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College softball team

Texas–Arlington Mavericks

2025 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team
Founded| 1973 (52 years ago)
University| University of Texas at Arlington
Head coach| Kara Dill
Conference| WAC
Location| Arlington, TX
Home stadium| Allan Saxe Field (Capacity: 622)
Nickname| Mavericks
Colors| Royal 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

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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

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Statistics overview  Season  | Coach  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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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

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* List of NCAA Division I softball programs

## References

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
4. ^ "2003 NCAA Softball Championships - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

## External links

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* Official website

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UT Arlington Mavericks softball

Venues|

* Unknown (1973)
* Allan Saxe Field (1974– )

Coaches|

* Jody Conradt (1973–1976)
* Butch McBroom (1976–1977)
* Karen Owen (1977–1979)
* Randy Porter (1979–1984)
* Rayla Allison (1984–1989)
* Anne Campbell (1989–1996)
* Debbie Hedrick (1997–2012)
* Angela Perry (2012)
* Kristie Fox (2013–2017)
* Peejay Brun (2018– )

Seasons|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1998
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Women's College World Series appearances in italics

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The University of Texas at Arlington

Located in: Arlington, Texas

Academics|

* Colleges and schools: College of Architecture, Planning & Public Affairs
* College of Business
* College of Education
* College of Engineering
* College of Liberal Arts
* College of Nursing & Health Innovation
* College of Science
* School of Social Work
* Division of Student Success
* Graduate School
* Honors College

Athletics|

* Sports: Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Cross country
* Football
* Golf
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track & field
* Volleyball
* Adaptive sports: Men's wheelchair basketball
* Women's wheelchair basketball

Campus|

* Allan Saxe Field
* Clay Gould Ballpark
* College Park Center
* Nedderman Hall
* Maverick Stadium
* Texas Hall
* UTA Tennis Center

History|

* Overview
* 1895–1917
* 1917–1965
* 1965–present
* Rebel theme controversy

People|

* Notable alumni and faculty

Student life|

* Maverick Speakers
* The Shorthorn
* UTA Radio

* Founded: 1895

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Western Athletic Conference softball

Teams|

* Abilene Christian Wildcats
* California Baptist Lancers
* Grand Canyon Antelopes
* Seattle Redhawks
* Southern Utah Thunderbirds
* Tarleton Texans
* Utah Tech Trailblazers
* Utah Valley Wolverines

Championships|

* Western Athletic Conference softball tournament

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