AUSTIN, Texas – With the 2023 season rapidly approaching, the No. 14-ranked Texas Longhorns will head into the brand new marketing campaign with one other preseason recognition as sophomore Mia Scott was chosen to the 2023 Big 12 Softball Preseason Team, the league introduced Thursday morning.
Scott, who was a member of each the All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team a 12 months in the past, is joined on the 12-member preseason all-conference squad by seven Oklahoma student-athletes, two from Oklahoma State and one from each Baylor and Kanas. She was certainly one of seven to be unanimously chosen.
Last season, Scott, who earned a spot on the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team, slashed .377/.443/.554 in 204 plate appearances all through 64 begins on the diamond for Texas because the Longhorns earned their finest end in program historical past by advancing to the Women’s College World Series Championship sequence. Her 26 stolen bases in 2022 have been 10 greater than the subsequent closest teammate (Janae Jefferson and Alyssa Popelka).
Additionally, Scott, who was a NFCA All-Central Region Second Team choice in 2022, was second on the staff in runs scored (62) and hits (77), whereas being certainly one of three student-athletes (Jefferson, Mary Iakopo) to be credited with 100-or-more whole bases because the Angleton, Texas native capped the season with 113.
Texas will open the common season in lower than 23 days when the Longhorns journey to Clearwater, Fla., to take part within the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic. The Longhorns will start play on Friday, Feb. 10 towards Missouri, earlier than enjoying Northwestern. Games towards Illinois and Tennessee await on Saturday, Feb. 11, earlier than wrapping up the five-game slate on Sunday, Feb. 12 towards Kentucky.
2023 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 SOFTBALL TEAM
Name, School
McKenzie Wilson, Baylor
Olivia Bruno, Kansas*
Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma*
Alyssa Brito, Oklahoma*
Jayda Coleman, Oklahoma*
Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma*
Haley Lee, Oklahoma
Grace Lyons, Oklahoma
Cydney Sanders, Oklahoma
Kelly Maxwell, Oklahoma State*
Kiley Naomi, Oklahoma State
MIA SCOTT, TEXAS*
Players listed alphabetically by college
*-(*12*) choice
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