The 2022 Texas Longhorns are ranked preseason No. 1 by most publications and for good reason. This team has a loaded roster stacked with elite pitching depth and experience.
The preseason All-Big 12 team shows how talented Texas’ roster is.
The Longhorns have seven of the 18 players named to the list. The most in the conference by a wide margin.
- C Silas Ardoin
- 2B Mitchell Daly
- SS Trey Faltine
- 1B/DH Ivan Melendez
- P Pete Hansen
- P Tristian Stevens
- P Aaron Nixon
Junior pitcher Pete Hansen was named Big 12 preseason pitcher of the year. An honor awarded to former Longhorn Ty Madden a season ago. Hansen appeared in 19 games in 2021 finishing 9-1 with a 1.88 ERA.
Hansen will be joined in the weekend rotation with 2021 first-team All-Big 12 pitcher Tristian Stevens and freshman All-American Tanner Witt.
Texas will open the season at home against Rice on Feb. 18.
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