Katie Stewart sets Texas softball record for most HRs in season
Texas Longhorns junior first baseman Katie Stewart has hit her 24th home run of the season, setting the UT softball single-season record.
Over the weekend, Texas softball first baseman Katie Stewart became an all-timer. In UT's sweep of Kentucky, Stewart bashed her 24th home run of the 2026 season, breaking the program’s single-season home run record. Stewart tops Texas' previous single-season home run record of 23 set by Reese Atwood in 2025.
Over the weekend the Illinois native went 5-for-10 with two home runs, including a grand-slam in the top of the seventh of a 6-1 win in Game 2. The two-run record breaking homer came in the top of the sixth inning in Game 3 against the Wildcats. The Longhorns would go onto win in an 11-2 run-rule victory in six innings.
a record-breaking swing for Stewie 🤘 #HookEm pic. twitter. com/n5KzlDab2g — Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) April 28, 2026 The defending national champion Longhorns are 38-8 overall and 15-6 in SEC play.
UT is in a fourth place tie in the SEC and are ranked No. 6 in the nation by Softball America . The Horns are tied with Texas A&M, and both rivals sit behind Oklahoma, Alabama and Florida.