The Longhorns sealed an 11-0 win over Abilene Christian with All-American catcher Reese Atwood summiting the Texas Softball record books.
Reese Atwood now stands alone as the greatest home-run hitter in Texas Softball history.
The All-American catcher launched her 59th career round-tripper Thursday as the No. 2 Longhorns shut out Abilene Christian 11-0 in the first game of the season at McCombs Field.
The historic homer was crushed into left center field in the bottom of the fourth inning. Texas would complete the five-inning run rule moments later.
"I was definitely excited," Atwood said about chasing the record postgame. "I'm glad it's over, so I don't have to think about it anymore, but it was cool. I'm so grateful for each and every one of the coaching staff, this team, to be able to help me get to where I am today."
As you could tell from the video, it was a no-doubter that exited the complex. Atwood was happy the feel that relief of a broken record the second she made contact.
"I mean, I knew [it was a home run] off the bat, so, that was cool," Atwood said. "I didn't want it to be one of those little awkward ones."
Atwood's record broke a mark that had been held for 13 seasons by Taylor Hoagland.
So far she leads the team with four homers this season. The four-year starter had 11 as a freshman in 2023, 23 in 2024, and 21 in 2025.
The Sandia, Texas native was last year's NFCA Catcher of the Year and the winner of the Johnny Bench Award for the nation's best backstop. She is enjoying a great start to her senior season as she pursues more individual accolades in addition to defending the Longhorns' first national championship.
Through six games, Atwood is exactly .500 with nine hits in 18 at bats. She adds nine runs scored, 12 runs batted in and four walks to those four home runs at the plate.
Behind the plate, she continues to be one of the best defensive catchers in the country.
Atwood has yet to commit a fielding error and is the anchor of a pitching staff that has struck out 33 batters in 37.0 innings with a 1.22 WHIP.
The Longhorns will have five more games this weekend at the Bevo Classic in Austin: two against Ohio State, two against Syracuse, and one versus Northern Illinois.
It is the first series of games at home after the Longhorns went 4-1 at the UTSA Invitational in San Antonio last weekend.