AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Softball head coach Mike White announced on Monday the addition of two student-athletes who will join the Longhorns program at mid-term after returning signed ASA's to the institution. Those two signees include: Miranda Elish (Junior/RHP/Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point H.S.) and Lauren Burke (Sophomore/UTL/Eugene, Ore./Marist H.S.).

"This is truly a big day for Texas Softball as we are very excited to add two dynamic players to our 2019 roster," White said. "Both Miranda Elish and Lauren Burke are players who possess tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the game. They are true difference makers and will have a big impact on how our team fares during the upcoming season. Texas fans are in for a real treat when Miranda and Lauren suit up in the Burnt Orange & White."

MIRANDA ELISH

Position: RHP

Hometown: Crown Point, Ind.

High School: Crown Point H.S.

A 2018 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-American, former Oregon standout pitcher Elish ventures to the Forty Acres with a staggering career collegiate pitching record of 37-2 overall to go along with a 1.42 ERA, 17 solo shutouts, 29 complete games and 347 strikeouts over 280.2 innings of work while limiting opponents to a miniscule .189 batting average. The 2018 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team selection helped lead the Ducks to the Pac-12 regular season title and a berth in the Women's College World Series as a sophomore by posting a 25-2 mark with a 1.20 ERA, 12 shutouts and 249 K's in 175.0 frames. Along the way, Elish tossed Oregon's first ever seven-inning perfect game and struck out a career-high 16 during an April 3 win over Portland State, hit double-digits in K's 11 times during UO's 53-10 campaign in 2018 and registered high-profile wins over a list of teams including LSU, Texas, Florida State, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Washington and Kentucky.

Coming out of high school, Elish was listed as the No. 1 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball. A 2016 MaxPreps First Team All-American, she was also a three-time Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year as well as the 2014 MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year (went 24-1, 0.31 ERA, 223 K's, 18 walks, 137 innings as a sophomore). As a high school senior, Elish registered a 15-2 record with a 0.41 ERA and 196 K's over 103 innings while batting .505 with seven HR's and 26 RBIs.

LAUREN BURKE

Position: Utility

Hometown: Eugene, Ore.

High School: Marist H.S.

A 2018 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection at Oregon after batting .351 with nine extra-base hits, including three HR's, 14 runs scored and 17 RBIs last season, Burke brings along an impressive resume to the Longhorns program. The lefty utility player, and FloSoftball's No. 18 recruit in the nation coming out of Marist H.S. in 2017, was a three-time NFCA High School All-American selection (2014, 2016, 2017), a two-time Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year (2016, 2017) and a multiple-time first-team all-state and all-conference selection.

As a high school junior in 2016, Burke broke former Alabama All-American Kayla Braud's Marist H.S. single-season batting average record by hitting a remarkable .701 with 75 hits, 67 runs, 18 doubles, 21 HR's, 59 RBIs, 24 steals in 26 attempts and a 1.510 slugging percentage. She also tied a national record for the most home runs in a single game with four against Eagle Point H.S., on April 29, 2016, and hit three bombs during a May 16, 2016, contest against St. Helens. She also helped her club team, the Beverly Bandits, to a Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) U-16 National Championship.