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Texas–Arlington Mavericks
2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team
Founded1973
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Head coachKara Dill
ConferenceWAC
LocationArlington, TX
Home stadiumAllan Saxe Field (Capacity: 622)
NicknameMavericks
ColorsRoyal blue, white, and orange[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003
Conference Tournament championships
Southland: 2003
Regular Season Conference championships
Southland: 1983, 1986, 1989, 2003, 2007

The UT Arlington Mavericks softball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, United States. The team rejoined the Western Athletic Conference in 2023, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas.

History

See also: UT Arlington Mavericks
UTA softball team, circa 1980
UTA in action against Texas State in 2019
UTA in action against Kansas in 2020

UTA began playing intercollegiate softball in time for the fall 1973 season, under Coach Jody Conradt, who was also the volleyball and basketball coach. In their first season as members of the AIAW, UTA went 11–6 and finished 5th in the AIAW State Tournament. The Mavericks would play in the AIAW until joining the NCAA for the 1981–82 athletic season. During that time, UTA won two AIAW State titles and advanced to the AIAW Women's College World Series each time (1976 and 1977).[2] The highest finish was an eighth-place finish in the Spring of 1976, when they went 2–2.[3]

Shortly after UTA joined the NCAA, they began play in the Southland Conference and won regular season conference championships in 1983, 1986, 1989, 2003 and 2007, while finishing as runners-up in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2008 and 2011. UTA has not had the same success in the conference tournament, where they have compiled a record of 27–39. Their only tournament championship came in 2003, while they have finished as the tournament runners-up in 1983, 1987 and 2006.

The watershed moment for the Mavericks program came in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. UTA was the 7th seed in the 8-team Gainesville Regional. UTA went 2–2, with a 1–0 win over Florida State, followed by a 2–0 win over host Florida. UTA's first loss occurred to eventual Regional champion Oklahoma, 6–2. In the following game, they were eliminated by Oregon State 2–0.[4]

For the 2013 season, UTA played in the Western Athletic Conference. In the 2014 season, UTA began participation as members of the Sun Belt Conference, a stint that last nine years until UTA went to their new conference home.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jody Conradt (Independent) (1973–1976)
Fall 1973 Conradt 11–6 5th AIAW State Tournament
Fall 1974 Conradt 15–4 AIAW State Tournament
Fall 1975 Conradt 19–8 1st AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1976 Conradt 8–4 8th AIAW College World Series
Jody Conradt: 53–22 (.707)
Butch McBroom (Independent) (1976–1977)
Fall 1976 McBroom 25–3 1st AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1977 McBroom 8–5 AIAW College World Series
Butch McBroom: 33–8 (.805)
Karen Owen (Independent) (1977–1979)
Fall 1977 Owen 23–6 AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1978 Owen 24–16 5th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1978 Owen 8–22 AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1979 Owen 17–14–1 AIAW Regional Tournament
Karen Owen: 72–58–1 (.553)
Randy Porter (Independent) (1979–1983)
Fall 1979 Porter 17–14 4th AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1980 Porter 34–15 7th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1980 Porter 27–10 3rd AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1981 Porter 29–14 2nd AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1981 Porter 27–15 3rd AIAW State Tournament
Spring 1982 Porter 29–21 4th AIAW Regional Tournament
Fall 1982 Porter 16–8
Randy Porter: 179–97 (.649)
Randy Porter (Southland) (1983–1984)
Spring 1983 Porter 39–19 5–1 1st
Fall 1983 Porter 6–12
Spring 1984 Porter 26–25–2 3–1 T-1st
Randy Porter: 71–56–2 (.558) 8–2 (.800)
Rayla Allison (Southland) (1984–1989)
Fall 1984 Allison 9–4
Spring 1985 Allison 27–22 8–4 2nd
Fall 1985 Allison 5–9
Spring 1986 Allison 25–25 10–2 T-1st
Fall 1986 Allison 9–5
Spring 1987 Allison 36–27 9–3 2nd
Fall 1987 Allison 9–12–2
Spring 1988 Allison 34–27 10–3 2nd
Fall 1988 Allison 4–3
Spring 1989 Allison 34–19 10–2 1st
Rayla Allison: 192–153–2 (.556) 47–14 (.770)
Anne Campbell (Southland) (1989–1996)
Fall 1989 Campbell 3–5
1990 Campbell 27–24 7–3 2nd
1991 Campbell 21–38 9–15 5th
1992 Campbell 32–30 16–12 5th
1993 Campbell 36–23 18–6 2nd
1994 Campbell 17–37 11–19 7th
1995 Campbell 22–34 9–23 7th
1996 Campbell 28–30 10–14 6th
Anne Campbell: 186–221 (.457) 80–92 (.465)
Debbie Hedrick (Southland) (1997–2012)
1997 Hedrick 18–30 10–11 4th
1998 Hedrick 16–29 11–15 5th
1999 Hedrick 31–25 17–10 3rd
2000 Hedrick 22–33 13–14 6th
2001 Hedrick 25–22–1 15–10 3rd
2002 Hedrick 16–30–1 9–17 7th
2003 Hedrick 41–17 23–4 1st NCAA Regional
2004 Hedrick 24–24–1 15–10 4th
2005 Hedrick 17–26–1 13–13 5th
2006 Hedrick 32–22 16–9 3rd
2007 Hedrick 36–16 19–5 1st
2008 Hedrick 27–22 20–10 T-2nd
2009 Hedrick 23–24 17–13 5th
2010 Hedrick 29–25 16–12 3rd
2011 Hedrick 33–25 20–10 T-2nd
2012 Hedrick 15–27 5–15 T-10th
Debbie Hedrick: 405–397–4 (.505) 239–178 (.573)
Kristie Fox (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2013)
2013 Fox 25–28 8–13 T-6th
Kristie Fox (Sun Belt Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Fox 21–33 4–16 8th
2015 Fox 27–28 8–14 7th
2016 Fox 29–20 8–16 7th
2017 Fox 32–28 14–13 5th NISC Regional
Kristie Fox: 134–137 (.494) 34–56 (.378)
Peejay Brun (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Brun 30–28 14–12 3rd NISC Runner-Up
2019 Brun 36–27 17–10 3rd NISC Champions
2020 Brun 12–13 2–1 4th
2021 Brun 17–34 9–14 7th
2022 Brun 22–27 12–15 5th
Peejay Brun: 117–129(.476) 54–52 (.509)
Kara Dill (Western Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Dill 22–30 11–13 7th
Kara Dill: 22–30(.423) 11–13 (.458)
Total: 1,464–1,308–9 (.528)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ^ "UTA Color Palette". Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. ^ "Quick Facts" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2012.
  4. ^ "2003 NCAA Softball Championships - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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