AUSTIN, Texas – A five-run, fourth-inning outburst proved plenty for No. 16 Texas softball (3-0) on Saturday evening at Red & Charline McCombs Field as the Longhorns completed a perfect Saturday with a 7-2 victory over Northwestern State (1-1).
With the win, UT managed to win three games in a single day for the first time in 23 years of program history. On the three previous occasions that the Horns played three times in a single day (Feb. 14, 1998; March 5, 1998; Feb. 13, 1999), Texas went 2-1.
During Saturday's three contests, the Texas offense batted .