AUSTIN, Texas – Held in relative check through three innings offensively, in front of 1,035 fans on Saturday afternoon in Longhorn Invitational action at Red & Charline McCombs Field, No. 9/10 Texas softball (21-4) erupted for three runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth to knock-off No. 22/RV Minnesota (13-7), 5-3.
Important Notes
- With the victory, Texas softball picked up its eighth win of the year over a team that was either ranked or receiving votes in the polls at the time of playing.
- Junior utility player Shannon Rhodes extended her streak of reaching base safely to 17 straight games and her hitting streak to 10 straight games.