{
  "id": 9008710,
  "title": "Longhorns Daily News: Standout 2028 pitcher Lauren Schellhammer commits to Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/longhorns-daily-news-standout-2028-pitcher-lauren-schellhammer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longhorns-daily-news-standout-2028-211600428.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a major commitment this past weekend, Texas softball and head coach Mike White welcomed a future All-Star to the Longhorns. Lauren Schellhammer, a right-handed pitcher from Prior Lake, Minnesota, made her announcement after a recent visit to Austin. Schellhammer, currently ranked No. 4 in the Line Drive Media “2028 HOT 100,” expressed her excitement for joining a program that has claimed back-to-back Women’s College World Series Championships. Fellow reporters across various publications highlighted Schellhammer’s talent, as Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, 247Sports, and Inside Texas all praised her as a gem for the Texas program.",
  "summary": "Mike White made a big addition to his softball team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}