Coahoma’s Hannah Wells wipes away a tear after her team beat Lexington in the Class 3A Division II state championship game May 29. Wells, a Texas signee, led her squad to the first three consecutive state softball titles in Texas. She was recently named the Gatorade state player of the year.
Hannah Wells, a centerpiece of Texas softball’s 2025 recruiting class, was namedGatorade’s softball player of the year for the state of Texas on Monday after leading Coahoma to a record third consecutive state championship.
Wells pitches and plays shortstop for Coahoma, a Class 3A Division II school outside of Big Spring in West Texas that became the first school to win three consecutive UIL state championships.
She capped a prodigious prep career by compiling a 22-1 record in the circle with a 0.49 ERA with 258 strikeouts and 31 walks in 1272⁄ 3 innings. She also hit .602 with 31 home runs and 75 RBIs.
For her four-year high school career, Wells had a 77-3 record, a 0.75 ERA and 879 strikeouts. At the plate she hit .591 with 86 home runs, 253 RBIs and 171 runs.
Texas coach Mike White expects her to primarily pitch for the Longhorns but has indicated she could see some at-bats.
“Hannah has a variety of pitches in her arsenal and home run power at the plate,” White said in Novemberwhen his program signed seven players as part of its 2025 class.
Ranked fifth in the nation by Softball America, the Longhorns’ 2025 recruiting class also features catcher Anne Wallace, outfielder Alisa Sneed, infielder Jaycie Nichols, infielder Aundrea Wilson, middle infielder Caigan Crabtree and middle infielderMaTaia Lawson. All seven signees are ranked as fourstar recruits by On3.
The Longhorns won their first national championship last week by beating Texas Tech in the finals of the Women’s CollegeWorld Series.