2014 Texas Longhorns softball team
The 2014 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. Connie Clark entered the year as head coach of the Longhorns for an 18th consecutive season. The Longhorns were picked to finish third in the pre-season conference polls.[1] After posting a 12-6 record in conference play, the Longhorns finished exactly where they were picked to finish and qualified for the NCAA Softball Tournament as an at large bid. The Longhorns would go 2-2 in the Lafayette Region and bow out with a final record of 35-23.
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| 2014 record | 35–23 (12–6 Big 12) |
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| Home stadium | Red & Charline McCombs Field |
2014 Roster
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | |
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| Regular Season | |||||||||
| February 6* | 6:00 PM | #17 LSU Lady Tigers | #10 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 6–1 | 1,343 | Gabby Smith (1–0) | Czechner (0–1) | |
| Louisiana Classic | |||||||||
| February 7* | 11:30 AM | North Carolina Tar Heels | #10 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–3 | 341 | Lauren Slatten (1–0) | Kendra Lynch (0–1) | |
| February 7* | 6:50 PM | #13 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | #10 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10–7 | 815 | Tiarra Davis (1–0) | Jordan Wallace (1–1) | |
| February 8* | 4:30 PM | #13 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | #10 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–3 | 1,015 | Gabby Smith (2–0) | Stewart (0–1) | |
| February 8* | 9:00 PM | Northern Iowa Panthers | #10 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3–6 | 204 | C. Ross (1–0) | Tiarra Davis (1–1) | |
| February 9* | 9:00 AM | Purdue Boilermakers | #10 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4–5 | 151 | L. Fecho (1–1) | Lauren Slatten (1–1) | |
| Regular Season | |||||||||
| February 12* | 7:00 PM | UTSA Roadrunners | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 2–4 | 436 | Merrill (2–0) | Gabby Smith (2–1) | |
| Texas Classic | |||||||||
| February 14* | 4:00 PM | #7 Kentucky Wildcats | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 4–6 | 461 | K Nunley (3–0) | Holly Kern (0–1) | |
| February 14* | 7:00 PM | IPFW Mastodons | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 583 | M. Kramer (4–0) | Tiarra Davis (1–2) | |
| February 15* | 1:00 PM | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 568 | Lauren Slatten (2–1) | Biance Duran (1–3) | |
| February 15* | 4:00 PM | IPFW Mastodons | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 10–25 | 655 | Gabby Smith (3–1) | M. Flenniken (2–1) | |
| February 16* | 10:00 AM | #7 Kentucky Wildcats | #15 | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 5–6 | 516 | M. Prince (2–0) | Tiarra Davis (1–3) | |
| Mary Nutter Classic | |||||||||
| February 20* | 12:30 PM | UNLV Rebels | #25 | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | L 4–5 | 266 | Amanda Oliveto (2–4) | Holy Kern (0–2) | |
| February 20* | 3:00 PM | Cal Poly Mustangs | #25 | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | W 13–7 | 274 | Gabby Smith (4–1) | Sierra Hyland (0–1) | |
| February 21* | 12:30 PM | #3 Washington Huskies | #25 | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | L 2–3 | 373 | Kaitlin Inglesby (4–1) | Tiarra Davis (1–4) | |
| February 22* | 11:30 AM | Fresno State Bulldogs | #25 | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | W 5–0 | 400 | Gabby Smith (5–1) | Jill Compton (4–3) | |
| February 23* | 11:00 AM | California Golden Bears | #25 | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | W 2–5 | 187 | Nisa Ontiveros (5–2) | Tiarra Davis (1–5) | |
| Texas Invitational | |||||||||
| February 27* | 4:00 PM | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | N/A | Gabby Smith (6–1) | L Hamby (8–2) | ||
| February 28* | 6:30 PM | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 10–25 | 667 | Tiarra Davis (2–5) | S. Robles (1–5) | ||
| March 1* | 1:00 PM | Texas Southern Lady Tigers | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 8–05 | 556 | Gabby Smith (7–1) | M. Staton (2–4) | ||
| March 1* | 6:30 PM | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 9–15 | 716 | Tiarra Davis (3–5) | Wilson (0–1) | ||
| March 2* | 8:00 AM | Texas Southern Lady Tigers | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 9–16 | 576 | Gabby Smith (8–1) | S. Jimenez (3–1) | ||
| Judi Garman Classic | |||||||||
| March 6* | 7:30 PM | Houston Cougars | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 5–1 | 600 | Tiarra Davis (4–5) | Julana Shrum (2–3) | ||
| March 7* | 12:00 PM | #10 Arizona State Sun Devils | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 3–8 | 1,000 | Mackenzie Popescue (12–1) | Gabby Smith (8–2) | ||
| March 8* | 12:00 PM | #5 Michigan Wolverines | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 1–3 | 1,200 | Haylie Wagner (11–0) | Tiarra Davis (4–6) | ||
| March 8* | 10:00 PM | #6 Washington Huskies | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 3–6 | 1,200 | Kaitlin Inglesby (6–1) | Gabby Smith (8–3) | ||
| March 9* | 4:00 PM | Long Beach State 49ers | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 3–4 | 862 | Erin Jones-Wesley (9–2) | Lauren Slatten (2–2) | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||
| March 11* | 4:00 PM | North Texas Mean Green | Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX | W 10–2 | 605 | Tiarra Davis (6–5) | Ashley Kirk (10–3) | ||
| March 11* | 7:00 PM | North Texas Mean Green | Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX | W 2–1 | 605 | Gabby Smith (9–3) | Madison Thompson (2–3) | ||
| March 15* | 4:00 PM | Iowa Hawkeyes | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | 1,050 | Tiarra Davis (6–6) | Kayla Massey (2–7) | ||
| March 16* | 4:00 PM | Iowa Hawkeyes | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 5–6 | 739 | Starkenberg (2–2) | Tiarra Davis (6–7) | ||
| March 17* | 7:00 PM | Iowa Hawkeyes | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 523 | Tiarra Davis (7–7) | Kayla Massey (2–8) | ||
| March 19* | 7:00 PM | Houston Cougars | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 4–5 | 802 | Shrum (4–3) | Lauren Slatten (2–3) | ||
| March 22 | 11:00 AM | Baylor Lady Bears | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | W 6–5 | 1,306 | Tiarra Davis (8–7) | Canion (12–4) | ||
| March 26* | 7:00 PM | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 530 | Tiarra Davis (9–7) | L. Carter (6–12) | ||
| April 2* | 2:00 PM | Texas State Bobcats | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 19–75 | 572 | Gabby Smith (10–3) | Rayn House (16–12) | ||
| April 4 | 4:30 PM | Texas Tech Lady Raiders | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 557 | Tiarra Davis (10–7) | G. Aucoin (8–6) | ||
| April 5 | 4:00 PM | Texas Tech Lady Raiders | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 5–6 | 1,256 | C. Custer (11–5) | Gabby Smith (10–4) | ||
| April 6 | 12:00 PM | Texas Tech Lady Raiders | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 1,051 | Tiarra Davis (11–7) | C. Custer (11–6) | ||
| April 11 | 2:00 PM | Iowa State Cyclones | Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA | W 19–65 | 259 | Gabby Smith (11–4) | Paris Imholz (0–3) | ||
| April 11 | 5:00 PM | Iowa State Cyclones | Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA | W 2–0 | 259 | Tiarra Davish (12–7) | Paris Imholz (0–4) | ||
| April 12 | 3:00 PM | Iowa State Cyclones | Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA | W 17–15 | 255 | Tiarra Davis (13–7) | Paris Imholz (0–5) | ||
| April 17 | 8:00 PM | #16 Oklahoma Sooners | Marita Hynes Stadium • Norman, OK | L 1–4 | 946 | K. Stevens (24–6) | Tiarra Davis (13–8) | ||
| April 18 | 6:30 PM | #16 Oklahoma Sooners | Marita Hynes Stadium • Norman, OK | W 9–06 | 1,370 | Tiarra Davis (14–8) | K. Stevens (24–7) | ||
| April 19 | 6:30 PM | #16 Oklahoma Sooners | Marita Hynes Stadium • Norman, OK | L 0–85 | 1,396 | K. Stevens (25–7) | Tiarra Davis (14–9) | ||
| April 23* | 6:00 PM | Texas State Bobcats | Texas State Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 15–66 | 803 | Gabby Smith (12–4) | R House (19–17) | ||
| April 25 | 4:30 PM | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 3–5 | 591 | S. Freeman (20–12) | Tiarra Davis (14–10) | ||
| April 26 | 4:00 PM | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 12–15 | 930 | Tiarra Davis (15–10) | Whitney Whitehorn (4–8) | ||
| April 27 | 11:30 AM | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 942 | Gabby Smith (13–4) | Simone Freeman (20–13) | ||
| May 2 | 7:00 PM | Kansas Jayhawks | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | 792 | Tiarra Davis (16–10) | Kessler (17–13) | ||
| May 3 | 3:00 PM | Kansas Jayhawks | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 2–5 | 931 | Kessler (18–13) | Tiarra Davis (16–11) | ||
| May 4 | 1:00 PM | Kansas Jayhawks | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 930 | Tiarra Davis (17–11) | Kelsey Kessler (18–14) | ||
| May 6 | 6:00 PM | Baylor Lady Bears | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 1–2 | 1,744 | Canion (26–9) | Tiarra Davis (17–12) | ||
| May 11 | 1:00 PM | Baylor Lady Bears | Red & Sharline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 1,304 | Tiarra Davis (18–12) | Heather Stearns (13–4) | ||
| 2014 NCAA Regionals | |||||||||
| May 16* | 3:00 PM | Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 1–0 | 1,945 | Tiarra Davis (19–12) | A. Owen (18–12) | ||
| May 17* | 12:00 PM | #6 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2–3 | 1,372 | Hamilton (26–2) | Tiarra Davis (19–13) | ||
| May 17* | 6:00 PM | Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–3 | 1,392 | Gabby Smith (14–4) | A. Silkwood (14–8) | ||
| May 18* | 12:00 PM | #6 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1–10 | 1,871 | Hamilton (27–2) | Tiarra Davis (19–14) | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time Zone. | |||||||||
TV, Radio, and Streaming Information
More than 60% of the Texas schedule would air on television. Below are the announcing assignments for the games that were televised. If a TV station isn't listed, the game aired on Longhorn Network.
- LSU (CST): Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girourd
- UTSA: Carter Blackburn & Cat Osterman
- Texas Classic: Alex Loeb & Amanda Scarborough
- Texas Invitational: Alex Loeb & Amanda Scarborough
- Iowa (Game 1): Alex Loeb & Megan Willis
- Iowa (Game 2): Alex Loeb & Cat Osterman
- Iowa (Game 3): Carter Blackburn & Cat Osterman
- Houston: Carter Blackburn & Cat Osterman
- Baylor (Game 1) (FSSW): John Morris & Megan Turk
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Carter Blackburn & Cat Osterman
- Texas State: Alex Loeb & Cat Osterman
- Texas Tech Series: Alex Loeb & Amanda Scarborough
- Oklahoma (Game 1) (ESPN2): Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza
- Oklahoma (Game 2) (FCS Central): Bruce Haertl, Jessica Shults, & Jessica Coody
- Oklahoma (Game 3) (FSN): Brenda VanLengen & Tracy Warren
- Oklahoma State (Games 1-2): Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough
- Oklahoma State (Game 3): Carter Blackburn & Cat Osterman
- Kansas Series: Carter Blackburn & Megan Willis
- Baylor (Game 2) (FSSW+): John Morris & Megan Turk
- Baylor (Game 3): Carter Blackburn & Megan Willis
- Mississippi State (ESPN3): Melissa Lee & Kayla Braud
- Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3): Melissa Lee & Kayla Braud
- Mississippi State (ESPN3): Melissa Lee & Kayla Braud
- Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3): Melissa Lee & Kayla Braud
References
- "Oklahoma picked to win Big 12 softball title" (Press release). KXII. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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