A day after the University of Texas’ women’s softball team clinched its first national championship, the UT tower lit up in burnt orange, per tradition. In a longer-lasting gesture, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a pair of officially licensed, limited-edition bobbleheads.
Rather than depicting players, the new merch specifically commemorates the team’s first NCAA championship. The hall of fame will issue only 2,025 of each bobblehead.
One of the bobbleheads depicts the costumed Hook ’Em mascot wearing a burnt orange and white Longhorns softball jersey, holding a softball, and flashing the number 1 with his right index finger. The mascot is standing on a base featuring the championship logo. This bobblehead costs $40.
So far, only mock-ups are available for the two new collectibles.Rendering courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame
The other bobblehead features the national championship logo bobbing above a softball base. The logo bobblehead sells for $30.
“Bobbleheads are the ultimate way to celebrate a team’s championship, and these bobbleheads are the ultimate way for Longhorns fans to commemorate the Texas softball team’s 2025 national championship,” said Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which opened in 2019. “We’re excited to be unveiling these bobbleheads celebrating Texas’ first softball national title. These bobbleheads will be must-haves for fans of the Texas Longhorns.”
This one's a bit more abstract.Rendering courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame
The bobbleheads are available for presale now and are expected to ship in December.
On June 6, the Longhorn women’s softball team claimed the national championship in a 10-4 defeat of Texas Tech University in the third game of the World Series.
Cat Osterman, widely acknowledged as the best softball pitcher in UT history, said in a statement that she was “so proud of this team and the program.”
“It’s been a long time in the making,” Osterman said, “but Coach [Mike] White and his staff have continued to build Texas up year after year. You can see the culture shine through every time they take the field. This group specifically was made to do this!”