ESPN hot mic captures vulgar comment during college softball broadcast

The second-ranked Texas Longhorns softball team won the Austin Super Regional and earned a trip to the Women’s College World Series with a 5-0 victory over Arizona State on Sunday. But the victory was overshadowed by an explicit moment on the mic.

ESPN microphones picked up an unidentified person whispering lewd remarks after Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan took a 1-0 lead against the opposing batter.

The remark, however, did not appear to distract play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown, who continued with the broadcast without noticing it.

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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 the Tennessee Volunteers on April 12, 2025. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire)

“You’re going to compete for nationals as an assistant, and then they’re going to kick you out,” 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 many surprising developments leading up to the tournament.

An Arizona State Sun Devils softball helmet is displayed during a college softball game between the CSUN Matadors and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on February 10, 2019. (Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire)

A celebration involving former NBA star Jason Williams and his daughter, Mia, led to Williams’ ejection during Texas Tech’s game against Florida over the weekend.

Mia hit a two-run homer to help the Red Raider past the Gators, her former team, last Friday.

NCAA signage is displayed before the Division II women’s softball championship game between the UT Tyler Patriots and the Western Washington Vikings at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood, Florida on May 25, 2024. (Photos by Tyler Schank/NCAA via Getty Images)

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Texas will face the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday in the double-elimination round of the Women’s College World Series.

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