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Utilizing the transfer portal helped Texas Baseball continue success in 2023

Porter Brown and Garret Guillemette were home run additions for Texas baseball.

Texas baseball faced a bit of a rebuild after sending eight players to the MLB Draft in 2022. As a result, David Pierce was forced to revamp his roster entering the new season.

The heavy roster turnover lowered national expectations for the Longhorns. Texas began the year unranked in most major polls with a roster full of unproven names.

Fast forward to May, Texas claimed a share of the Big 12 regular season title and is right in the mix to host a third straight regional.

A major reason Texas was able to stay competitive despite some labeling it a “rebuild year” is the contributions from transfers Porter Brown and Garret Guillemette.

Brown traveled a few hours down I-35 following a four-year career at TCU. He settled right into the Longhorns lineup in left field, adding a strong bat in the middle of the Texas order. Brown hit .337 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI.

Guillemette has been rock solid behind the plate for the Longhorns. The USC transfer hit .317 with 11 home runs and a team-best 58 RBI. Along with his strong offensive numbers, Guillemette has done a remarkable job working with a developing pitching staff.

Both Brown and Guillemette earned first-team All-Big 12 honors following the regular season. They now look to help Texas reach the College World Series for the third straight year.

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Big 12 Baseball Championships Scoreboard: Sooners fall to Texas Tech, take on Oklahoma State Friday

Big 12 Baseball championships schedule and how to watch the action this week in Arlington.

The Big 12 baseball championships are set. After an up-and-down regular season, the Oklahoma Sooners head into the tournament as the No. 7 seed and will face the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Oklahoma was 30-24 in 2023 and went 11-13 in Big 12 play. The Sooners are one of several bubble teams fighting for a chance to play in the NCAA tournament. Their series sweep of Texas is the biggest note on the resume. A win or two in the Big 12 championships would be huge for their aspirations.

The Big 12 championships begin play on Wednesday morning at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, at 9 a.m. CT with TCU and Kansas State facing off.

There will be a lot of fantastic baseball this week, and we’ll track the results for you here.

Texas enters D1Baseball top 25 after weekend sweep of West Virginia

Texas baseball is back in the top 25 rankings.

Texas baseball (38-18, 15-9) is back in the top 25 rankings after closing out the regular season with a sweep of previously No. 6 West Virginia. David Pierce’s squad claimed a share of the Big 12 regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.

The Longhorns check in at No. 20 in the updated rankings. Texas joins No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 21 West Virginia as Big 12 programs in the top 25.

Texas opens up the Big 12 Tournament with Kansas on Wednesday. They share the same side of the bracket as TCU and Kansas State.

This resurging Texas team has re-entered the mix to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament. The offense is starting to catch fire and the pitching staff is being anchored down by Lucas Gordon and Lebarron Johnson.

A strong showing in Arlington this week could mean postseason baseball at Disch-Falk Field.

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WATCH: Texas RHP Tanner Witt speaks on his journey back to the mound

Tanner Witt’s incredible perseverance helped Texas win the Big 12 crown.

Texas baseball clinched its share of the Big 12 regular season title after completing an emphatic sweep over No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday.

Just a month ago, Texas was all but dead in the water following what David Pierce called an “embarrassing sweep” from Oklahoma. The Longhorns dropped from the rankings, Big 12 standings and hosting contention.

The next week former freshman All-American and top MLB Draft prospect Tanner Witt made his long-awaited debut this season. Texas would finish the year on an 11-3 run with Witt back in the fold.

Witt’s return was the shot in the arm this Texas team needed. He could have decided to take more time during his recovery process to protect his pro future, but the Texas righty believed his story was not finished.

Witt started Texas’ final game of the regular season and picked up the win in the Big 12 clinching victory.

An emotional Longhorns team hoisted the trophy in front of a packed Disch-Falk Field. Witt caught up with the media to discuss how much this title meant to him and his teammates.

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Texas baseball sweeps No. 6 West Virginia, wins share of Big 12 title

Texas wins the Big 12!

Texas completed the sweep of No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday to clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title with a 7-3 victory.

Tanner Witt set the tone for the Horns on the mound in his best outing since returning from injury. Witt threw three scoreless frames, striking out three hitters with his vintage breaking ball.

The Longhorns’ offense came out firing yet again. Texas chased WVU ace Ben Hampton from the game in the first inning with a four-spot.

Dylan Campbell and Jalin Flores delivered big hits to put Texas on top early. Garrett Guillmette added a late insurance run to give the Horns some separation in the eighth inning.

Texas’ bullpen pieced together six innings of work in relief of Witt. Zane Morehouse and Charlie Hurley picked up some critical outs in the game’s final innings.

After seemingly being out of the NCAA hosting picture a month ago, Texas is right back in the mix for a top-16 seed.

The Longhorns will be the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Conference Tournament this week at Globe Life field. Texas takes on Kansas on Wednesday afternoon.

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Texas tops No. 6 West Virginia 10-4, moving one win away from Big 12 title

Texas looks to clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament on Saturday.

Texas baseball clinched a massive series victory over No. 6 West Virginia on Friday night. The 10-4 win and an Oklahoma State loss sets up a de facto Big 12 championship game on Saturday.

For the second straight night, Texas jumped out to a big early lead.

Dylan Campbell got the Longhorns’ offense going with an RBI double in the first inning. Campbell extend his record hitting streak to 32 games and added another home run later in the game.

Eric Kennedy and Jared Thomas would homer to break the game open early on.

Seven runs in the first two innings were all Texas flamethrowing righty Lebarron Johnson Jr would need. He struck out 11 Mountaineer hitters, allowing just two runs in 5.1 innings of work. Ace Whitehead provided some valuable outs out of the bullpen.

Texas looks to clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament on Saturday. Tanner Witt gets the ball in the most important game of the year for the Horns.

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Porter Brown and Lucas Gordon shine in Texas’ rout over No. 6 West Virginia

Left fielder Porter Brown mashed three home runs and ace Lucas Gordan dazzled for seven shutout innings in the win. 

Texas baseball opened up a crucial Big 12 series with a 12-2 victory over No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Left fielder Porter Brown mashed three home runs and ace Lucas Gordan dazzled for seven shutout innings in the win.

The Longhorns came out firing on all cylinders from the jump. Texas pushed across one run on four hits in the first inning before breaking the game open with five more in the second.

The early cushion and excellent pitching from Gordon helped Texas cruise to a stress-free win.

Dylan Campbell had a good night at the plate going 3-for-4 with a home run. He extended his school record hit streak to 31 with a bunt single in the first inning.

Texas’ Big 12 title hopes remain alive with the game one win. The Longhorns need to complete the sweep of the Mountaineers and have Oklahoma take one game from Oklahoma State to win the regular season title.

Texas will shoot for the series victory on Friday night with Lebarron Johnson Jr. on the mound.

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Texas welcomes No. 6 West Virginia with the Big 12 title on the line

The Longhorns and Mountaineers both have a chance at the Big 12 regular season title. 

Texas baseball hosts No. 6 West Virginia this weekend for the final series of the regular season. The Longhorns and Mountaineers both have a chance at the Big 12 regular season title.

West Virginia’s magic number to earn the conference championship sits at one game as they travel to Austin. Just a single win over Texas would have them as the top seed in the Big 12 tournament and a likely regional host.

Texas has a bit more work in front of them for the Big 12 crown. The Longhorns complete a sweep on the No. 6 team in the nation and have Oklahoma take at least one game from Oklahoma State. Just a series win would be a massive boost to Texas’ NCAA tournament resume.

Starting pitching is going to be the key for Texas this weekend.

The Longhorns have settled into its rotation of Lucas Gordon, Lebarron Johnson and Tanner Witt. Getting good outings on the mound against a potent WVU offense would set the tone for Texas.

Texas pitching must keep West Virginia second baseman JJ Weatherholt in check. The Golden Spikes Award contender is a game-changer in the Mountaineers lineup.

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Texas Baseball: Lebarron Johnson Jr. earns Big 12 Pitcher of the Week

LBJ earns Big 12 honors after his 12 strikeout performance.

Lebarron Johnson Jr. took home Big 12 Pitcher of the Week following his stellar performance against Kansas on Saturday. Johnson joins Lucas Gordon as Longhorns to earn the award this season.

After dropping game one on Friday, Johnson set Texas up to bounce back and eventually win the crucial road series.

Johnson struck out a career-high 12 Jayhawks across seven innings of one-run baseball. He lowered his ERA to 2.53 and picked up his fifth victory of the season.

The flame-throwing righty is putting it together down the stretch of the season. Johnson has thrown 18-plus innings, striking out 24 batters and allowing just one run in his last three outings.

The recent emergence of Johnson is a big development for Texas baseball. The one-two punch of ace Lucas Gordon and Johnson makes Texas a dangerous team in a postseason format.

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Texas baseball needs a postseason mindset for the rest of the year

Texas baseball needs to kick into second gear.

Texas baseball needs to kick into second gear for the remaining regular season games. The Longhorns sit with a 30-16 overall record and 10-8 Big 12 mark at this point of the year.

Just a couple of weeks ago Texas was on top of the Big 12 standings and a projected regional host by experts all over the country. That was before the Oklahoma Sooners came to Austin and swept the Horns in embarrassing fashion.

Texas bounced back with a road series win over TCU but still has some work to do to get back into Big 12 and hosting contention.

Head coach David Pierce described the final stretch of the season as “playoff baseball” for the Longhorns.

Texas’ remaining schedule includes a road series at Kansas and two home series against San Jose and Big 12 leader West Virginia.

A 7-3 or better record the rest of the way would have Texas firmly in the NCAA tournament field. If the Longhorns get hot and run the table with a 9-1 or 10-0 record, they are right back into the mix to be a top-16 seed.

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