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Former Longhorn Kody Clemens to make his MLB debut

Former Texas star Kody Clemens is off to the big leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have called up former Texas baseball star infielder Kody Clemens.

Clemens brings a powerful left-handed bat to the Detriot lineup. He hit .256 with 26 home runs in the last two seasons with the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate in Toledo.

The 26-year-old provides versatility on the defensive side of the ball. Clemens can play second base, third base and both corner outfield positions.

Clemens was selected in the third round of the 2018 MLB Draft after an All-American junior season at Texas.

He led the 2018 Longhorns to a Big 12 Championship and College World Series appearance while hitting .351 with 24 home runs. Clemens was named Big 12 player of the year and a Golden Spikes Award finalist.

Clemens joins right-headed pitcher Bryce Elder as Texas exes to get the call to the big leagues this season.

The Tigers will host the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon for Clemens’ Major League debut.

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Bryce Elder to make his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday

The former Texas ace is making his first MLB start.

Former Texas ace Bryce Elder will make his major league debut against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.

Elder was a fifth-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in the COIVD shortened 2020 season. He has quickly made his way through the Braves’ farm system, performing well every step of the way.

The crafty righty tallied an impressive 2.75 ERA in over 135 innings in the minors in 2021. Elder specializes in forcing weak contact with his excellent sinker and slider combo. His fastball velocity has reportedly ticked up into the mid-90s of late.

Elder spent three seasons in Austin where he helped Texas make a trip to Omaha in 2018, earned All-Big 12 honors in 2019 and second-team All-American recognition in the short 2020 campaign. He is the first player of the David Pierce era to make it to the major league level.

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Texas baseball must replace three solid players on their roster

Bryce Elder, Duke Ellis and Kamron Fields will not be returning to Texas next season.

It’s been an odd year for the sport of baseball. Continue reading “Texas baseball must replace three solid players on their roster”

Locked on Longhorns Podcast: A wacky day on the Forty Acres

It was a weird Thursday in Austin, we discuss BJ Foster and Anthony Cook. COVID-19 testing and the MLB Draft.

The Friday conversation starts with the news that defensive back B.J. Foster broke his hand prior to arriving on campus for onboarding. Foster broke his hand punching his bumper after finding out that someone damaged his vehicle. Then as the wacky day continued, Anthony Cook tweeted he wouldn’t play another snap at Texas then deleted the tweet.

The NCAA oversight committee has passed the six-week plan to ramp up for College Football. This gives many the confidence that sports will resume on schedule in the Fall. Plus two players have tested positive for the coronavirus and how far ahead is Texas than other state on having fans in the stands?

Jordan Spieth is back on the golf course and looking to get back to form. How is he looking on the course? Also we dive into baseball talk as the MLB Draft has completed. Will Bryce Elder return to Austin? Austin Todd has announced he is coming back. Plus we go through the list of former Longhorns up for enshrinement in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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Texas Baseball: Longhorns fall to Mizzou in controversial fashion

The Texas Longhorns finished up the final game of the Shriner’s Hospital for Children College Classic in controversial fashion, losing 9-8.

In the final game of the College Baseball Classic at Minute Maid Park, the Texas Longhorns and former conference foe the Missouri Tigers met for some Sunday afternoon baseball. Coy Cobb was on the mound for the Longhorns looking for the team’s 11th win through 12 games.

Early on the Longhorns found themselves playing from behind before they even got their opportunity to bat. Cobb gave up a run on a wild pitch and throwing error before retiring the side. The Longhorns bats wouldn’t come to life until the bottom of the fourth inning with the Tigers leading 2-0. With Cam Williams standing at third base, Eric Kennedy drove him in for the Longhorns first run of the game. In the top of the next inning, the Tigers extended the lead back to two with a Pete Zimmerman solo shot. His second RBI of the game, he ended with three.

In the bottom of the inning Texas would respond. With the bases full of Longhorns, first baseman Zach Zubia would be hit by a pitch to drive in Lance Ford. Williams would walk on four straight pitches to tie the game up at three. Eric Kennedy hit into a fielder’s choice that drove in Duke Ellis. Texas led 4-3 after five. Cobb’s day would be done on the mound, giving way to Kolby Kubichek.

Kubichek threw just 12 pitches to record one out and gave up three earned runs. Zimmerman singled in a run to make the score 8-4 Tigers after five and half innings. Tristan Stevens would relieve Kubichek with less success. Couldn’t record a single out on 11 pitches and gave up the run on the Zimmerman hit.

The Longhorns fought and clawed their way back into the game, closing the gap to 8-7 in the bottom of the eighth. Zubia drove in a run on an RBI single. The seventh run came on a wild pitch that allowed Ellis to score. In the top of the ninth the Longhorns gave up another unearned run on their fifth error of the game. It would be the eventual winning run. The controversy came in the bottom of the ninth with winning run on first base.

In the final pitch of the game with runners on the corners and two outs, Duke Ellis was at the plate with an opportunity to be the hero in Houston. Austin Todd was on first following a RBI single to bring the Longhorns within one, with a 1-2 count, Ellis took the pitch for the called third strike. The Missouri catch did his job with framing the pitch to get the ball.

This loss was a punch to the gut after a weekend of questionable calls. Texas will now face Arizona on Tuesday before a weekend series with Cal State Fullerton.

Longhorns Baseball: Texas-sized upset over No 6 Arkansas

The Texas Longhorns pulled off the upset of number six ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday evening.

After falling to the number 11 ranked Louisiana State Tigers on Friday night, Texas was back at Minute Maid Park to take on an old Southwest Conference foe in the number six ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Ty Madden took the mound looking to get back on the winning side in the second game of the Shriner’s Hospital for Children College Baseball Classic.

Madden was able to keep the Razorbacks at bay through the first four innings of scoreless baseball. The Longhorns offense went to work after being grounded in the final three innings of their loss to LSU. Zach Zubia started the scoring parade over the early innings with a single that drove in leadoff hitter Austin Todd. Cam Williams drove in the second run on a double play ball that brought Eric Kennedy home.

The offense would explode in the second inning against starter Patrick Wicklander who gave up six runs, four earned in one plus innings pitched. He would be pulled before recording an out in the inning. Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to bring the score to 5-0 Texas, when Zubia came back to the plate.

The Longhorns finished a six-run second when Cam Williams scored on a throwing error by Arkansas. Madden would go to work with a 8-0 lead, Texas would need ever bit of those eight runs as the number six team in the nation would make a late inning push. Madden pitched six innings throwing 100 pitches. He finished with seven strikeouts, giving up three earned runs. Quality start from the Longhorns number two starter.

Cole Quintanilla lasted just 0.1 innings after giving up two runs allowing Arkansas to get within three runs of Texas after holding a commanding 8-0 lead. Pete Hansen came into the game and shut it down over the next 1.2 to get the game to the ninth. Hansen struck out two batters and allowed just one hit.

It was up to freshman pitcher Andre Duplantier II to close it out in the final inning for Texas to pull off the upset. Duplantier gave up two runs on a Matt Goodheart double that brought the Razorbacks within one, and the tying runner standing at second. The freshman rose to the challenge and got the final outs when Duplantier struck out Casey Opitz and Casey Martin to close the door.

Texas improved to 10-1 on the season. Zubia led all hitters with three RBIs while batting 3-4. The Longhorns look to close out the weekend against another former conference rival in the Missouri Tigers.

 

WATCH: Zach Zubia launches home run against Arkansas

During the game between old SWC conference rivals, Texas first baseman Zach Zubia launched a 2-2 pitch over the left center wall.

The Texas Longhorns returned to Houston, Texas where they swept the Rice Owls to begin the season. In the Shriner’s Hospital for Children College Baseball Classic, Texas faced off with the Arkansas Razorbacks in the second game of the classic. First baseman Zach Zubia came to the plate and worked a 2-2 count before launching a ball into the Houston atmosphere.

Texas Baseball: Longhorns drop first game of the season

The Texas Longhorns and LSU Tigers met for their lone matchup on the season, Jaden Hill ruined the Longhorns comeback hopes late.

The Texas Longhorns took the field at Minute Maid Park in Houston for their biggest matchup of the season so far. The number 11 LSU Tigers (6-3) gave the Longhorns their biggest fight of the season. Bryce Elder took the mound in the rematch from last year’s sweep.

Elder pitched 6.1 against the Tigers giving up three earned runs in that time, one also came across the plate unearned. LSU struck first in the second inning with a RBI triple from Saul Garza fro his lone hit of the evening. Cade Doughty drove in Garza with a RBI single to short, Elder would settle down and keep LSU from scoring until the sixth inning.

The Longhorns would tie the game up in the top of the next inning when catcher D.J. Petrinsky would send a ball over the left center field fence to cut the deficit to one. Zach Zubia would tie it up with a sacrifice fly that brought Brenden Dixon home. Trey Faltine would give the Longhorns the 3-2 lead in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly from Petrinsky for his second RBI of the night.

Elder would take the mound in the sixth inning but he wouldn’t finish the inning after giving up the go-ahead two-run home run off the bat of Daniel Cabrera. Elder would take his first loss, after the Tigers would go to their bullpen with Jaden Hill.

Hill was an absolute force on the mound for LSU as he pitched a near perfect three innings of relief for his first save of the season. Of the 10 batters faced, six struck out and he didn’t give up a single hit. The Longhorns had one baserunner in the final three innings with a walk. Texas looks to get back on track with another huge test against former conference rival, Arkansas.

Texas Baseball: Can the Longhorns make a statement?

The Texas Longhorns baseball heads to Houston for the Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic. This is an opportunity to compete.

The Texas Longhorns baseball team is 9-0 for the first time since 2009. The team in 2009 was the NCAA runner up and started out 11-0 before dropping their first game. Texas is looking to return to their former glory as one of the premier baseball programs in the state. Their 2020 recruiting class was number one in the country, but now the team has to put it all together to prove they are ready to compete with the best in the nation.

This will be the first big test for Texas when they head to Houston for the Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic. The Longhorns will be one of three Big 12 teams participating and one of six teams overall. Their first matchup will be against the LSU Tigers. Texas hosted a three-game set last year at the Disch where the Longhorns swept the number two ranked team in the nation.

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Bryce Elder will take the mound on Friday evening for Texas, in last year’s matchup Elder led the Longhorns to an 8-1 victory. He went 6.2 innings only giving up one unearned run on a wild pitch in the first. The Longhorns will need him to provide that same effort so that Texas can get the upset of the 11th ranked team in the country.

The team will follow up the LSU game with the sixth ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. Then wrap up the classic with unranked Missouri. For Texas this weekend will be the measuring stick for success. Any combination of two wins over the next three games will do wonders for this team. Proving to themselves that they can compete with the best in the country will give this team a real boost head of Big 12 play.

 

Strong outing by Bryce Elder Leads Texas To Shutout Victory

The Texas Longhorns led by Bryce Elder defeated the Boise State Broncos 7-0 for their sixth win of the year.

The Texas Longhorns opened their series with the Boise State Broncos with their ace Bryce Elder. Elder was very much up to the task of leading the Longhorns to another victory to start the season. He was the workhorse throwing 106 pitches through seven innings. The Broncos were only able to manage three hits on the night. Elder struck out 11 on the night before giving way to the bullpen. He lowered his ERA to 1.38.

Early on the Longhorns offense gave Elder two runs in the first and that is all they would need as far as run support. Zach Zubia stepped to the plate with runners on second and third before hitting a ground rule double to drive them both in. Cam Williams drove Eric Kennedy home in the fourth to make is 3-0 Texas. In the fifth inning, Texas scored on a fielder’s choice that drove Duke Ellis home off the bat of Tray Faltine.

Texas struggled throughout the night with getting hits with men on base as they left nine on base in the game. Multiple times, the Longhorns ended innings with at least two men on base.

Texas would add three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the game away. Silas Ardoin walked with the bases loaded for their first score of the inning. Austin Todd added another on a RBI single and Williams scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-0 after eight.

Web gem of the night belongs to Brenden Dixon for his play at second base.

Dawson Merryman pitched the eighth inning and set them down in order on nine pitches. Jared Southard made his debut taking the ninth inning for Texas, he would throw 20 pitches and faced four batters.