Thomas Jones

5 days ago | thetowntalk.com | Thomas Jones

Texas softball catcher Reese Atwood blasted the first walk-off grand slam in school history with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the No. 3 Longhorns (40-5, 12-4 SEC) opened a three-game series against No. 9 LSU (35-9, 8-8) with a thrilling 7-3 win Thursday at McCombs Field. Can the two SEC contenders match that kind of drama in game two Friday at 4:30 p.m.? We'll soon find out. More: Texas softball midseason grades: Longhorns' report card full of A's, but what's the B?

6 days ago | thenewsstar.com | Thomas Jones

All it took for Texas softball to save game one against LSU — and possibly its hopes of hosting two rounds in the NCAA Tournament — was a bit of school history. Reese Atwood, the Longhorns’ All-American catcher, hammered the first walk-off grand slam in school history as No. 1 Texas (40-5, 12-4 SEC) opened a three-game series against the No. 9 Tigers (35-9, 8-8) with a 7-3 win Thursday at McCombs Field. But the manner of Atwood’s massive bomb mattered even more than its spot in the record books.

1 week ago | dailyworld.com | Thomas Jones

A quick glance at the latest polls doesn’t cause any concern for Texas softball, right? After dropping two of their three games against Tennessee this past weekend for their first series loss in the SEC, the Longhorns (39-5, 11-4) fell from No. 1 to No. 3 in both the ESPN/USA Today and National Fastpitch Coaches Association polls.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Thomas Jones

With a decision looming on the approval of a massive NCAA settlement, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian felt almost an obligation to make a quick trip to Washington D.C. last week and emphasize the need for what he calls “the guardrails” on the rapid professionalism of college athletics. “It’s something for me that is important,” Sarkisian said Monday during his first meeting with the media since his trip to Congress April 9.  “I love being a college football coach.

1 week ago | statesman.com | Thomas Jones

A day after Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens left the series opener early in a strategic move by coach Karen Weekly, the Vol ace handcuffed the Texas softball lineup in a 3-1 win Saturday that evened the SEC series at 1-1. The teams will face off in a third and final game Sunday at noon at McCombs Field in Austin. The No. 1 Longhorns (39-4, 11-3 SEC) had just four hits Saturday as Pickens picked up the complete-game win for No. 5 Tennessee (33-9, 8-6).