TSU Athletics Retweeted. Nick Williams. 2 final national ranking & a national runner-up finish while becoming the first unseeded team to reach the Womens College World Series Championship Series. The official staff directory for the West Texas A&M University Buffs Skip To Main . "Paige is one of the brightest pitching coaches in our game," Snider said. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. (); : Staff Listing; Photo Name Position Email Phone; Administration: Dr. Randy Butler: . Media. 1 UCLA & No. No one thought that we would be here, but we proved everyone wrong, and we're going to play very hard.". The 2022 seasonproved to be a magical ridefor Texas as the Longhorns posted a 47-22-1 mark, and won 15 games over ranked teams, on their way to a No. Head Coach. Keeney gathered 17 wins and a 2.43 ERA, earning ASUN Second Team All-Conference. Email Address; GENERAL INFORMATION; Virginia Tech Athletics Information: 1 . "Trisha Ford is viewed as one of the very best softball coaches in the . When they weren't given a top-16 seed, he spun it and told players, "We can be a Cinderella story.". XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? O'Leary was the NCAA Division I statistical champion in ERA at 0.65, was named Softball America's National Freshman Pitcher of the Year and was a top 10 finalist for the NFCA National Freshman of the Year award. 512-471-9802. ET, ESPN/ESPN App), we need to first rewind the tape a month to the beginning of the NCAA tournament and unravel the slights and snubs that led to this Longhorns team feeling as if it had everything to prove and nothing to lose. Women's Tennis (405) 325-8325. Craig Snider was named the ninth head softball coach in Texas Tech history on June 20, 2022. A native of New Zealand, he became an American citizen in 1994 and helped guide Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2000 World Championships, going 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 19 strikeouts. The official Roster for the Texas A&M International University Dust Devils. 11 in the USA Today/NFCA ranking) as well as the first NCAA Regional title and NCAA Super Regional appearance for the Burnt Orange & White since 2013. Colin Boevers. The official Softball Coach List for the Texas A&M Aggies. During his stint in charge of the Longhorns program, White has had fiveNFCA All-Americans, eight Softball America All-Americans, 14 NFCA All-Central Region and 19 All-Big 12 Conference selections. Please complete the CAPTCHA before submitting the form. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. TLU Softball Doubleheader Versus Hanover Moved Up Due to Potential Weather, Bulldogs Split Friday Doubleheader against Hardin-Simmons, Strother Claims First SCAC Weekly Honors of 2023, No. Liberty pitchers combined for 303 strikeouts and 44 wins on the season, led by Kirby who posted a 2.27 ERA with 14 wins and Karlie Keeney who registered a 2.45 ERA and 19 wins. But, nope, instead of enjoying home-field advantage in Austin to get the tournament started, the NCAA sent the Longhorns as far away as humanly possible, to Seattle. He smiled and joked, "When I go to Vegas, I'm a donator.". Email. (); : It was just another thing his team could feed off of. After narrowly missing out on the NCAA Tournament in 2017, Cassady assisted in the Lady Flames' National Invitational Softball Championship run as Liberty took home the NISC crown. Main Navigation Menu. Oklahoma wasn't far off that mark at .952. "When we started this search, we wanted to find a coach who would develop our softball program into an annual contender in . Their coach's obscene gesture helped turn around their season, and now the Longhorns are two wins away from NCAA softball glory. In nine seasons at Liberty, Cassady helped the Lady Flames become one of the top mid-majors in the country, guiding the team to five regular season conference championships and three tournament championships. Email Address Phone; Jeff Staton: Head Coach [email protected] (512) 313-4525 (512) 313-4525: Assistant Coach. In 2018, Oregon won their 5th Pac-12 Title, and made the Women's College World Series for the 5th time, as well as, reached 50 wins for the 5th time in program history. She also ranked among the schools all-time top 10 in games played and earned all-American honors as well as a Big 12 player of the year award. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone @LATech.edu Twitter; Malcolm Butler: Senior Associate A.D./Sport Admin (318) 614-4513 (318) 614-4513: malcolm So they went clear across the country, and they beat Weber State and skirted elimination during a nail-biter of a game against Washington in which they nearly blew a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning by giving up two runs. If you make a little money, he said, "You might as well spend it and try to get more.". The Texas Longhorns softball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate softball competition. Gig 'em!! Division regular season and conference tournament champion Seniors Janae Jefferson and Hailey Dolcini earned NFCA, Softball America and DI Softball All-American honors, while Jefferson became the Big 12 Conference's career hits leader. Where Excellence is an Attitude! In addition to her coaching resume, Cassady has worked as a pitching instructor and served as a camp instructor at FIU and LSU softball camps. ESPN cameras appeared to show him restraining an assistant after the WCWS game. Softball; Scott Libby: Head Coach 956-326-3001 956-326-3001: Anthony Saldivar: Assistant Coach . The program has never been to finals of the WCWS, let alone won it all. [4] Longtime Oklahoma softball assistant coach Melyssa Lombardi would replace White as Oregon Head Softball Coach. Twelve-year head coaching veteran and four-time conference coach of the year Trisha Ford was hired as the softball program's 10th head coach on June 7, 2022. 1 national ranking in any regular-season poll since 2006 (Softball America - March 3) and to the first No. Texas also ranked in the NCAA Division I national top 10 in doubles-per-game (2nd 2.30), on-base percentage (3rd - .450), solo shutouts (4th 10), slugging percentage (5th .597), won/loss percentage (6th .889) and scoring (8th 7.37). [5], On June 25, 2018, Texas hired Mike White as head coach of the Texas softball program to replace Connie Clark who was the programs only head coach. CPark18. He was also selected to 10 ASA National Championship and 10 ISC World Championship All-Tournament Teams. She also had five stolen bases. Associate Athletics Director, Sports Administration, Elsa Hagemeier, Program Coordinator, Sports Administration, Drew Martin, Executive Sr. North Texas softball coach Rodney DeLong has signed a five-year contract extension that will keep him in Denton through the 2025 season. Head Coach. Print. University of Texas softball coach Mike White talks with a player during a game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 13, 2019 at Red & Charline McCombs field in Austin, Texas. Texas doesn't have to deal with that can of worms. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Texas A&M men's basketball head coach Buzz Williams had his players type a short mantra into their phone before the team l Portland jumps on No. @jeffharger @RussHeffley. Hook 'em, Horns!. Cassady, the first member of Snider's charter staff at Texas Tech, will serve as the pitching coach for the Red Raiders. The Ducks finished the season third in NCAA Division I in winning percentage (.841), fifth in earned run average (1.38), seventh in team batting average (.322), ninth in home runs-per-game (1.24) and 10th in scoring (6.11). 5 Texas A&M's bullpen in 10 . Those include the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Hall of Fame, the International Softball Federation (ISF) Hall of Fame, the ASA/USA Softball Hall of Fame, the New Zealand Softball Hall of Fame, the Oregon Hall of Fame, the Missouri Hall of Fame and the State of Iowa Hall of Fame. For his efforts both as a player and a coach, White was inducted into seven different Halls of Fame. Twitter. He also posted a combined 0.74 ERA while helping power New Zealand to two gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze, including gold at the ISF World Championships in 1984 & 1996. Yeah, the Longhorns were the beneficiaries of a two-error play in which three runs scored, but luck in sports is earned and not given. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Players, who have talked about being relaxed and carefree, have leaned into the latter. 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Liberty pitchers finished the season with the 20th-best ERA in the nation (2.04) and a 3.32 strikeout-to-walk ratio that ranked 18th overall. Tennessee State (8) vs. Princeton (5) - (9 Inn. Email Twitter; Trisha Ford: Head Coach trisha_ford: Jeff Harger: Assistant Coach jeffharger: Joe Guthrie: Assistant Coach JoeGuth08812179: Russ Heffley . This is a team that's been fortified by close calls and comebacks and has an edge about itself. Chris Park. And after losing the first game to the Razorbacks, Texas shook it off and won back-to-back contests to advance to the WCWS for the first time since 2013. Mike White is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Texas. By Jack Stallard [email protected]. OKLAHOMA CITY -- If we're going to talk about Texas' magical run to the finals of the Women's College World Series and the David vs. Goliath matchup against No. The official Softball Coach List for the Texas Tech University Red Raiders. 979-862-6021. There's no mistaking the sentiment, she said, that, "You're the No. Texas A&M says softball, baseball coaches learned of sexual assault allegations in interview play Sexual assault survivors looking for change at Texas A&M (5:38) DiMartino led the way with a 1.20 ERA that ranked eighth nationally. Both Kirby and Keeney tallied 100 or more strikeouts en route to the ASUN regular season and tournament championships. 10 final ranking in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll (No. Tarleton State Athletics Box T-0080 Stephenville, Texas 76402 Athletic Office: 254-968-9178 Ticket Office: 254-968-1832 Athletic Fax: 254-968-9674 Before Texas could become the first unseeded team to ever reach the WCWS championship series on Monday, coaches and players first had to tune in to Selection Sunday on May 15 and try to make sense . She added 169 strikeouts and the 27th-best strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.97). Alluding to celebration photos from other super regional sites, Dolcini pointed out how Texas was given, "0 shirts, 0 hats and no 'ticket punched' sign. Through his first four years at Texas, White has put together a 160-56-1overall record (.740) while guiding the Longhorns on a magical run to a national runner-up finish at the 2022 Women's College World Series as well two additional NCAA Super Regional berths (2019 & 2021).