# 2022 Texas Longhorns softball team

The 2022 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Mike White, in his fourth season at Texas.

## Offseason
### Player departures
### Coaching staff departures

| Name | Position | New Team | New Position |
| Courtney Gettins | Volunteer Assistant Coach | Mercer | Assistant coach |

### Incoming players

Incoming transfers
| Name | B/T | Pos. | Height | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| Estelle Czech | L/L | P | 5’8” | Downers Grove, IL | Sophomore | NC State |
| Logan Hulon | R/R | P | 5’6” | Dripping Springs, TX | Junior | Houston |
| Hailey Dolcini | R/R | P | 6’0” | Ferndale, CA | Senior | Fresno State |
| Bella Dayton | L/L | OF | 5’6” | Wylie, TX | Sophomore | Arizona |
| Lou Gilbert | L/R | OF | 5’7” | Kansas City, MO | Junior | Baylor |

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Janae Jefferson | IF | Senior |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Hailey Dolcini | P | Senior |

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 36 (6) |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 31 (1) |
| 3 | Texas | 26 |
| 4 | Baylor | 19 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 18 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 10 |
| 7 | Kansas | 7 |

### Preseason All-Big 12 team

^Janae Jefferson was a unanimous selection.

### Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Janae Jefferson | 2 | IF | Senior | D1Softball Softball America |
Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Shea O’Leary | 29 | P | Junior | Softball America |
Third Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Hailey Dolcini | 27 | P | Senior | Softball America |
Sources:

## Schedule and results

2022 Texas Longhorns softball game log (47–22–1) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
  = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member :
Regular season (37–16–1) :
February (9–7) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| FGCU Invitational |||||||||||||||
| February 11 | 4:00 p.m. | YouTube | vs. Clemson* | No. 10 | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | 4–0 | Dolcini (1–0) | Valerie (1–1) | — | 200 | 1–0 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 11 | 6:30 p.m. | YouTube | at Florida Gulf Coast* | No. 10 | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | 4–6 | Estroff (1–0) | O’Leary (0–1) | Oakes (1) | 553 | 1–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 12 | 4:00 p.m. | YouTube | vs. Boston College* | No. 10 | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | 7–0 | Hulon (1–0) | Anderson (0–1) | — | 250 | 2–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 12 | 6:30 p.m. | YouTube | at Florida Gulf Coast* | No. 10 | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | 10–2$^{(6)}$ | Dolcini (2–0) | Hulme (0–1) | — | 427 | 3–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 13 | 10:45 a.m. | YouTube | vs. Boston College* | No. 10 | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | 5–0 | Czech (1–0) | Dunning (1–1) | — | 200 | 4–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 16 | 4:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. McNeese State* | No. 11 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 8–4 | Simpson (1–0) | Vallejo (2–1) | — | 894 | 5–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational |||||||||||||||
| February 18 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. No. 5 Florida State* | No. 11 | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | 2–9 | Sandercock (3–0) | O’Leary (0–2) | — | N/A | 5–2 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 18 | 3:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Auburn* | No. 11 | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | 2–6 | Penta (3–0) | Dolcini (2–1) | — | N/A | 5–3 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 19 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. No. 3 UCLA* | No. 11 | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | 1–2 | Faraimo (3–1) | Simpson (1–1) | — | N/A | 5–4 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 19 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 24 UCF* | No. 11 | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | 10–15 | DeVoe (1–0) | O’Leary (0–3) | — | 4,853 | 5–5 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 20 | 10:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. Notre Dame* | No. 11 | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | 2–9 | Becker (3–1) | Czech (1–1) | Tidd (1) | N/A | 5–6 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 23 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. North Texas* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. |
| Texas Classic |||||||||||||||
| February 25 | 2:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 22 Arizona State* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 0–2 | Morgan (4–1) | Dolcini (2–2) | Lopez (1) | N/A | 5–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 27 | 5:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. UTSA* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 8–0$^{(6)}$ | Simpson (2–1) | Williams (0–2) | — | N/A | 6–7 | — | Box Score No-Hitter | Recap |
| February 27 | 7:30 p.m. | LHN | vs. Tulsa* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 14–1$^{(5)}$ | Czech (2–1) | Brown (0–2) | — | N/A | 7–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 28 | 1:30 p.m. | LHN | vs. Tulsa* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 5–1 | Dolcini (3–2) | Llamas-Howell (1–2) | — | 801 | 8–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 28 | 4:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Texas State* | No. 23 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 5–2 | Simpson (3–1) | Mullins (3–3) | — | 835 | 9–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
March (17–3–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| March 2 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Sam Houston State* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 2–0 | Dolcini (4–2) | Billmeier (1–2) | — | 885 | 10–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| Easton Crimson Classic |||||||||||||||
| March 4 | 6:00 p.m. | SECN+ | at No. 2 Alabama* | — | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | 4–5 | Fouts (7–0) | Simpson (3–2) | — | 3,940 | 10–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 5 | 12:00 p.m. | N/A | vs. Miami* | — | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | 14–3$^{(5)}$ | Czech (3–1) | Pratt (3–3) | — | 381 | 11–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 5 | 2:30 p.m. | SECN+ | at No. 2 Alabama* | — | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | 1–3 | Fouts (8–0) | Dolcini (4–3) | — | 3,940 | 11–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 6 | 10:00 a.m. | N/A | vs. Miami* | — | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | 7–6 | O’Leary (1–3) | Vierstra (0–6) | — | 432 | 12–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 9 | 6:00 p.m. | N/A | at North Texas* | — | Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX | 8–2 | Czech (4–1) | Peters (6–2) | — | 400 | 13–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| Bevo Classic |||||||||||||||
| March 11 | 4:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Drake* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. |
| March 11 | 6:30 p.m. | LHN | vs. Minnesota* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. |
| March 12 | 3:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Nicholls State* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 9–0$^{(5)}$ | Simpson (4–2) | Westbrook (0–2) | — | N/A | 14–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 12 | 5:30 p.m. | LHN | vs. Minnesota* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 12–3$^{(5)}$ | Dolcini (5–3) | Leavitt (6–5) | — | 1,262 | 15–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Drake* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 7–0 | Czech (5–1) | Timmons (2–6) | — | 1,011 | 16–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Minnesota* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 10–10 | — | – | — | 1,116 | 16–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 16 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 23 Louisiana* | — | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | 10–2 | Czech (6–1) | Lamb (5–4) | — | N/A | 17–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 16 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 23 Louisiana* | — | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | 3–2 | Dolcini (6–3) | Landry (5–2) | — | 1,947 | 18–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 18 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 20 LSU* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 3–0 | Czech (7–1) | Kilponen (9–4) | — | 1,212 | 19–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 19 | 2:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 20 LSU* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 4–0 | Dolcini (7–3) | Chaffin (4–1) | – | N/A | 20–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 19 | 4:30 | LHN | vs. No. 20 LSU* | — | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 11–10 | Czech (8–1) | Sunseri (5–2) | — | 1,292 | 21–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 22 | 4:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Lamar* | No. 24 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 8–0$^{(5)}$ | Dolcini (8–3) | Ruiz (4–12) | — | 766 | 22–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 23 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Texas State* | No. 24 | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | 4–2 | Dolcini (9–3) | Mullins (9–9) | — | 988 | 23–9–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 25 | 6:00 p.m. | N/A | at Kansas | No. 24 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS | 7–6 | Dolcini (10–3) | Hamilton (5–8) | — | 257 | 24–9–1 | 1–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 26 | 2:00 p.m. | N/A | at Kansas | No. 24 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS | 9–2 | Dolcini (11–3) | Brooks (3–5) | — | 396 | 25–9–1 | 2–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 27 | 12:00 p.m. | N/A | at Kansas | No. 24 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS | 11–2$^{(5)}$ | Simpson (5–2) | Hamilton (5–8) | — | 368 | 26–9–1 | 3–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 30 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Louisiana* | No. 21 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 5–6$^{(8)}$ | Schorman (5–2) | Dolcini (11–4) | — | 1,123 | 26–10–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
April (9–5) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| April 1 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Iowa State | No. 21 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 7–5 | Dolcini (12–4) | Spelhaug (5–10) | — | 1,379 | 27–10–1 | 4–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 2 | 1:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Iowa State | No. 21 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 11–10$^{(8)}$ | Dolcini (13–4) | Spelhaug (5–11) | — | 1,464 | 28–10–1 | 5–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Iowa State | No. 21 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 7–2 | Czech (9–1) | Charles (7–3) | — | 1,463 | 29–10–1 | 6–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. UT Arlington* | No. 19 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 14–4 | Simpson (6–2) | Adams (9–10) | — | 923 | 30–10–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 0–3 | Bahl (16–0) | Dolcini (13–5) | — | 1,498 | 30–11–1 | 6–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 1–9$^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (11–0) | Simpson (6–3) | — | 1,687 | 30–12–1 | 6–2 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 16 | 1:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 4–2 | Dolcini (14–5) | Bahl (16–1) | – | 1,698 | 31–12–1 | 7–2 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Houston* | No. 16 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 6–4 | Czech (10–1) | Wilkey (8–7) | Dolcini (1) | 1,342 | 32–12–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 22 | 6:00 p.m. | N/A | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 2–3$^{(9)}$ | Maxwell (15–1) | Dolcini (14–6) | — | 873 | 32–13–1 | 7–3 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 0–3 | Elish (13–4) | Simpson (6–4) | — | 850 | 32–14–1 | 7–4 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 24 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 1–2 | Day (9–2) | Dolcini (14–7) | Maxwell (2) | 902 | 32–15–1 | 7–5 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 29 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX | 5–4 | Dolcini (15–7) | Rains (1–7) | — | 573 | 33–15–1 | 8–5 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 30 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX | 11–1$^{(5)}$ | Simpson (7–4) | Carlin (7–7) | — | N/A | 34–15–1 | 9–5 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 30 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX | 7–6 | Dolcini (16–7) | Rains (1–8) | Simpson (1) | 1,175 | 35–15–1 | 10–5 | Box Score | Recap |
May (2–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 6 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Baylor | No. 17 | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | 10–6 | Dolcini (17–7) | Dariana (12–13) | — | 1,250 | 36–15–1 | 11–5 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 7 | 1:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Baylor | No. 17 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 3–17 | Binford (9–6) | O’Leary (1–4) | — | 1,505 | 36–16–1 | 11–6 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 8 | 1:00 p.m. | LHN | vs. Baylor | No. 17 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | 6–0 | Dolcini (18–7) | Orme (12–14) | — | 1,526 | 37–16–1 | 12–6 | Box Score | Recap |
Postseason (10–6) :
Big 12 softball tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (6) Texas Tech | (3) | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 9–1$^{(5)}$ | Dolcini (19–7) | Fritz (12–9) | — | 3,097 | 38–16–1 | 1–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (2) Oklahoma State | (3) | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 1–6 | Day (10–4) | Dolcini (19–8) | — | 3,936 | 38–17–1 | 1–1 | Box Score | Recap |
NCAA Seattle Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 20 | 4:30 p.m. | LHN | vs. Weber State | No. 16 | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | 6–0 | Czech (11–1) | Henderson (6–2) | — | 1,701 | 39–17–1 | 1–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 21 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN | vs. Washington | No. 16 | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | 8–2 | Dolcini (20–8) | Plain (20–6) | — | 1,719 | 40–17–1 | 2–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 22 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. Washington | No. 16 | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | 1–2 | Plain (21–6) | Dolcini (20–9) | — | 1,705 | 40–18–1 | 2–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 22 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. Washington | No. 16 | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | 3–2 | Dolcini (21–9) | Plain (21–7) | — | 1,706 | 41–18–1 | 3–1 | Box Score | Recap |
NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 26 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | vs. No. 4 Arkansas | No. 16 | Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR | 1–7 | Delce (19–2) | Dolcini (21–10) | — | 3,100 | 41–19–1 | 0–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 27 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | vs. No. 4 Arkansas | No. 16 | Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR | 3–1 | Dolcini (22–10) | Haff (20–5) | — | 3,170 | 42–19–1 | 1–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 28 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN | vs. No. 4 Arkansas | No. 16 | Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR | 3–0 | Simpson (8–4) | Delce (19–3) | — | 3,115 | 43–19–1 | 2–1 | Box Score | Recap |
Women’s College World Series (4–3) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | WCWS Record | Box Score | Recap |
| June 2 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | vs. No. 5 UCLA | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 7–2 | Dolcini (23–10) | Faraimo (22–5) | — | – | 44–19–1 | 1–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 4 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 2–7 | Trautwein (20–1) | Dolcini (23–11) | — | – | 44–20–1 | 1–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | vs. Arizona | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 5–2 | Czech (12–1) | Bowen (14–12) | — | 12,403 | 45–20–1 | 2–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 6 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 5–0 | Czech (13–1) | Day (13–5) | — | – | 46–20–1 | 3–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 6 | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 6–5 | Dolcini (24–11) | Maxwell (21–5) | — | 12,135 | 47–20–1 | 4–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 8 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Champhionship Series | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 1–16 | Trautwein (22–1) | Dolcini (24–12) | — | 12,234 | 47–21–1 | 4–2 | Box Score | Recap |
| June 9 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Champhionship Series | No. 16 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | 5–10 | Bahl (22–1) | Czech (13–2) | — | 12,257 | 47–22–1 | 4–3 | Box Score | Recap |
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. :
Schedule Notes
* ↑ The Longhorns first win over Oklahoma since 2014. On the same day, Cat Osterman’s number 8 was retired by the University of Texas.
* ↑ Broke the largest capacity record in Red and Charline McCombs Field history.
* ↑ Was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on April 23. The game was postponed to April 24 due to inclement weather.
* ↑ Janae Jefferson hit her 333rd career hit, breaking the all-time Big 12 record.
* ↑ The first super regional championship and Women’s College World Series appearance for Texas since 2013.

## Postseason
### Big 12 Tournament

| First Round Thursday, May 12 | First Round Thursday, May 12 | First Round Thursday, May 12 | Semi-finals Friday, May 13 | Semi-finals Friday, May 13 | Semi-finals Friday, May 13 | Championship Saturday, May 14 | Championship Saturday, May 14 | Championship Saturday, May 14 |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Iowa State | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Iowa State | 2 | 4 | Iowa State | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Baylor | 1 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma State | 4$^{(8)}$ |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma State | 4$^{(8)}$ |
| 7 | Kansas | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kansas | 0 | 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 9 | 3 | Texas | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 1 | | | | | | |

### Fayetteville Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | | | Super Regionals | Super Regionals | Super Regionals | Super Regionals | Super Regionals |
| 4 | Arkansas | 11$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 0 | | | 4 | Arkansas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oregon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wichita State | 2 | | | | Oregon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon | 10$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon | 10$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | 4 | Arkansas | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | 4 | Arkansas | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park | | Oregon | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Oregon | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Wichita State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wichita State | 5 | | | | Oregon | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wichita State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arkansas | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Washington | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| | Lehigh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 2 | | | 13 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weber State | 0 | | | | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | | Texas | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium | 13 | Washington | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Washington | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Weber State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weber State | 4 | | | 13 | Washington | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lehigh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's College World Series

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 13$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | Oklahoma | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 2 | | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 7 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 15$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | UCLA | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | UCLA | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 6 | 14 | Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UCLA | 8$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 16 | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | 5 | — |
| 14 | Florida | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | 5 | — |
| | Oregon State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 2 | | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Texas | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon State | 1 | | | | | | | | | Texas | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 3 | | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards, accomplishments, and honors
### All-Americans

Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Janae Jefferson | 2 | IF | Junior | NFCA |
Third Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Hailey Dolcini | 27 | P | Senior | NFCA |
Source:

### National honors

National honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team | Estelle Czech | P |
| Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team | Courtney Day | 1B/DP |
| Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team | Bella Dayton | OF |

### Conference honors

Conference honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| All-Big 12 First Team | Hailey Dolcini | P |
| All-Big 12 First Team | Janae Jefferson | IF |
| All-Big 12 First Team | Mary Iakopo | C/1B |
| All-Big 12 Second Team | Alyssa Washington | IF |
| All-Big 12 Second Team | Mia Scott | IF |
| All-Big 12 Freshman Team | Katie Cimusz | C/1B |
| All-Big 12 Freshman Team | Mia Scott | IF |
| All-Big 12 Freshman Team | Sophia Scott | P |
| Big 12 All-Tournament Team | Janae Jefferson | IF |
| Big 12 All-Tournament Team | Mia Scott | IF |

### Weekly honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Katie Cimusz | C | March 8, 2022 |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | McKenzie Parker | IF | March 22, 2022 |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Mary Iakopo | C | April 5, 2022 |
| Big 12 Pitcher of the Week | Hailey Dolcini | P | March 29, 2022 |
| Big 12 Pitcher of the Week | Hailey Dolcini | P | April 19, 2022 |
| Big 12 Pitcher of the Week | Hailey Dolcini | P | May 10, 2022 |

### Records

Records :
| Record | Player | Position | Stat | Ref. |
| Big 12 Career Hits | Janae Jefferson | IF | 333 | |

### No-hitters

| Date | Pitcher | Opponent | IP | K | BB | HBP | E | Score | Source |
| February 27, 2022 | Sophia Simpson | UTSA | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-0 | |

## Statistics
### Team batting

| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| Texas | 1,850 | .303 | 560 | 116 | 13 | 68 | 355 | 224 | 297 | 97 |
| Opponents | 1,771 | .237 | 419 | 77 | 5 | 62 | 237 | 166 | 449 | 34 |

### Team pitching

| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| Texas | 460.1 | 419 | 267 | 215 | 166 | 449 | 2 | 3.27 |
| Opponents | 445.1 | 560 | 397 | 313 | 224 | 297 | 4 | 4.92 |

### Individual batting

| Player | GP | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| Janae Jefferson | 70 | 226 | .407 | 92 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 16 |
| Mia Scott | 64 | 204 | .377 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
| Mary Iakopo | 67 | 191 | .335 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 27 | 18 | 2 |
| Courtney Day | 58 | 130 | .300 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 1 |
| Alyssa Washington | 65 | 172 | .279 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 3 |
| Bella Dayton | 68 | 156 | .276 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 14 |
| McKenzie Parker | 55 | 155 | .265 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 20 | 32 | 3 |
| Katie Cimusz | 60 | 156 | .244 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 36 | 5 |
| Camille Corona | 34 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alyssa Popelka | 64 | 92 | .348 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| JJ Smith | 42 | 78 | .282 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Lauren Burke | 47 | 106 | .255 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Brianna Cantu | 27 | 30 | .233 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Lou Gilbert | 56 | 60 | .217 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Jordyn Whitaker | 43 | 62 | .177 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Vanessa Quiroga | 9 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mya Holmes | 13 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

### Individual pitching

| Player | GP | GS | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| Hailey Dolcini | 43 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 216.0 | 145 | 99 | 78 | 66 | 217 | 1 | 2.53 |
| Estelle Czech | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 103.2 | 120 | 58 | 48 | 25 | 83 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Sophia Simpson | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 86.1 | 82 | 53 | 44 | 50 | 105 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Courtney Day | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Shea O’Leary | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26.2 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 6.04 |
| Logan Hulon | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 6.56 |
Source:
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played (Hitting) Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G (Pitching)

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | 10 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| Softball America | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 8 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| D1Softball | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |