UT Softball Texas Classic

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The Longhorns softball team enters the 2012 season ranked 18th and 19th in the USAToday/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason polls respectively and have named three seniors as team captains – third basewoman/catcher Nadia Taylor, infielder Lexy Bennett, and outfielder Courtney Craig. Connie Clark returns as head coach for a team that last year boasted single-season records in team batting average, fielding percentage, and stolen bases. Pretty impressive indeed. This bodes well for a successful 2012 campaign. The season gets under way with the Texas Classic. In addition to our Horns, the Cal State Fullerton Titans, Colorado State Rams, and UTSA Roadrunners will face off in the classic. Seems like the perfect time of the year weatherwise to take in a ball game. For softball/baseball nuts like myself, it's always a good time for a game.

Texas Classic

Thu., Feb. 9:

UT vs. Cal State Fullerton, 7pm

Fri., Feb. 10:

Colorado State vs. UTSA, 11am

Cal State Fullerton vs. Colorado State, 2pm

UT vs. UTSA, 5pm

Sat., Feb. 11

Cal State Fullerton vs. UTSA, 10am

UT vs. Colorado State, 1pm

Semifinals, 4pm & 6:30pm

Sun., Feb. 12

Consolation/Championship, 9am

Consolation/Championship, noon

Red and Charline McCombs Field, 2001 Comal. $9 (reserved), $7 (adults), $5 (seniors and youth). www.texassports.com.