Texas Longhorns softball beat the Houston Cougars 9-1 in five innings on Friday night in the Longhorn Invitational. The defending national champions entered the game off a dominant midweek win over Southeastern Louisiana, and have now won 14 consecutive games,
No. 3 Texas will face South Carolina next weekend to open SEC softball.
Texas Longhorns infielder Viviana Martinez (23) warms up to bat as utility Leighann Goode (43) bats in the second inning of the Longhorns’ 9-1 win over the Houston Cougars in their first game of the Longhorn Invitational at Red and Charline McCombs Field in Austin, Feb. 27, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)AdvertisementAdvertisement
