman, OK				—
April 27	1:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at Oklahoma		Love's Field • Norman, OK				—

May (0–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SEC	Box Score	Recap
May 1	TBD	SECN+	vs. Kentucky		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
May 2	TBD	SECN+	vs. Kentucky		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—
May 3	1:00 p.m.	SECN	vs. Kentucky		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX				—

Postseason (0–0)

SEC Softball Tournament (0–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record	Box Score	Recap
TBD	TBD				Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA				—	–

Schedule Notes

Awards and honors

SEC awards and honors

SEC Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SEC Pitcher of the Week	Teagan Kavan	P	February 17, 2025	^[11]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	1	1
Softball America	2	2	1
ESPN.com/USA Softball	1	1
D1Softball	2	2

References

^ "SEC Softball Standings". February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
^ "Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma". AP. June 30, 2024.
^ "2024 Softball Schedule". Texas Sports.
^ "Oklahoma wins the 2024 Women's College World Series title". NCAA.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2025 Softball Roster". Texas Sports.
^ "Washington Softball Signs Alyssa Popelka". Gohuskies.
^ "Softball adds two to 2024 signing class". Texas Sports. November 8, 2023.
^ "Softball signs Kaydee Bennett". Texas Sports. June 29, 2024.
^ "Texas named preseason favorite for 2025 SEC softball season". SEC Sports. January 30, 2025.
^ "No. 1 Softball tabbed first in preseason SEC coaches' poll". Texas Longhorns. January 30, 2025.
^ "Kavan earns No. 1/1 Softball's first SEC weekly honor". Texas Longhorns.

[Positions-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Plays two different positions

[1] "SEC Softball Standings". February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.

[2] "Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma". AP. June 30, 2024.

[3] "2024 Softball Schedule". Texas Sports.

[4] "Oklahoma wins the 2024 Women's College World Series title". NCAA.

[auto1-5] "2025 Softball Roster". Texas Sports.

[7] "Washington Softball Signs Alyssa Popelka". Gohuskies.

[8] "Softball adds two to 2024 signing class". Texas Sports. November 8, 2023.

[9] "Softball signs Kaydee Bennett". Texas Sports. June 29, 2024.

[10] "Texas named preseason favorite for 2025 SEC softball season". SEC Sports. January 30, 2025.

[11] "No. 1 Softball tabbed first in preseason SEC coaches' poll". Texas Longhorns. January 30, 2025.

[12] "Kavan earns No. 1/1 Softball's first SEC weekly honor". Texas Longhorns.

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v t e Texas Longhorns softball
Venue	Red and Charline McCombs Field (1998–present)
Head coaches	Connie Clark (1997–2018) Mike White (2019–present)
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women's College World Series appearances in italics