UT Arlington Mavericks softball
# UT Arlington Mavericks softball

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

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). The highest finish was an eighth-place finish in the Spring of 1976, when they went 2–2.

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.

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

Statistics overview :

| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Peejay Brun: | 117–129(.476) | 54–52 (.509) | | |
| Kara Dill (Western Athletic Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023 | Dill | 22–30 | 11–13 | 7th | |
| Kara Dill: | Kara Dill: | 22–30(.423) | 11–13 (.458) | | |
| Total: | 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 ||||||
