In case you missed it, check out the Monday thread, Rounding the Bases that breaks down this past weekend and previews tonight's opponent, Incarnate Word Cardinals. A link to that thread can be found here - ROUNDING THE BASES
TUESDAY NIGHT GAME
Opponent: Incarnate Word Cardinals (13-4. 0-0 Southland)
Date: Tues - March 12th
Time: 630pm
Where: Disch-Falk Field
TV: LHN
HISTORY:
- First meeting - 2015; Horns won 7-1
- Recent meeting - 2023; Horns won 17-11
- Texas leads the all-time series 9-1
- Horns have a 9-0 all-time record at home
- Horns lone loss to Incarnate Word was in San Antonio during the disaster of the 2019 season
Incarnate Word is a veteran team that has started off the season well, accumulating a record of 13-4, with losses to Texas A&M, Tarleton State, and twice to University of Louisiana at Monroe. The Cardinals were 28-26 during the 2023 season and have been picked to finish 4th in the pre-season.
PREDICTION:
Texas wins 9-2
PITCHING MATCHUPS:
TUESDAY– Texas RHP Grant Fontenot (0-1. 1.50) vs. UIW LHP Dalton Beck (2-0, 5.40)
TEXAS LINEUP:
1B - Jared Thomas (.403)
3B - Peyton Powell (.453)
SS - Jalin Flores (.297)
LF - Porter Brown (.241)
DH - Rylan Galvan (.357)
RF - Max Belyeu (.341)
C - Kimble Schuessler (.419)
2B - Jack O'Dowd (.170)
CF - Will Gasparino (.354)
INCARNATE WORD LINEUP:
CF - Cameron Caley (.379)
LF - Rob Liddington (.209)
P - Dalton Beck (.441)
1B - Ryan Scott (.523)
C - JD Gregson (.346)
RF - Sterling Sutcliffe (.267)
2B - Tony DeJesus (.385)
3B - Tyler Cowan (.209)
SS - Grant Randell (.264
