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Texas Alumni Game Takes Place February 1st

The Texas Alumni return to Austin to take on the Texas baseball team in the Texas Alumni baseball game on February 1st.

The Texas Longhorns baseball season gets under full swing on February 14th when the Longhorns head to Houston to take on the Rice Owls in a three-game series before returning to Disch-Falk Field to host UT-San Antonio for a one game set on Tuesday February 18th.

Before the defending Big 12 Champions start the season there is the Alumni game on Saturday February 1st at Disch-Falk Field. There will be plenty of alums to watch as they return to the field where their dreams of playing in the major leagues began.

Alumni expected to join in the festivities:

  • Tres Barrera, Washington Nationals catcher
  • Kacy Clemens, Toronto Blue Jay birst baseman
  • Kody Clemens, Detroit Tigers second baseman
  • Ty Culbreth, Colorado Rockies pitcher
  • Zane Gurwitz, Los Angeles Angels infielder
  • Blair Henley, Houston Astros pitcher
  • Travis Jones, Kansas City Royals infielder
  • Andy McGuire, Kansas City Royals pitcher/utility
  • Mark Payton, Oakland Athletics outfielder
  • Ryan Reynolds, Chicago Cubs infielder
  • Parker Joe Robinson, Los Angeles Angels pitcher
  • Chase Shugart, Boston Red Sox pitcher

The gates officially open at 10:00 am but first pitch doesn’t happen until 3:30 pm CST but there are other activities to enjoy as well. Visit Texas Sports for the entire list.

Tres Barrera Hopes of Earning Big League Opportunity

Former Longhorns catcher Tres Barrera is hoping to get his Major League Baseball opportunity with the Nationals in 2020.

Tres Barrera’s major league career has been a short one so far. After being drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. The former Longhorns catcher was invited to the Nats’ major league camp in 2019 before being assigned to Double A Harrisburg Senators.

In the minors during the 2019 season, Barrera batted .249 with eight HRs and 46 RBIs. He was called up to the big leagues on September 8th. He went hitless in two at bats while appearing in two games. He was not a part of the postseason roster as the Nationals defeated the Houston Astros to win the World Series.

In 2020, Barrera will be looking to have more of a role with the Nationals. Following the World Series victory for Washington they declined the second-year option of catch Yan Gomes who was behind the plate for the final four games of the fall classic. That might have opened the door for Barrera, however Gomes was brought back on a new two-year deal.

The other catcher on the roster Kurt Suzuki will be in the final year of his contract. Suzuki will be 36 this season which marks his 14th in the league. Given that Gomes and Suzuki are in place for the Nat’s title defense run, it might be another year that Barrera will have to plug away in the minors in hopes of earning his shot in 2021.