During her first month on the roster, Longhorn junior Taylor Hoagland has already started to contribute to the success of the USA National Women’s softball team.
Despite only losing eight games, the Longhorns walked out of McCombs Field after the first weekend with two losses and fans questioning how a great situation could turn sour for the second time in a row.
The conference championship is what defines every team’s season, and that defining moment for Texas is essentially on the line this weekend in Missouri.
The Texas offense jumped to a great start Wednesday night against the Texas A&M Aggies by earning one run in the top of the first, but was unable to put anything else together in a 5-1 loss in College Station.
She didn’t have her best stuff, pitches inside and out were being called balls, and Oklahoma was being extremely patient at the plate. But all-American Blaire Luna still managed to come through.
ESPN picked a good weekend to focus on college softball. After dropping the first game of the series against No. 15 Oklahoma, the third-ranked Longhorns battled back and earned a 5-3 victory Sunday afternoon.
Amy Hooks has had four great years at Texas. In her time here, she has grown as a hitter and a catcher and become a force in the Longhorn lineup, becoming the all-time home run leader in Texas history last Saturday at Texas Tech.
