2025 Texas Longhorns softball team


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.[3] They are led by head coach Mike White in his 7th season at Texas.

2025 Texas Longhorns softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Singleton (6th season)
  • Kristen Zaleski (3rd season)
  • Patti Ruth Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 6, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

Previous season

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Texas finished the 2024 season 55–10, 23–4 in Big 12 Conference play.[4] In the postseason, Texas made the Women's College World Series and were defeated by Oklahoma in the championship game.[5]

Personnel

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Roster

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2025 Texas Longhorns Roster[6]
 

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 – senior  
 

Outfielders

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

Utility Players

  • 3 – Vanessa Quiroga – senior  
  • 10 – Mia Scott – senior  
  • 43 – Leighann Goode – junior  


 

Roster Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Plays two different positions

Coaches

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2025 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[6]
  • 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

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2025 Texas Longhorns support staff[6]
  • 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

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Player departures

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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 [7]

Incoming players

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2024 Texas Signing Class
Name B/T Number Pos. Hometown High School Source
Shylien Brister - 11 UTL Houston, TX Clear Brook High School [8]
Cambria Salmon - 25 P Beaumont, CA Beaumont High School

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 [9]



Schedule and results

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2025 Texas Longhorns softball game log (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (0–0)
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 TBD TBD TBD Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Schedule Notes


Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
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NFCA / USA Today
Softball America
ESPN.com/USA Softball
D1Softball

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. December 6, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – June 14 (Final)". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. June 14, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma". AP. June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Softball Schedule". Texas Sports.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma wins the 2024 Women's College World Series title". NCAA.
  6. ^ a b c "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.
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