ESPN hot mic captures vulgar comment during college softball broadcast
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The second-ranked Texas Longhorns softball team defeated Arizona State 5-0 on Sunday to capture the Austin Super Regional title and earn a trip to the Women’s College World Series. But the victory was overshadowed by an obvious hot mic moment.
After Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan took a 1-0 lead against an opposing player, ESPN microphones recorded an unidentified person whispering obscenities.
However, this statement did not seem to distract anchor Kevin Brown, who continued on the broadcast without permission.
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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 Tennessee Volunteers on April 12, 2025. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire)
“As an assistant, you’re going to compete for national championships and then they let you go,” Brown said when discussing Arizona State manager Megan Bartlett’s track record in developing assistants.
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Sunday’s moment was just one of several surprising developments heading into the tournament.
An Arizona State Sun Devils softball helmet is shown during a college softball game between the CSUN Matadors and Arizona State Sun Devils at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium on February 10, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire)
The celebration, attended by former NBA star Jason Williams and his daughter Mia, led to Williams being ejected from the game during Texas Tech’s game against Florida over the weekend.
Mia hit a two-run homer last Friday to help the Red Raider past his former team, the Gators.
NCAA signs are displayed before the Division II women’s softball championship game between the UT Tyler Patriots and Western Washington Vikings at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood, Fla., on May 25, 2024. (Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
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Texas will face the Tennessee Volunteers in the double elimination round of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday.
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