Mia Scott capped her senior day with a efficiency nobody in program historical past had ever executed earlier than.
In Texas softball’s 12-3 win over Kentucky on Saturday, Scott turned the primary Longhorn to play all 9 positions in a single recreation — a uncommon and memorable feat made doable by an early offensive explosion and a few assist from her teammates and coaches.
“It wasn’t one thing that was deliberate,” Scott stated. “However the teaching workers went together with it, so I’m grateful for them. I’m additionally grateful for my teammates. I do know the workforce actually fed off the group’s vitality as we speak — they actually saved me going.”
Scott’s positional path:
- 3B: Began the sport at her normal place
- SS: Moved over within the prime of the second
- 2B: Opened the third inning at second base
- 1B: Shifted mid-inning following a pair of outs
- LF > CF > RF: Rotated after every out within the fourth inning as a consequence of looming run-rule chance
- C: Caught the beginning of the fifth
- P: Entered the circle and recorded an out on 4 pitches
Scott, sometimes Texas’ beginning third baseman, moved across the area inning by inning because the Longhorns constructed a commanding lead. After opening the sport at third, she rotated by the infield, outfield and behind the plate earlier than ending her day within the pitcher’s circle. It took her simply 4 pitches to retire a batter and full the total nine-position tour.
now pitching for the Longhorns: @miakscottt #HookEm | 📺: @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/idn3TtCKn9
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) Could 3, 2025
😏#HookEm | @miakscottt pic.twitter.com/8UZVV55d08
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) Could 3, 2025
Texas (45-9, 16-8 SEC) scored three runs within the first and 7 extra within the second to take early management. That cushion gave White the pliability to make the positional modifications for Scott, who additionally contributed offensively with a double, a stroll, an RBI and two runs scored.
Joley Mitchell drove in 4 runs and Katie Stewart went 2-for-2 with two RBIs because the Longhorns racked up 12 hits within the five-inning run-rule victory. Mac Morgan improved to 9-3 within the circle, permitting three hits and one unearned run in 3.1 innings.
Momma Mia 😎#HookEm | @miakscottt pic.twitter.com/kMAQVabsTx
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) Could 3, 2025
Saturday additionally marked the a hundredth house win for Texas’ senior class.
Scott, who made her 241st profession begin, additionally turned simply the fifth Longhorn to succeed in 100 profession walks. She finishes the common season main Texas in doubles and now, positions performed.
Texas enters the 2025 SEC Event because the No. 3 seed and can open play within the quarterfinals on Thursday, Could 8, in Athens, Georgia.
