D1 Softball released its Top 100 players with the start of the 2025 college softball season just three weeks away and Rose Bud native Joley Mitchell checked in as the 83rd-best in the country.
Mitchell, a utility player, is entering her second season with the Texas Longhorns, who return as one of the top teams in the country after coming up short against arch-rival Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series last June. During her first year in Austin, Mitchell started 54 games and slashed .378/.489/.629 with 54 hits, including 10 doubles, eight home runs and 35 RBIs.
Before transferring to Texas, Mitchell played at Notre Dame from 2020-23 and was named first-team All-ACC during her final season with the Irish in which her last game was a loss to Arkansas in the Fayetteville Regional…