Texas Longhorns: Randi Rupp

  • Diamond Dust: Texas softball falls off the preseason radar (but maybe that�s a good thing)
    February 8, 2018
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    Texas softball is off most preseason radars. The Longhorns, who went 33-26 last season, got a mere single point in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association/USA Today preseason poll.�One point. That...
  • Diamond Dust: Where does Texas go from a forgettable 2017?
    May 31, 2017
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    As the Women�s College World Series begins in Oklahoma City, Texas softball � coming off a 33-26 season, the sixth-worst in the program�s 21-year history � has plenty to forget about this year...
  • Diamond Dust: Can Texas softball escape College Station?
    May 18, 2017
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    The bubble surrounding Texas� softball team didn�t burst on Sunday. For better or for worse, the Longhorns (31-24) were one of the NCAA tournament�s 32 at-large bids, landing in the College Stat...
  • Diamond Dust: Texas vs. Baylor � a brief softball history lesson in heroics
    May 4, 2017
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    Texas softball�s regular season comes to an end Sunday when the Longhorns and 17th-ranked Baylor conclude their three-game series at McCombs Field. Texas is 28-16 all-time against the Bears and hasn...
  • Diamond Dust: Why is Texas softball underachieving?
    April 13, 2017
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    The 2017 season isn�t a rebuilding effort for Texas coach Connie Clark and her staff. Not even close. On paper, all the pieces of the puzzle were in place for the Longhorns. Clark returned eight sta...
  • Diamond Dust: Can Texas softball shake off its awful history against ranked teams?
    April 6, 2017
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    Texas� softball team will try to avoid its worst start in Big 12 play since 2004 when it hosts 11th-ranked Oklahoma this weekend at McCombs Field. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, history isn�t on...
  • Diamond Dust: Texas starts 0-3 in Big 12 softball for the second straight year
    March 31, 2017
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    The Texas softball team was swept in a Big 12 series by Oklahoma State in Stillwater last weekend, the second straight year that the Longhorns have opened conference play 0-3. That�s only happened t...
  • Diamond Dust: Big 12 preview
    March 23, 2017
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    The Texas softball team returned from its California spring break trip with a 4-2 record, suffering losses to No. 10�UCLA and Cal State Fullerton, which also has a win against No. 14 �Baylor. On Wed...
  • Diamond Dust: How does Texas softball measure up to other teams in the state?
    March 8, 2017
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    Texas went 0 for 3 against sixth-ranked Arizona in Tuscon last weekend, bring its record against ranked opponents to a dismal 2-7 this season. But UT�s struggles against ranked teams goes way beyond...
  • Diamond Dust: Cat Osterman�s star pupil at Texas State ices Texas� offense
    March 2, 2017
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    Cat Osterman knows a thing or two about winning games at McCombs Field. Texas State�s assistant coach won 136 of them there during her four-year career with the Longhorns. Wednesday night, Osterman...
  • Diamond Dust: Opening Day, Texas Classic is finally here for Texas softball
    February 9, 2017
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    Opening day is here for the Texas softball team. On deck is this weekend�s Texas Classic, which features No. 16-Minnesota and Sara Groenewegan, who tied for the national lead in strikeouts last seas...
  • Diamond Dust: Texas will be tested early and often in 2017
    February 2, 2017
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    The National Fastpitch Coaches Association�s preseason poll was released Tuesday, and Texas� spring schedule is loaded with ranked teams. Defending national champion Oklahoma, coming off a 57-8 se...
  • Instant reaction: Texas State 9, Texas 5
    March 3, 2016
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    The headline: Bobcats snap 12-game losing streak to Texas Where it went wrong:  After four innings, Texas coach Connie Clark relieved starting pitcher Tiarra Davis with sophomore Paige...