Texas softball’s Pattie Ruth Taylor wins NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year honor
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On Thursday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced that Texas softball’s Pattie Ruth Taylor is the latest recipient of the NFCA’s Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
Taylor has been with the Longhorns since 2024. That includes the program’s consecutive national championship-winning seasons and Women’s College World Series finals wins over Texas Tech.
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She played an instrumental role in the development and guidance of right-handed pitcher Teagan Kavan, who became the first player to win the WCWS Most Outstanding Player honor two seasons in a row earlier this year.
From Texas Athletics:
“Taylor coached three Longhorn pitchers to All-SEC honors (Kavan, Citlaly Gutierrez, and Hannah Wells) and shepherded a staff that posted the lowest ERA (1.71) at the 2026 WCWS, the only program with a sub-2.00 ERA. Wells aided in the development of freshman pitcher/utility Hannah Wells, who earned Freshman All-America recognition from D1Softball. Texas’ pitching staff recorded the second-lowest ERA by an SEC team this year (2.55). Texas registered the second-most strikeouts with 414. During conference-only play, Texas also had the second-lowest ERA at 4.44.”
Taylor is the first Texas staff member to win the NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award.