Isa Torres committed to Texas softball on Tuesday, June 16, ending her time in the transfer portal and leaving Florida State for the reigning national champions.
Torres announced her decision on Instagram. A Georgetown, Texas, native, she had publicly revealed on June 8 that she would leave Florida State after three seasons as a starter.
Texas adds one of college softball’s most productive transfers: Torres led the country this season with a.530 batting average, hit 16 home runs and drove in 56 RBIs, and earlier in the year set the NCAA record with 16 consecutive hits. She was the ACC Player of the Year and a finalist for national player of the year in 2026. Over her three-year Florida State career Torres owns a.439 career batting average with 34 home runs, 158 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.
The signing arrives as Texas seeks to reload a roster fresh off back-to-back national championships. The Longhorns have core pieces returning — including Viviana Martinez, listed as the team's starting shortstop, SEC Player of the Year Katie Stewart and ace Teagan Kavan — even as Leighann Goode departs for the AUSL, opening a central-infield vacancy.
That vacancy is the friction point Torres’ arrival immediately sharpens. Martinez returns as Texas’ starting shortstop but could be moved for Torres, and the staff has not announced where Torres will slot in next season. Torres’ ability to hit for average and produce in the middle of the lineup gives the Longhorns flexibility, but it also forces a positional decision that will reshape the infield and batting order.
Torres described her move as a difficult, considered choice. She said leaving Florida State was among the hardest decisions she has made, that the program had given her more than she could put into words, and that she was motivated by the chance to pursue a new opportunity and embrace a fresh challenge — while emphasizing that her respect and affection for Florida State remain unchanged.
Coach Mike White and his staff now must decide how to deploy a player who led the nation in average and who has an established track record of contact and run production. The most consequential unanswered question for Texas is clear: will Torres take over at shortstop, push Martinez around the diamond, or be placed in the lineup where her contact skills can maximize the championship roster’s offensive balance?
The roster move is final in name, but its practical impact will be determined by Texas’ positional choices and how the coaching staff blends Torres with the returning pieces. The answer — and how it affects the defending champions’ infield defense and lineup construction — will arrive in the months before next season as Texas prepares to defend its titles.
