The Texas softball team has turned in a banner season up to this point with a  Big 12 regular season title and a No. 1 ranking.

The Horns are the top overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament and open up Friday against the Siena Saints at 3 p.m. at Red and Charline McCombs field.

Coach Mike White joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss national title expectations, the 1-2 punch of Reese Atwood and Teagan Kavan in a loaded lineup, the omnipresent specter of three-time defending national champion Oklahoma and Longhorn Network’s contribution to his building a national power.

Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also break down golf qualifying for the championship weekend, track’s dominance and where Texas baseball might head for the NCAAs after closing out Big 12 play with a three-game home set against Kansas.

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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: On Second Thought: Texas softball's Mike White on No. 1 seed, Siena