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The second-ranked Texas Longhorns softball team clinched the Austin Super Regional and earned a trip to the Women’s College World Series with a 5-0 victory over Arizona State on Sunday. But the victory was overshadowed by an explicit hot mic moment.
ESPN microphones caught an unidentified person whispering obscene comments after Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan took a 1-0 lead against the opposing batter.
The comment, however, did not seem to distract announcer Kevin Brown, who continued the broadcast without acknowledging it.
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A general view of Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin, Texas, before the SEC college softball game between the Texas Longhorns and the Tennessee Volunteers on April 12, 2025. (David Buono/Sportswire Icon)
“You’re going to compete for national championships as an assistant, and then you’re going to get fired,” Brown said while discussing Arizona State manager Megan Bartlett’s track record in developing assistants.
Referee curses himself with hot mic after missing call
Sunday’s moment was just one of several surprising developments leading up to the tournament.
An Arizona State Sun Devils softball helmet is displayed during a college softball game between the CSUN Matadors and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on February 10, 2019. (Jacob Nieve/Icon Sportswire)
A celebration involving former NBA star Jason Williams and his daughter, Mia, led to Williams’ ejection during Texas Tech’s game against Florida over the weekend.
Mia hit a two-run homer to help the Red Raider beat the Gators, her former team, last Friday.
NCAA signage is displayed before the Division II women’s softball championship game between the UT Tyler Patriots and the Western Washington Vikings at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood, Florida, on May 25, 2024. (Photos by Tyler Schank/NCAA via Getty Images)
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Texas will face the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday in the double-elimination round of the Women’s College World Series.
