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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.

Texas baseball advances past Louisiana behind great defense, 4-2

Clutch play by Lucas Gordon and Dylan Campbell helps Texas past Louisiana to the winner’s bracket.

The Texas Longhorns brought quality baseball to Coral Gables for its first NCAA Tournament game. Behind clutch pitching and fielding, Texas did just enough to move into the winner’s bracket.

The great performance begins with staff ace Lucas Gordon who bounced back from a tough outing in the Big 12 Tournament a week earlier. Gordon allowed just one run on five hits through seven innings. He put up eight strikeouts without allowing a walk.

Gordon had tremendous defense behind him from the Texas outfield. Early in the game, center fielder Eric Kennedy robbed what would have been a three-run home run to escape the fourth inning tied 0-0.

The defensive highlight of the day came from right fielder Dylan Campbell. His diving catch running toward the right field boundary erased what could have been an extra base hit.

Campbell had the most notable hitting performance of the day with two runs batted in and two hits. His double in the sixth inning extended his hitting streak to 36 consecutive games breaking the Big 12 hitting streak record.

With the win, Texas improves to 1-5 in games at neutral sites on the year. The team will now face the winner between Miami and Maine in the winner’s bracket.

How to watch Texas baseball vs. Louisiana in Game 1 of the Coral Gables Regional

No. 2 seed Texas will take on No. 3 seed Louisiana on Friday to kick off the Coral Gables Regional.

Texas earned the No. 2 seed in the Coral Gables Regional for the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “How to watch Texas baseball vs. Louisiana in Game 1 of the Coral Gables Regional”

Texas A&M can reignite rivalry vs. Texas in potential Super Regional matchup

As Texas A&M prepares for the NCAA Tournament, a possible Lone Star Showdown with the Texas Longhorns could await them in the Super Regional.

Texas A&M will officially rekindle the Lone Star Showdown when Texas joins the SEC in 2024, but the next chapter between these bitter rivals may arrive sooner than later.

The red-hot Aggies learned their seeding in Monday’s NCAA Selection Show, earning the No. 2 slot in the Stanford Regional alongside Stanford, Cal State Fullerton, and San Jose State. But just as interesting as their spot in the bracket is their pairing with the Coral Gables Regional for the Supers.

That regional is hosted by Miami (FL) and includes No. 3 Louisiana and fourth-seeded Maine. The group is rounding out with the No. 2 seeded Texas Longhorns.

If you take a moment and do the math, it means that if both the Aggies and Longhorns advance past the national seeds on the road, it would set up an intriguing Super Regional matchup against the backdrop of the Lone Star Showdown.

While the odds may be slim, both of these heated rivals are no stranger to facing each other in the postseason. The Longhorns bested the Maroon and White in the regional round in 2014 and 2018, only for the Aggies to serve a dish of revenge by taking down the Horns last year in Omaha.

As both of these teams head toward opposite coasts for the regionals, the distance apart mimics how these squads have been playing heading into the NCAA Tournament.

After entering the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed, the Longhorns were sent home early after going 0-2 with losses to Kansas and Kansas State. The underwhelming finish relinquished their chance of hosting a regional in the NCAA Tournament.

On the other end of the spectrum, Texas A&M is coming off an incredible showing in the SEC Tournament last week, highlighted by convincing wins over Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, and Arkansas. A&M would punch their ticket to the SEC title game, eventually falling to Vanderbilt.

The Aggies’ tournament run begins on Friday, June 2, against 3-seed Cal State Fullerton, with the first pitch set for 9:00 pm CT on ESPN2.

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Texas gets favorable draw in NCAA Tourney besides facing Miami

The Corral Gables Region SHOULD come down to Miami and Texas.

Texas has a chance to make it back to Omaha for the College World Series. Despite a poor showing the last time the team took the field, the Longhorns were placed in a bracket that gives them a chance to advance.

The team begins its postseason as a No. 2 seed against the No. 3 seeded Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Friday at 1 p.m. CT. Louisiana sneaks into the field as one of the last four teams to make the NCAA Tournament. Texas and Louisiana are joined by the Maine Black Bears and the regional host Miami Hurricanes.

Miami will undoubtedly be a significant hurdle for the Longhorns after a 40-19 season for Corral Gables’ home team. Though Texas will have to take Louisiana seriously on Friday, the regional could come down to winning two of three matchups against the Hurricanes.

The grouping unites two of the most successful programs in college baseball history. Texas (38) and Miami (25) currently own the most College World Series appearances in collegiate baseball. Both will vie for a spot in this year’s round of eight teams in Omaha.

Texas Baseball: Longhorns miss out on hosting a regional

Texas baseball will hit the road for a regional.

The NCAA selection committee announced the 16 regional host sites for next week’s NCAA Tournament.

Texas was not picked as one of the top 16 national seeds for the first time since 2019. The Longhorns will learn on Monday afternoon where they are traveling for a regional.

Recent projections have Texas going out west to Stanford or to SEC territory in Auburn.

A disappointing performance at the Big 12 Tournament doomed Texas’ hosting chances. The 0-2 showing dropped the Longhorns RPI six spots as others on the hosting bubble helped their resumes.

If Texas wants to make it three straight appearances to the Men’s College World Series, it must win a road regional in a hostile environment. The last time Texas advanced to the super regionals outside of Austin was in 2014.

Here is a complete look at every hosting site across the country.

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Texas Baseball: Looking at final projections for NCAA Tournament field

We look at Tournament projections a day before Selection Sunday.

Texas baseball is set to make the NCAA Tournament field. Where the team will play is up in the air. What seems clear is that the team will not be hosting a regional after an 0-2 showing in the Big 12 Tournament.

Two sites projected the Tournament field ahead of the selection decision. Both Baseball America and D1 Baseball listed Texas as a No. 2 seed.

Baseball America’s projections would send the Longhorns to future SEC foe Auburn’s bracket with the Tigers listed as the No. 11 host seed. Troy and Air Force were included in the projected Auburn Regional. That draw would be more favorable than what some sites projected.

D1 Baseball’s bracket had Texas traveling to the Stanford Regional with UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and their No. 7 host, the Stanford Cardinal. The Cardinal is a team Texas would probably like to avoid playing until the final rounds.

The Longhorns can thank themselves for what will likely be a difficult path to Omaha. Even so, they have the players to get past this hurdle. Texas will look to increase its lead in all-time College World Series appearances over the summer.

Where Texas baseball goes from here after going winless in Arlington

Texas baseball will look to flush the Big 12 Tournament from memory.

The Texas baseball team had a forgettable Wednesday and Thursday in Arlington.

The Big 12 Tournament saw the team lose to the worst team in the bracket, Kansas, before dropping an elimination game to bubble team, Kansas State. Just a day earlier, K-State got shellacked 16-3 by the TCU Horned Frogs.

Put simply, the Longhorns need to flush this week from memory and recover for the stretch run. In a sense, saving its energy rather than playing for a Big 12 title could be a blessing in disguise. Even so, Texas faithful would have liked to see the team secure a regional host designation. Now, that’s likely out of reach.

Texas can move forward and forget the last two games, and frankly it should. The team’s abysmal performance in being swept by Oklahoma is in the rear view mirror after sweeping West Virginia for a Big 12 regular season title. Past failures have little bearing moving forward.

Baseball can be a random game in which the better team often loses. However, you can make your own luck by limiting errors and properly managing games. Texas needs its head coach David Pierce to put the team in a better position to win than he did in the conference tournament. His players need to execute when called upon to perform.

The team’s unknown tournament destination should be the least of its worries. The Longhorns will look to get back to the good baseball they played against West Virginia that secured a regular season conference title.

Texas Baseball goes 0-2 at the Big 12 Tournament

Texas is going home from the Big 12 Tournament early.

Fresh off their best weekend of baseball on the season, Texas entered the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed playing for a chance to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament.

The Longhorns are going home early from the Big 12 tourney after going 0-2 with losses to Kansas and Kansas State. Texas looked lifeless at times in both games, giving flashbacks to the horrendous season opener in Arlington.

A seventh-inning grand slam doomed Texas in game one against Kansas. The Longhorns fell 6-3 despite a two-homer day from Jack O’Dowd.

In game two Texas’ bats were sliced all game by Kansas State pitching. Lebarron Johnson delivered a solid start to keep Texas in the game before the bullpen gave up a 5 spot in the seventh.

Texas now awaits their fate for the NCAA Tournament. Expect the Longhorns to be traveling to a regional as a No. 2 seed when the bracket is announced on Monday.

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