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No. 2 Texas caps off the sweep against Incarnate Word with a 12-0 win

No. 2 Texas outscored Incarnate Word 41-4 over the weekend.

Getting back home helped No. 2 Texas get some of its mojo back in a major way. The Longhorns bounced back from a 2-3 road trip in South Carolina with a three-game sweep of Incarnate Word.

Texas flexed its muscle with a dominant performance in all facets of the game, outscoring the Cardinals 41-4 in the sweep.

Murphy Stehly was a man on a mission all weekend. He hit four home runs including three on Sunday’s series finale. Stehly leads the team with a whopping .443 batting average.

Ivan Melendez stayed hot himself as he belted home run No. 9 on the young season with this shot over the left-center field wall.

On a weekend where Texas swung the bats at an elite level, the biggest development for Texas may have come on the mound.

Sophomore lefty Lucas Gordon had the best start of his Texas career. Gordon went seven shutout innings on an efficient 80 pitches. He commanded the strike zone well and kept the game on the ground on a windy day at the park.

This was the final tune-up weekend series before Big 12 conference play begins next week. Texas will travel to Lubbock to take on a tough Texas Tech squad.

Rainy conditions forces Texas vs. South Carolina schedule to shuffle

An updated look at the weekend schedule for No. 1 Texas vs. South Carolina.

The highly anticipated weekend series between No. 1 Texas and South Carolina is officially put on hold for at least one day.

The future SEC foes will not play on Friday night as planned due to harsh rain in the Carolina area. The two will instead start the series with one game on Saturday, followed by a doubleheader on Sunday.

Texas is looking to bounce back from a midweek loss to Texas State on Wednesday. The Horns also got devastating news this week after learning RHP Tanner Witt will miss the rest of the season due to a UCL injury. Young pitchers Lucas Gordon, Andre Duplantier and Luke Harrison will be tasked to step up after the loss of Witt.

The Longhorns are already 5-0 on the season against SEC competition, with wins over Alabama (3), LSU (1) and Tennessee (1).

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How to watch No. 1 Texas baseball vs. UCLA on Sunday at the Shriners Classic

This Texas team is special.

No. 1 Texas kept their momentum rolling on Saturday at the Shriners College Classic with a 6-1 win over No. 7 LSU. Continue reading “How to watch No. 1 Texas baseball vs. UCLA on Sunday at the Shriners Classic”

How to watch No. 1 Texas baseball vs. No. 7 LSU at the Shriner’s Classic

Big test for Texas today at Minute Maid Park!

No. 1 Texas has certainly lived up to the hype so far this season. Continue reading “How to watch No. 1 Texas baseball vs. No. 7 LSU at the Shriner’s Classic”

No. 1 Texas takes down No. 17 Tennessee 7-2, improving to 10-0

Trey Faltine’s home run sparked Texas’ offense in its 7-2 victory over Tennessee.

In a rematch of two Omaha teams from a season ago, No. 1 Texas got the better of No. 17 Tennesse yet again. The Longhorns took down the Vols 7-2, behind stellar performances from Pete Hansen and Ivan Melendez.

Pitching dominated the game early on. Both Pete Hansen and Tennesse starter Chase Burns were in cruise control before giving up solo home runs in the fifth inning.

Hansen finished his day after going six innings, allowing one run with five strikeouts. The lefty picked up his second victory on the season.

Trey Faltine got the offense going for the Horns with a monster home run to tie things up in the fifth.

Texas broke the game open in the next inning. Eric Kennedy and Ivan Melendez led off the inning with back-to-back doubles to take the lead. A Tennessee error and a Skyler Messinger single later put Texas up 4-1.

Things got a bit dicey in the seventh for Texas. The Vols got to Texas reliever Travis Stehle to cut the score to 4-2, but a clutch strikeout from freshman Luke Harrison left the tying runs stranded.

Texas added a few insurance runs as Aaron Nixon closed the door on game one of the Shinner’s Hospital Classic.

A top 10 matchup vs. LSU is up next for the Longhorns.

No. 1 Texas beat Alabama 6-1, improving to 8-0 on the season

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns are firing on all cylinders.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns are firing on all cylinders early in the new season. Texas took down Alabama 6-1 on Sunday to complete the series sweep and improve to 8-0.

The pitching staff continued its dominance over the weekend, holding the Tide to just one run in three games. Texas has only allowed four earned runs in eight games.

Tanner Witt backed up fantastic starts from Pete Hansen and Tristian Stevens with a gem of his own. Witt allowed just one run on four hits while striking out nine Bama hitters in six innings of work. His final strikeout of the game got the momentum back on Texas’ side.

The offense took the lead for good in the bottom half of the sixth as Trey Faltine drove in two on a laser to left field. Dylan Campbell followed with an RBI single as Texas broke the game open 4-1.

Three clean innings out of the bullpen from Lucas Gordan and Aaron Nixon along with a couple of insurance runs gave Texas the 6-1 victory.

Up next is a mid-week trip to Sam Houston State on Tuesday.

 

No. 1 Texas vs. Alabama: Preview and pitching matchups

No. 1 Texas hosts Alabama for a chilly weekend at The Disch.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide to Austin for what should be a chilly weekend the Disch. The last time these teams has faced off was in the 1983 College World Series when Douglas Hodo’s father was on the team.

Both teams enter this series a perfect 5-0 on the short season.

Texas swept Rice in convincing fashion on the first weekend series of the year and took two road mid-week games over Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Alabama has looked the part yet again after making the NCAA tournament a season ago. The Tide took down Xavier in three straight games on the weekend and followed that up with two mid-week wins of their own.

Texas has outscored their opponents 53-7 on the season and will look to continue that dominance against future SEC foe Alabama.

Here is a look at the probable pitching matchups for the weekend:

Friday: LHP Pete Hansen (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Garrett McMillan (0-0, 6.00)

Saturday: RHP Tristan Stevens (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Antoine Jean (0-0, 4.50)

Sunday: RHP Tanner Witt (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Grayson Hitt (1-0, 0.00)

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Social media reacts to Ivan Melendez’s monster performance for Texas baseball

Ivan Melendez got the attention of the entire country with his two home runs on Sunday.

Ivan Melendez coming back for another season is one of the major reasons Texas baseball is ranked No. 1 in the country and a popular pick to win the national championship.

The first baseman had a breakout 2021 campaign hitting .319 on the season with a team-high 13 home runs. Melendez decided to return to Texas after getting selected by Miami in the 2021 MLB draft.

Melendez proved to the nation that his power has not gone anywhere with two mammoth home runs in Sunday’s victory over in-state rival, Rice.

The first bomb extended Texas’ lead to 6-1 in the fourth inning over the Owls. He took a 1-2 pitch over the centerfield monster on a ball that measured 451 feet.

It did not take long for Ivan to strike again. With two runners on in the sixth inning, he blasted another three-run homer over the left centerfield wall. This time it flew 441 feet in the air.

The “Hispanic Titanic’s” big day at the plate sparked lots of reactions on social media:

No. 1 Texas dominates Rice 15-1, improves to 2-0 on the season

Texas has looked the part in the first two games of the season.

The No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns have looked the part in the first two games of the season.

Following up a 7-0 opening night victory, Texas displayed a fantastic offensive performance on Saturday. The Horns jumped out on the Owls for 15 runs on 10 hits en route to a 15-1 victory.

Senior right-hander Tristan Stevens set the tone on the mound for Texas. He stayed ahead of hitters, mixing in a nice slider to keep the Owls off balance. A beautiful relay from the Texas defense kept Rice off the board in the second.

Stevens finished his outing with six shutout innings, spacing out three hits and a couple of walks.

Much of the Texas offense was provided from the bottom lineup today. Eight-nine hitters Trey Faltine and Murphy Stehley combined for five hits and seven RBI.

Tomorrow the Horns look to complete the three-game sweep over the Owls. Tanner Witt is set to pitch with preseason All-American closer Aaron Nixon still available behind him.

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Texas Baseball: Predicting the opening day lineup

Texas’ lineup is loaded with talent, depth and experience.

Texas’ starting pitching may be making up most of the offseason headlines but the Horns lineup is loaded with experience and quality depth.

Replacing centerfielder Mike Antico, first baseman Zach Zubia and third baseman Cam Williams will be no easy task.

The addition of Kansas transfer Skyler Messinger should help fill the void at third base while last season’s designated hitter Ivan Melendez will slide into the first base role. Super senior Austin Todd is back from injury and will work his way into the outfield in place of Antico.

That leaves the designated hitter role open for competition. Sophomore Dylan Campbell and senior Murphy Stehly are among the front runners to win the job. Left-handed hitters Jack O’Dowd and Gavin Kash could work their way into the lineup in certain matchups.

The amount of talent on this roster gives David Pierce lots of flexibility in his lineups. Here is our prediction on what the opening day lineup will look like against Rice on Feb. 18.