Horns season has driven into the ditch, any chance of saving it would mean winning at least two of three from a top 20 ranked Mountaineer team and really they almost have to sweep to resurrect their tournament hopes. Preview from Texassports: Baseball Preview: No. 17 West Virginia - University of Texas Athletics PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS FRIDAY—Texas So. RHP Bryce Elder (2-3, 3.05) vs. West Virginia Jr. RHP Alek Manoah(6-2, 1.81) SATURDAY—Texas Jr. RHP Blair Henley (6-2, 3.81) vs. West Virginia So. LHP Jackson Wolf (2-2, 3.61) SUNDAY—Texas TBA vs. West Virginia Jr. RHP Kade Strowd (4-4, 4.13)
Bought 4 tix last month for Sunday's game; coming up from SA with at least one guest who is a WVU alum, a business colleague; good guy, moved to SA about 10 years ago after exiting active army service. He took his wife to the 2016 UT v WVU football game, he commented later: "We had a great time, we were wearing full WVU colors and stuff, and many times we were greeted by Longhorn fans walking past, with 'Hook 'em, and good luck to WVU today', of course WVU won, and he was even more surprised that Texas fans were just as gracious after the game. I said something like: "Well, what are opposing fans supposed to do, beat you up because you're there to see a football game and support your team?" But kudos to the Longhorn Nation for acting with good humor to them! I don't think he is much aware of Texas' Longhorn baseball legendary status. I'll try to hold back from boring him too much, maybe "The College World Series is essentially the "Elite 8" round of college baseball. Texas won the 3rd and 4th CWS championship in 1949 and 1950, and 4 more, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005. Last year, 2018, was the 72nd year of the CWS, Texas was back in it ..... for the 36th time, playing in the CWS on average every other year, appearing in every decade, over a period of 72 years" and leave at that. And then WVU will probably go on and win Sunday. Nooooooo. Just kidding, but with the last 2 weeks, who knows?
Just left UFCU DFF....we found another way to lose yet AGAIN!!! WVU 3 UT 2. All 3 WVU runs off of late HR’s. Elder had a no-no til 2 outs in 7th inning. Then the HR’s followed. We really suck!!
This team has no guts, no bats and no ability to hold on to a lead. I don't see how this team even makes the Big XII tourney much less a regional. The ride was fun while it lasted.
******* awesome game with a terrible result. Elder outpitched the best pitcher in the league and lost...
Friday recap Baseball falls in series opener with No. 17 West Virginia - University of Texas Athletics
Not soon enough! This was a UT suckathon weekend.....baseball chokes twice and only 2 players make the NFL draft cut. Surely 2019-2020 UT men’s big 3 sports can only go up, right?!?
Saturday recap if you are truly a masochist and want to read about another bullpen meltdown. Baseball loses another heartbreaker to No. 17 West Virginia - University of Texas Athletics
Sorry guys it's my fault. Texas had an 8-6 lead when I finally tuned in to the game. Not tomorrow as I'm at work the entire game. Good luck!
How did this team win 2 of 3 vs tceh and bailer (yes, yes, I know that game 3 wasn't official)? --plus swept Lswho....
I don't know what to think/say anymore. This team is in total meltdown. I never saw so many blunders in little league. 6 fing unearned runs, walks, wild pitches, passed balls, errors on simple throws, base running blunders, can't make a tag, can't get bunts down, and as Zeke pointed out failure to cover the bag which would have resulted in an easy out. Just unbelievable!
Nice 10-2 win today!! And they didn't even try to give it away at the end as WVU didn't score after the 4th inning. And we're not in last place at the moment.
Horns end 6 game losing streak with blow out of WVU. Baseball beats No. 17 West Virginia behind Ford’s six RBI - University of Texas Athletics The optimist in me says sweep Kansas win the three midweek games and take 2 of 3 from OU and they can get to 33-22 and 11-12 in conference and at least get into conversation about doing something in Big XII tourny that could get them into NCAA. I am always a glass half full kind of guy though.
Whoa, dude, I think that is a bit too far. You have already forgotten all the come-from-behind wins just a few weeks ago? I totally agree they are not playing well but "no guts" I think is over the top. I will assume you are just frustrated as are we all.
Could have easily been a sweep this weekend to get back in it if the dang bullpen could hold a lead. I noticed yesterday that Coach Pierce went back to Bocchi for 7-8-9 even tho he pitched Friday night. I think he is finding less and less bullpen arms he can trust as every series goes by.
The difference between first and last in this conference is razor thin. That can’t be ignored. It is still really wide open for this team. They just need to win 4 of 6 in the last 2 series. Get in as a 3 seed and rise to the occasion.
