The Texas Longhorns softball team is looking to rekindle some of their postseason magic of the 2013 season that saw them reach the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. That was the furthest in the tournament that the Lady Horns had ever reached. Last season the team reached the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 under new head coach Mike White. He replaced Connie Clark who had been the head coach since they started the program in 1997.
ESPN Poll announced on Thursday ranked Texas at number six, just three spots behind their bitter rivals at Oklahoma. The Big 12 conference has four of the top 25 with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech also in the mix.
4⃣ #Big12SB teams made the @espn.com/@USASoftball preseason top-25 poll:
3⃣. @OU_Softball
6⃣. @TexasSoftball
1⃣3⃣. @CowgirlSB
1⃣9⃣. @TexasTechSB➡️ https://t.co/bdI8zALYJC. pic.twitter.com/PmiK3c6FGy
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 30, 2020
Last season the Longhorns finished with a record of 46-17. Their best since the 2013 season. The Longhorns and Sooners will likely do battle all season for softball supremacy in the Big 12.
The official 2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣ #Big12SB Preseason Poll ⤵️https://t.co/2JQgVFUChK pic.twitter.com/ltaQq9N7eT
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 9, 2020