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Pregame buzz ahead of Texas vs. No. 8 Stanford in Game 3 of super regional

A trip to the College World Series is on the line. Texas fans are fired up for Game 3 tonight!

A trip to the College World Series is on the line. Continue reading “Pregame buzz ahead of Texas vs. No. 8 Stanford in Game 3 of super regional”

After Game 2 loss, Texas’ title hopes rest on its best MLB prospect

Tanner Witt takes the mound with an opportunity to bounce back.

The Texas Longhorns dropped Game 2 of their series with the Stanford Cardinal late Sunday night. As we expected, Stanford was a tougher challenge for Lebarron Johnson Jr. after a masterful performance against Miami.

On the other side, Stanford pitcher Quinn Mathews missed several bats on his way to 16 strikeouts on 156 pitches. The good news for the Longhorns is that they shouldn’t have to face Quinn Mathews in the finale. The bad news is that there will be a finale after last night’s 8-3 loss.

Highly regarded MLB prospect and Texas starter Tanner Witt steps into the pressure cooked situation for the Longhorns in the closeout game. Monday’s elimination game isn’t the first full-count, do-or-die scenario Witt has faced, and there’s reason to believe he’s up to the task.

Witt will need help from his offense after the lineup struggled in Game 2. In its 16 strikeouts, the team was seen swinging at several pitches outside of the strike zone. It’s unclear whether or not Texas batters were anticipating backdoor sliders, but the Longhorns showed little discipline at the plate for the game.

The final game of the series is set to take place Monday night at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN. Both Witt and the Texas lineup will look to bounce back from struggling the last time both took the field.

Baseball fans were appalled that Stanford’s Quinn Mathews threw a mind-boggling 156 pitches

A college pitcher shouldn’t be throwing this much!

Anyone who follows the game of baseball closely knows that pitchers and their arms have to be appropriately managed. While competitive spirit can take over, you usually don’t want your guys overexerting themselves to the point of dangerous fatigue and exhaustion.

Evidently, Stanford baseball lost sight of this with Quinn Mathews on Sunday evening. In a pivotal Game 2 of the Cardinal’s Super Regional series with Texas, Mathews threw an astonishing 156 pitches in nine innings to help his team to an 8-3 win. Perhaps more impressively, he somehow only notched three walks while striking out 16 hitters. Truly, it was a dynamic workhorse performance all around.

Now, that said, Mathews is a college senior. Presumably, he wants an MLB future. It was downright irresponsible to have him go this long in an amateur game, risking injury and his professional prospects. Heck, most MLB pitchers don’t even come close to that kind of pitch count these days!

Lest I forget: Mathews will apparently be available for a few more innings in tonight’s finale. Phew.

Stanford got the win, so it accomplished its main objective in the short term. But someone should’ve probably been looking out for Mathews’ health in the long run.

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Texas uses 9th inning comeback to beat Stanford, 7-5

A five-run ninth inning helped Texas past Stanford in Game 1 of the super regional.

Texas won a thriller over Stanford on Saturday night. It needed late-game heroics to get it done.

The Longhorns didn’t play very good baseball for much of the game. Early on the team looked tense and consumed with the importance of the matchup for the series.

Texas starting pitcher Lucas Gordon struggled for his own standards on the night. He didn’t get rocked by any means allowing just three runs in the outing. He simply missed on a couple pitches and Stanford made him pay.

The Texas bats were quiet for most of the game, but were helped by the Stanford defense in the ninth inning. A bases-loaded error plated two Longhorns and closed the deficit to 5-4. An RBI groundout tied the game at 5 before Porter Brown gave Texas the lead with a clutch two-RBI single with two outs.

It’s difficult to overstate the significance of the win for Texas. The Longhorns will face Stanford’s staff ace in Game 2. Fortunately the team won’t be on the brink of elimination.

Texas will look to advance to the College World Series with a win on Sunday.

How to watch Texas baseball vs. No. 8 Stanford in super regionals

Texas is now just ONE win away from reaching the College World Series for the third year in a row.

After sweeping the Coral Gables regional last weekend, Texas will now face No. 8 Stanford in super regionals. Continue reading “How to watch Texas baseball vs. No. 8 Stanford in super regionals”

Saturday’s game could all but decide the winner of Texas and Stanford

The three-game series could hinge on the first game.

Texas and Stanford face off in the super regional for a trip to Omaha. The three-game series could hinge on the first game. Continue reading “Saturday’s game could all but decide the winner of Texas and Stanford”

Texas will face Stanford in Palo Alto in the super regional

Texas will travel to face Stanford in the super regional.

Texas will not host a super regional over the weekend. The Longhorns are officially slated to face Stanford in Palo Alto after the Cardinal defeated the Texas A&M Aggies on Monday evening. Continue reading “Texas will face Stanford in Palo Alto in the super regional”

Texas advances to supers on the strength of Coral Gables sweep

Texas went 3-0 as a No. 2 seed in Coral Gables.

The Texas Longhorns are going to the college baseball super regionals. After a dominant offensive performance in a 10-6 win against the Miami Hurricanes, Texas is set to play for a trip to the College World Series.

The third game of the regional was unlike the first two for the Longhorns. Texas did not get Tanner Witt’s best outing on the evening. Witt didn’t make it to the third inning before being given a quick hook after allowing three runs. The positive is that perhaps the team’s best MLB prospect is due for a great outing the next time he takes the mound.

The Texas offense teed off on Miami pitching with a nine-run third inning. Longhorns infielder Jalin Flores capped the inning with a grand slam to give Texas a 9-3 lead. Despite batting just .177 on the season, Flores’ four RBI swing effectively decided the game.

Texas now awaits the winner of the Stanford and Texas A&M finale on Monday night. At stake for the Longhorns is a trip to Stanford or a chance to host the rival Aggies in a three-game series.

Texas’ 4-1 win over Miami puts team one win from the super regionals

After beating Miami, Texas is one win away from the super regionals.

Dylan Campbell is having a historic season. The versatile outfielder extended his 37-game hitting streak with a two-run home run in the first inning. The moonshot put the Longhorns up early over the No. 9 Miami Hurricanes. It was effectively all Texas from there.

Lebarron Johnson Jr. pitched a complete game on Saturday night to secure the victory. Johnson allowed just one run to the vaunted Miami offense in 9 innings. While in control for the majority of the game, the redshirt sophomore made the pitches necessary to put Texas in the driver’s seat in the Coral Gables Region.

The current team has come a long way since its poor opening to the season. Though less talented than the 2022 squad, perhaps this group is playing with more poise than that team.

The Longhorns have controlled their first two ballgames of the tournament. Now they are one win away from the next round. Texas (2-0) will face the winner of Louisiana (1-1) and Miami (1-1) with a chance to advance on Sunday evening.