Austin – Every athlete dreams of winning a national championship, but Jolie Mitchell, the Arkansas citizen, admired the simple things about the game after a medical intimidation in 2021.
Before she became Longorne, Mitchell was suitable for blue and gold for the Notre Dame team to start its team career. Its first year in 2020, Mitchell ended the season. 2334. You did not know, that was the beginning of a long journey.
What started as a preparation for Tommy John’s surgery turned into Purpura ITP after Mitchell signed and overcame Covid.
“I was only suffering from complications and it turned out that I was really sick.” Mitchell said.
ITP is an autoimmune disorder as it accidentally attacks the body. In the case of Mitchell, her blood was not coagulating.
“This is my dream,” she said about the soft ball. “If we look back now, it seems that I didn’t think I would be able to do something like this.”
After losing the 2021 season, Mitchell bounced into a beating. 340 and 382 in the following seasons. The transport portal has been struck to play with Texas in the last two years.
“When things like this happen, you always wonder that this really means that it is,” I mentioned. “I will not have these two years if these things do not happen.” Mitchell said.
In the 2025 Women’s College of Women’s series, Mitchell led this long with three runs. Power Texas helped the first national championship in the history of the school.
This moment means a lot to Longhorns and Mitchell in particular.
“This literally all I dreamed of. I came to Texas to win a national championship, and I have to do it with these girls. I am very happy.”