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Where each Longhorn landed in the 2022 MLB Draft

Texas baseball has had at least one player selected in every single MLB Draft.

The 2022 Major League Baseball Draft came to a conclusion on Tuesday afternoon.

Texas baseball was well represented through the 20 rounds on the draft. Eight Longhorns were selected this year, Gold Spikes Award Winner Ivan Melendez was the first off the board in the second round.

Four members of the Texas 2022 signing class heard their named called over the past three days. Cutter Coffey, Henry Bolte, Brenner Cox and Wyatt Cheney will likely turn pro over suiting up in the Burnt Orange.

Texas’ eight draft picks ranked fourth among college programs behind a few Big 12 and SEC schools.

David Pierce’s roster is going to have a much different look next season. Pitcher Lucas Gordon and outfielder Dylan Campbell return as key contributors from the 2022 team. Texas has already landed a few transfers to replace the slew of players headed out the door.

Here is where all eight Longhorns landed in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Notre Dame tops sluggish Texas 7-3 in the CWS opener

Texas will take on Texas A&M in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon.

Texas’ College World Series opening woes continue as Notre Dame took game one over the Longhorns 7-3.

The Fighting Irish outplayed Texas in every aspect of the game from the jump. A solo home run in the first inning set the tone for the rest of the ballgame.

The Irish scratched a couple of runs followed by a three-run fifth inning which broke the game open for Notre Dame. They took a commanding 6-1 lead and never looked back.

Pete Hansen was not sharp, allowing six runs on nine hits in just 4.1 innings of work. Tristan Stevens did a good job in relief to keep Texas in the game, but the offense could not muster another comeback victory.

Texas never seemed to threaten the Notre Dame bullpen late. Lefty Jack Finley shut the door retiring the last four Longhorn hitters in order.

The loss sends Texas to the losers bracket for an elimination game against Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon. Lucas Gordon will take the mound as the Horns hope to get back on track in Omaha.

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Tale of the Tape: Individual Leaders – Notre Dame vs. Texas

Which players do you trust more?

Although Texas has an overall offensive advantage against Notre Dame, some individual leaders on the Irish can boast better numbers. Sure, [autotag]Jack Findlay[/autotag] having the best starter ERA between the two schools is fine, but what do the offensive leaders tell us about how these teams match up? Well, it still isn’t the best news for the Irish, even if [autotag]Ryan Cole[/autotag] has stolen the most bases of anyone in this matchup. Still, they’ve shown so far in this tournament that timeliness matters as much as stats.

The Longhorns have five players on MLB.com’s top draft prospects list. None is ranked higher than first baseman and unquestioned offensive leader Ivan Melendez. After that is left-hander Pete Hansen, arguably their best pitcher. But again, the Irish didn’t make the College World Series without dispatching some of the best potential future major leaguers, which always will show up on the road to Omaha. What’s not to say they can’t do it again?

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Texas vs. ECU: Super Regional preview, prediction

A look at the schedule, pitching matchups, players to watch and prediction for the Greenville Super Regional. 

No. 9 Texas baseball (45-19) is playing again for a trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Longhorns swept through the Austin Regional, capped off with a dominant 10-1 victory over Air Force in the regional final. This season Texas will hit the road for the Super Regionals for the first time since 2005. Their opponent is No. 8 East Carolina (45-19).

The Pirates enter as one of the hottest teams in the country, winners of 20 of their last 21 ballgames. ECU took home both the American Conference regular-season and tournament titles. They escaped a difficult regional draw with an emphatic 13-4 game seven win over Coastal Carolina.

ECU is no stranger to the big stage. The Pirates are appearing in their fourth Super Regional in the last five years, but are still looking to the program’s first trip to Omaha. ECU holds the record for most NCAA tournament appearances without a College World Series appearance.

On the flip side, Texas has its eyes set on returning to Omaha for the nation’s best 38th time.

The rowdy ECU crowd dawned “The Jungle” will undoubtedly be ready to make an impact in favor of the Pirates.

An intriguing matchup will be Texas’ starting pitching vs. East Carolina’s bats. Pete Hansen and Lucas Gordon have been an excellent one-two punch for Texas this season. Facing a left-handed heavy ECU lineup should play to Texas’ advantage.

Here is a look at the schedule, pitching matchups, players to watch and prediction for the Greenville Super Regional.

No. 9 Texas opens the NCAA tournament with an 11-3 win over Air Force

Texas is off to a fantastic start to the NCAA Tournament.

No. 9 Texas baseball could not ask for a better start to the NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns took down Paul Skenes and Air Force 11-3, saving relief pitcher Tristan Stevens in the process.

Texas was able to force the Falcons to the bullpen in the fifth inning by taking excellent at-bats and working deep into many counts. Skyler Messinger had a huge day at the plate, going 4-5 with three RBI. The third baseman broke the game open with a bases loaded RBI single in the fifth.

Texas’ offense would keep the foot on the gas all game, finishing with 11 runs on 12 hits.

Pete Hansen brought his prototypal ace stuff on Friday. The lefty held down Air Force’s powerful offense to just three runs in 6.2 innings pitched. Marcus Olivarez and Coy Cobb provided strong innings of relief to close the door.

Texas is on to the winner’s bracket and will face the winner of Louisiana Tech and Dallas Baptist on Saturday night.

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No. 9 Texas to open NCAA regional against Air Force

Texas will host Louisiana Tech, Dallas Baptist and Air Force in the Austin Regional.

The road to Omaha starts this week. Texas is looking to make trip No. 38 to the Men’s College World Series.

Texas (42-19) was named the No. 9 national seed on Monday and will host the Austin Regional starting on Friday.

The Longhorns will open up the NCAA tournament with the Air Force Falcons (30-27). Texas took on Air Force earlier in the season as the two teams split a midweek set. Air Force took game one 14-2 and Texas stole game two 12-10 with a Trey Falitne walk-off home run.

Texas will likely be forced to pitch ace Pete Hansen against the powerful Air Force offense which ranks No. 8 in the country in batting average.

Louisiana Tech and Dallas Baptist will square off in the other opening matchup in the Austin Regional.

Here is a look at the full 2022 NCAA tournament bracket.

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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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Pete Hansen leads No. 19 Texas past No. 9 Oklahoma State 4-0

Pete Hansen silenced the Cowboys bats from start to finish.

It was an early morning start for Texas and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament. Both teams’ bats came out of the gates slow but the Longhorns tallied a few runs late in the game to come out on top 4-0.

Texas ace Pete Hansen silenced the Cowboys for eight phenomenal innings. The lefty struck out 12 Oklahoma State hitters while spreading out just five hits.

Small ball got the Longhorns on the board in the sixth as Doug Hodo laid down a perfect bunt single, leading to an Oklahoma State throwing error allowing Trey Faltine to score.

Texas would begin to extend its lead in the next inning. Austin Todd worked one of the best at-bats of the season, fighting off nine pitches before sending a laser into the left-field seats. Trey Faltine added an RBI single later in the frame to put Texas up 3-0.

Silas Ardoin blasted home run No. 11 on the year in the top of the ninth as Texas closed out the game 4-0.

The Longhorns will face the winner of Baylor-TCU on Thursday with a spot in the Big 12 semifinals on the line.

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