Texas Longhorns softball
The Texas Longhorns softball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate softball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in softball in 1997; the softball team competed as a club team for one year in 1996. Texas has an all-time varsity win–loss record of 986–435–3 () as of the end of the 2021 season. The Longhorns have won four regular season conference championships and four conference tournament championships in softball. (The Big 12 did not hold a softball tournament  during the 2011 to 2016 seasons.) Texas has made 21 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 25 seasons of varsity competition, reaching the Women's College World Series (WCWS) five times (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013) and the super regional round, which was introduced in 2005, on six occasions. The Longhorns play their home games at Red & Charline McCombs Field, where they have compiled a record of 519–137–2 () as of the end of the 2021 season. Texas hired third-year head coach Mike White, formerly head coach of the Oregon Ducks, on June 25, 2018. All-time series records . Big 12 members. "*Through April 2, 2021." Information Source: 2019 Texas Longhorns Softball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section 2019 Season Results Former Big 12 members. "*Through May 25, 2019." Information Source: 2019 Texas Longhorns Softball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section 2019 Season Results Individual honors, awards, and accomplishments. National honors and awards. Texas is the only program in the NCAA with three USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards. Pitcher Cat Osterman, who won the award all three times, is the only player in NCAA history to have won the award more than twice. Conference  awards and honors. Sources: Home Field. Through 2019 Season Attendance Record. Through 2022 Season No-Hitters. Texas pitchers have thrown 52 no-hitters, including 11 perfect games.