Texas BASEBALL - Elimination Sunday - Game Thread

ZachattheDisch · Sunday at 11:00 AM

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I am turning this into one big game thread - prepare yourselves accordingly.

I will announce on the original post what page the game thread between Texas and UTSA starts at 706pm

FIRST PITCH - PAGE 19

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In case you missed it, here is the Austin Regional preview - Austin Regional Preview
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If Texas wins the elimination game against Kansas State, they will play UTSA at 6pm today in another elimination game.

If Texas were to win both games today, the Horns would be back in action tomorrow in a winner take all game.

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Texas Longhorns (43-13, 22-8 SEC) v. Kansas State Wildcats (32-25, 17-13 Big 12)
When: June 1st
Where: Disch-Falk Field (Austin, Texas)
Time: Sunday at 2 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN

Matchup History:

First Met: 1985
Last Met: 2024 (Texas won the series 2-1 in Manhattan, losing Thursday 6-14, but bouncing back to win back-to-back games 21-11 and 6-3)
All-Time: Texas leads 65-25-1
- Texas leads 36-12-1 at Disch-Falk Field
NCAA Tournament: Horns and Wildcats have never met during the NCAA Tournament

Starting Pitching Matchups:

Texas RHP Ruger Riojas (8-3, 5.25 ERA, 61.2 IP) v. Kansas State RHP Tanner Duke (2-2, 3.82 ERA, 37.2 IP)

Bullpen

Adam Arther (2-0, 1 save, 2.22 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 24.1 IP)
James Guyette (4-3, 4 saves, 4.37 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 47.1 IP)
Ty Ruhl (3-3, 4.50 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 IP)
Tazwell Butler (1-1, 1 save, 5.92 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 24.1 IP)
Blake Dean (2-1, 1 save, 6.90 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 30 IP)

Top Hitters

Maximus Martin (.332 BA, 1.064 OPS, 14 HR, 54 RBI, .638 SLG%, .426 OB%, 5-6 SB)
Seth Dardar (.326 BA, 1.072 OPS, 12 HR, 41 RBI, .640 SLG%, .432 OB%, 5-6 SB)
Keegan O’Connor (.323 BA, 1.036 OPS, 16 HR, 56 RBI, .656 SLG%, .380 OB%, 4-6 SB)
AJ Evasco (.306 BA, .908 OPS, 9 HR, 48 RBI, .530 SLG%, .378 OB%, 2-5 SB)
Dee Kennedy (.282 BA, .893 OPS, 11 HR, 43 RBI, .516 SLG%, .377 OB%, 11-14 SB)

STARTING LINEUPS:

Texas -

2B - Ethan Mendoza
C - Rylan Galvan
RF - Max Belyeu
1B - Kimble Schuessler
LF - Adrian Rodriguez
SS - Jalin Flores
DH - Jonah Williams
3B - Casey Borba
CF - Will Gasparino

Kansas State -

SS - Shintaro Inoue
3B - Dee Kennedy
LF - Keegan O'Connor
2B - Seth Dardar
CF - Maximus Martin
RF - AJ Evasco
DH - Nick English
1B - Sam Flores
C - Bear Madliak

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Texas Longhorns (43-13, 22-8 SEC) v. UTSA Roadrunners (46-13, 23-4 AAC)
When: June 1st
Where: Disch-Falk Field (Austin, Texas)
Time: Sunday at 7:06pm
TV: to be determined

Texas v. UTSA:

First Met: 1993
Last Met: 2025 (Texas lost 7-9 just last night)
All-Time: Texas leads 26-8
- Texas leads 21-6 at Disch-Falk Field

STARTING PITCHING MATCHUPS:

Texas - RHP Hudson Hamilton (0-0, 2 saves, 2.45 ERA, 8 apps, 14.2 IP)
UTSA - RHP Gunnar Brown (3-2, 7.85 ERA, 12 apps, 3 starts, 28.2 IP)

Bullpen

Robert Orloski (8-0, 8 saves, 2.92 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 64.2 IP)
Connor Kelley (3-1, 1 save, 2.41 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 33.2 IP)
Christian Okerholm (3-1, 4.21 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 25.2 IP)
Kendall Dove (2-0, 5.76 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 25 IP)
James Hubbard (1-2, 6.29 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 24.1 IP)

Top Hitters

Mason Lytle (.372 BA, .997 OPS, 9 HR, 65 RBI, .567 SLG%, .430 OB%, 16-21 SB)
Norris McClure (.352 BA, .890 OPS, 4 HR, 38 RBI, .466 SLG%, .424 OB%, 9-10 SB)
James Taussig (.349 BA, 1.035 OPS, 9 HR, 60 RBI, .589 SLG%, .447 OB%, 3-3 SB)
Andrew Stucky (.335 BA, 1.020 OPS, 6 HR, 39 RBI, .544 SLG%, .476 OB%, 1-1 SB)
Drew Detlefsen (.323 BA, 1.011 OPS, 13 HR, 70 RBI, .582 SLG%, .430 OB%, 7-10 SB)
Caden Miller (.281 BA, .948 OPS, 8 HR, 41 RBI, .500 SLG%, .448 OB%, 8-9 SB)

STARTING LINEUPS:

Texas:

2B - Ethan Mendoza
C - Rylan Galvan
RF - Max Belyeu
1B - Kimble Schuessler
LF - Adrian Rodriguez
3B - Casey Borba
SS - Jalin Flores
DH - Jonah Williams
CF - Will Gasparino

UTSA:

CF - Mason Lytle
RF - James Taussig
3B - Norris McClure
1B - Lorenzo Morresi
DH - Garrett Gruell
LF - Caden Miller
2B - Jordan Ballin
SS - Ty Hodge
C - Andrew Stucky

jwcarl3 · Sunday at 11:02 AM