A junior from the tiny town of Stamford in West Texas, Citlaly Gutierrez is thriving in a new role out of the bullpen.

No. 2 Texas softball swept its last two games of the Longhorn Invitational, defeating South Florida 9–1 and Alabama A&M 8–0 in five innings.  While Texas’ offense got off to a slow start yesterday, the Longhorns found their hitting rhythm early in both of Sunday’s games.

Texas sophomore pitcher Teagan Kavan has been making headlines since shutting out No. 8 Texas Tech on Sunday. In two starting performances against Texas' first

Ashton Maloney, the junior leadoff hitter, paced the Texas offense by going 4-for-4, and Katie Stewart had three RBIs, including a single that scored a run in the decisive bottom of the sixth.

Texas softball opened up the first day of the Longhorn Invitational with a come-from-behind victory against the South Florida Bulls and a mercy-rule win against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. With the two wins,