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Dylan Campbell plays hero as Texas beats ECU 9-8

Late inning heroics forced a winner-take-all game three in Greenville.

There will be baseball played tomorrow in Greenville as Texas has forced a winner-take-all game three against East Carolina. The Longhorns trailed 7-2 heading into the seventh inning before a miraculous comeback started off the bat of Douglas Hodo.

The Texas centerfielder launched a two-run home run over the right field wall to cut the Pirates’ lead to 7-4.

More fireworks came in the bottom half of the eighth inning. Back-to-back singles from Murphy Stehly and Austin Todd put runners on the corners for Skyler Messinger.

Messinger flipped the script of the ballgame as he sent a three-run bomb to right to tie the ballgame.

That was not all for Texas in the frame. Dylan Campell would provide Texas the lead with a solo shot of his own against ECU’s top arm Carter Spivey.

East Carolina would not go away in the ninth. Down to their last out, Jacob Starling smoked a ball just inside the left field foul pole to tie the game yet again. All the momentum and energy went to the ECU side.

Texas stayed calm and composed in the bottom half of the ninth. Ivan Melendez smiled as he led off the inning with a single, followed by a couple of walks to load the bases with two outs.

Dylan Campbell hit a two-strike pitch off the right field wall to walk off the Pirates and send this series to three games. The winner of Sunday’s affair will clinch a ticket to the College World Series.

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Texas’ pitching falters in 13-7 loss to East Carolina

Texas is on the brink of elimination after dropping game one to East Carolina.

Game one of the Greensville Super Regional could not have gone much worse for Texas. The Longhorns will face elimination on Saturday after a 13-7 defeat.

Texas got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning as Murphy Stehly hit a two-run home run to put the Horns up early.

The Texas lead was gone in a blink of an eye as Pete Hansen did not have his best stuff in the ballgame. ECU attacked the Texas lefty for three runs in the first inning, forcing Hansen to throw over 30 pitches in the process. The Pirates’ opening frame set the tone for the rest of the day.

Every Texas attempt at a comeback was answered by East Carolina. Two clutch double plays in back-to-back innings and a five-run eighth inning put the game out of reach for the Longhorns.

Lucas Gordon will take the ball in what will be the biggest start of his young career on Saturday. Texas needs to win in order to force a winner-take-all game three on Sunday.

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Texas advances to the Big 12 semifinals with a 5-3 win over TCU

Texas is one game away from the Big 12 tournament championship.

The Longhorns are in the driver’s seat in the Big 12 baseball tournament after taking down the top-seeded Horned Frogs 5-3.

Lucas Gordon followed up Pete Hansen’s tournament-opening gem with one of his own. He kept TCU off balance by attacking the strike zone early and often. Gordon went 7.2 innings while holding TCU to just two hits and one earned run.

Texas took control of the game from the jump. After a leadoff single by Douglas Hodo and Ivan Melendez reaching on a hit-by-pitch, Murphy Stehly smoked an 85 mph slider over the left-field wall to put the Horns up 3-0.

TCU scored a pair of runs in the middle innings to cut the Texas lead to 3-2 before insurance came in the eighth. A balk and an Austin Todd RBI single put Texas up 5-2, creating some breathing room for the late innings.

Tristan Stevens secured a four-out save to take home the victory.

The win puts Texas in excellent position to host a regional next week. The Horns RPI has jumped up from No. 21 to No. 9 in the past two days.

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No. 22 Texas tops Sam Houston State 9-2

While many teams around the country are canceling midweek games to protect their RPI, No. 22 Texas took care of business on Tuesday night.

While many teams around the country are canceling midweek games to protect their RPI, No. 22 Texas took care of business on Tuesday night with a 9-2 victory over Sam Houston State.

The Longhorns got going in a hurry to start the game. Doug Hodo and Austin Todd lead the game off with singles followed by a three-run home run by Ivan Melendez. Before Meledez’s ball even had time to land, Murphy Stehly followed him up with a home run of his own on the very next pitch.

Texas would add three more runs in the first inning and would cruise the rest of the way behind excellent pitching from Zane Morehouse and the bullpen. Tristan Stevens made his third straight appearance from the bullpen and appears to be fully transitioning to a relief role.

Up next Texas will host the Kansas Jayhawks for the final series of the regular season. A sweep would put the Horns strongly in the mix to host a regional in the NCAA tournament.

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Texas sweeps doubleheader to clinch the series over West Virginia

Pete Hansen and Lucas Gordon set the tone for the Horns on the mound while Ivan Melendez launched three home runs.

Texas dominated in all phases of the game en route to a doubleheader sweep over West Virginia.

Pete Hansen and Lucas Gordon set the tone for the Horns on the mound. The lefty duo carved up the Mountaineers lineup, pitching deep enough into each game to save the bullpen for Sunday.

Texas’ defense flashed the leather behind the great pitching from Hansen and Gordon. This rare 7-6-3 double play ended a West Virginia threat in game one.

Ivan Melendez added to his historic season while mashing three home runs on the day. The Longhorns first baseman is now hitting .426 with 25 bombs on the season.

Melendez was not the only Longhorn to have a big day at the plate. Murphy Stehly, Doug Hodo, Trey Faltine and Austin Todd all added home runs of their own.

Texas and West Virginia will square off again on Sunday for the series finale. A sweep would put Texas right back into the NCAA hosting conversation.

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Texas’ Ivan Melendez earns Big 12 Player of the Week honors

Ivan Melendez is swinging the bat at an absurd level.

Texas slugger Ivan Melendez has been named Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time this season after his monster weekend in Lubbock. His teammate Murphy Stehly took home the honor last week.

Melendez went on an absolute tear in Texas’ four games last week, finishing the week with a .625 batting average, four home runs and six RBI. The “Titanic” started conference play with hits in eight consecutive at-bats.

The performance Texas is getting from Melendez this season has been nothing short of spectacular. He is hitting at a .402 clip on the season and has already matched his 2021 home run total at 13. Melendez should be heavily in the conversion for every player of the year award at this point of the season.

Texas will play four games again this week, this time against rivals Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

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Texas UTL Murphy Stehly named Big 12 player of the week

Murphy Stehly looked unstoppable at the plate this week.

One would probably be hard-pressed to find someone playing better baseball than Texas utility player Murphy Stehly at the moment.

Stehly hit .545 with four home runs and 14 RBI in Texas’ 4-1 week. He recorded a hit in all five games, helping the Longhorns outscore its opponents 59-8 during the four-game win streak.

He saved his best performance for last as he mashed three home runs in the series finale against Incarnate Word, becoming the first Longhorn since 2002 to accomplish that feat.

Stehly is currently leading the team with a .458 batting average and .505 on-base percentage. He has established himself as an everyday starter in the Texas lineup.

This marks back-to-back weeks that a Longhorn was named Big 12 player of the week as Ivan Melendez took home the honor on March 14.

Texas is holding steady at No. 2 in the polls with a big test awaiting them in Lubbock this weekend.

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