2026 Texas Longhorns softball team

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The 2026 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns play their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a second-year member of the Southeastern Conference.[3] They are led by head coach Mike White in his eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns enter the 2026 season as defending National Champions, after winning the 2025 Women's College World Series for their first national championship in program history.

CoachesNo. 10
Record39–10 (16–8 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Texas Longhorns softball, Conference ...
2026 Texas Longhorns softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record39–10 (16–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ehren Earleywine (1st season)
  • Kristen Zaleski (4th season)
  • Patti Ruth Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
Seasons
 2025
2027 
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2026 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma   204 .833487 .873
No. 4 Alabama   195 .792476 .887
No. 7 Florida   177 .708479 .839
No. 5 Tennessee   168 .667429 .824
No. 10 Texas   168 .6673910 .796
No. 15 Texas A&M   168 .6673616 .692
No. 9 Arkansas   159 .6254110 .804
No. 18 LSU   1311 .5423716 .698
No. 17 Georgia   1212 .5003617 .679
No. 19 Mississippi State   915 .3753717 .685
Missouri   915 .3752828 .500
South Carolina   717 .2923025 .545
Ole Miss   618 .2503223 .582
Auburn   420 .1672527 .481
Kentucky   123 .0422628 .481
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 2, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]
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Previous Season

Texas finished the 2025 season 56–12, and 16–8 in SEC conference play.[4] After sweeping the regional round at home, Texas won the Super Regional in three games over Clemson, clinching their eighth trip to the Women's College World Series. The Longhorns went undefeated in their first three games to reach their third trip the WCWS Finals. Texas split the first two games of the series against Texas Tech, and won the winner-take-all game 3 over the Red Raiders 10–4 to win the first National Championship in program history.[5]

Personnel

Roster

2026 Texas Longhorns Roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 – Hannah Wells[a]freshman
  • 17 – Teagan Kavanjunior
  • 22 – Brenlee Gonzales – sophomore
  • 25 – Cambria Salmon – sophomore
  • 26 – Sophia Bordi – freshman
  • 77 – Citlaly Gutierrez – senior
 

Catchers

  • 14 – Reese Atwoodsenior
  • 20 – Katie Stewart[a]junior
  • 42 – Anne Wallace[a]freshman

Infielders

  • 0 – Caigan Crabtree – freshman
  • 3 – MaTaia Lawson – freshman
  • 11 – Shylien Brister – sophomore
  • 12 – Victoria Hunter – junior
  • 20 – Katie Stewart[a]junior
  • 23 – Viviana Martinez – junior
  • 24 – Jaycie Nichols – freshman
  • 43 – Leighann Goode – senior
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Adayah Wallace – junior
  • 7 – Ashton Maloney - senior
  • 9 – Alisa Sneed – freshman
  • 21 – Kayden Henry – junior
  • 44 – Kaiah Altmeyer – senior

Utility Players

  • 5 – Kaydee Bennett – senior
  • 13 – Hannah Wells[a]freshman
  • 27 – Taylor Anderson – sophomore
  • 42 – Anne Wallace[a]freshman
  • 99 – Drea Wilson – freshman
 

Roster Notes

  1. Plays two different positions

Coaches

2026 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[6]
  • Mike White – Head coach – 8th year
  • Ehren Earleywine – Associate head coach – 1st year
  • Kristen Zaleski – Associate head coach – 4th year
  • Patti Ruth Taylor – Assistant coach – 3rd year

Support staff

2026 Texas Longhorns support staff[6]
  • Keely McMillon – Director of operations (Softball) – 6th year
  • Melissa Schmitz – Assistant director/Associate head coach for athletic performance – 10th year
  • Raiza Aguilar – Associate athletic trainer (Softball)
  • Nick Williams – Director of development and video analytics

Offseason

Player departures

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2026 Texas offseason departures
NameNumberPos.YearHometownNotes
Katie Cimusz44C/IFSeniorHumble, TXGraduated
Joley Mitchell9IFGraduate StudentRose Bud, ARGraduated
Mac Morgan55PSeniorCreighton, MOGraduated
Mia Scott10UTSeniorAngleton, TXGraduated
Sophia Simpson99PSeniorMont Belvieu, TXGraduated
Vanessa Quiroga3UTSeniorCorpus Christi, TXGraduated
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Outgoing transfers

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NameB/TPos.HometownYearNew schoolSource
Rachel WellsR/RUTMelissa, TXSeniorUndecided[7]
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Incoming players

More information Name, B/T ...
2025 Texas Signing Class
NameB/TNumberPos.HometownHigh SchoolSource
Caigan CrabtreeR/R0IFMelissa, TXMelissa High School[8]
MaTaia LawsonL/R3IFTinley Park, ILVictor J. Andrew High School
Jaycie NicholsR/R24IFDurant, OKCaddo High School
Alisa SneedR/R9OFConroe, TXConroe High School
Anne WallaceR/R42C/UTLogan, UTRidgeline High School
Hannah WellsR/R13P/UTCoahoma, TXCoahoma High School
Drea WilsonR/R99UTForney, TXNorth Forney High School
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Incoming transfers

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NameB/TNumberPos.HometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Taylor AndersonL/R27UTDripping Springs, TXSophomoreOklahoma State[8]
Kaiah AltmeyerL/R44OFSan Diego, CASeniorArizona
Brenlee GonzalesL/L22PAledo, TXSophomoreTexas Tech
Sophia BordiR/R26PMerchantville, NJFreshmanOklahoma[9]
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Preseason

Preseason All-SEC team

More information Name, Number ...
Preseason All-SEC Team
NameNumberPositionClassSource
Reese Atwood14CSenior[10]
Kayden Henry21OFJunior
Teagan Kavan17PJunior
Katie Stewart20IF/CJunior
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SEC coaches poll

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
2026 SEC coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Texas189 (9)
2Oklahoma186 (6)
3Tennessee166
4Florida144
5Arkansas137
6Texas A&M125
7LSU119
8Georgia105
9Alabama94
10South Carolina90
11Mississippi State65
12Auburn55
13Ole Miss51
14Missouri32
15Kentucky17
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Source:[10]

Schedule and results

More information Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = Texas team member, Regular season (39–10) ...
2026 Texas Longhorns softball game log (39–10)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (39–10)
Postseason (0–0)
SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 74:00 p.m.SECNvs. (13) Ole Miss#10 (4)John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY
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Schedule Notes:

  1. February 14th game against Syracuse cancelled due to inclement weather.[11]
  2. Game rescheduled from February 14th due to inclement weather.[12]
  3. Start time moved from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. due to forecasted inclement weather.[13]

Awards and honors

National awards and honors

More information Honors, Player ...
National Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
D1Softball National Player of the Week Reese Atwood C February 10, 2026 [14]
D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week Teagan Kavan P February 24, 2026 [15]
Softball America Defender of the Week Reese Atwood C March 31, 2026 [16]
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SEC awards and honors

More information Honors, Player ...
SEC Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SEC Player of the Week Reese Atwood C February 9, 2026 [17]
SEC Pitcher of the Week Teagan Kavan P March 10, 2026 [18]
SEC Freshman of the Week Hannah Wells P/UTL March 24, 2026 [19]
SEC Player of the Week Viviana Martinez IF April 21, 2026 [20]
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Record vs. conference opponents

. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

More information Tm, W–L ...

Source: 2026 SEC softball game results, 2026 SEC softball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTmSRSW
ALA19–52–13–0..3–0..2–1.3–03–01–22–1.ALA7–14–0
ARK15–91–23–02–12–1..2–12–11–2...2–1.ARK6–21–0
AUB4–200–30–31–2.2–10–3.0–30–31–2....AUB1–70–5
FLA17–7.1–22–11–23–0.2–13–0..3–02–1..FLA6–23–0
UGA12–12.1–2.2–13–0.2–12–10–3...1–21–2UGA4–41–1
KEN1–230–3.1–20–30–3...0–3..0–30–30–3KEN0–80–7
LSU13–11..3–0...1–22–11–23–02–10–3.1–2LSU4–42–1
MSU9–15.1–2.1–21–2.2–1..1–22–11–2.0–3MSU2–60–1
MIZ9–151–21–23–00–31–2.1–2...1–21–2..MIZ1–71–1
OKL20–4.2–13–0.3–03–02–1..3–0..2–12–1OKL8–04–0
OMS6–180–3.2–1...0–32–1.0–3.2–10–30–3OMS3–50–5
SCA7–170–3..0–3..1–21–22–1..1–20–32–1SCA2–60–3
TEN16–82–1..1–2.3–03–02–12–1.1–22–1..TEN6–22–0
TEX16–81–21–2..2–13–0...1–23–03–0.2–1TEX6–23–0
TAM16–8....2–13–02–13–0.1–23–01–2.1–2TAM5–33–0
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTeamSRSW
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Updated for entire regular season. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
Tie breakers: TEX>TEN>TAM, SCA common. MSU>MIZ, FLA common.

Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today123333211457710
Softball America23333221148868
ESPN.com/USA Softball2333321145456
D1Softball12222221144556
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