Pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez gets back on track as No. 1 Texas softball sweeps Kansas

Pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez got back on track and catcher Reese Atwood tied a school record Sunday as Texas finished off its softball series sweep with a 7-0 win over Kansas. With the win, the No. 1 Longhorns (38-6, 17-4 Big 12) remained one game back of Oklahoma in the conference standings.

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Gutierrez improved to 8-0 after allowing just four hits in a complete-game effort. She had struggled in her previous three starts, when she allowed 14 hits and nine runs in six total innings. But the sophomore had everything working while throwing her second seven-inning, complete-game shutout.

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Atwood tied the program's single-season record of 66 RBIs with a single up the middle in the fifth inning that scored shortstop Vivi Martinez. With that RBI, Atwood moved into a tie with Taylor Thom (2013) and Lindsey Stephens (2014) for most RBIs in a season.

First baseman Katie Cimusz sealed the win with a three-run homer later in the fifth.

Texas returns to action Thursday at McCombs Field for a nonconference game against Nicholls State before resuming Big 12 play next weekend against visiting Iowa State.