David Pierce has to be happy with what he has seen from his squad early on.
No. 1 Texas has passed the eye test of the 2022 season thus far. The Horns are undefeated at 9-0, outscoring opponents 73-9 over that span.
The Longhorns are playing well in all facets of the game. Allowing less than one earned run per game while hitting .300 as a team will get the job done.
Texas is coming off a weekend sweep of future SEC foe Alabama and a midweek blowout over Sam Houston State.
The competition will heat up for Texas this weekend at the 22nd annual 2022 Shiners Children’s College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Texas will face No. 17 Tennessee, No. 7 LSU and UCLA. Baylor and Oklahoma are the other Big 12 teams joining Texas in the field.
Texas went 1-2 during the event in the COVID shortened 2020 season.
Here is a look at the projected pitching matchups in each of Texas’ games for the weekend.