Texas BASEBALL - Tues Night v. Incarnate Word - Game Thread

ZachattheDisch · 2025-02-25T16:38:16-0600

Tonight, the Horns take on the Cardinals of Incarnate Word as a final tune up before they head out to Vegas for a weekend tournament. The Cardinals come in having swung the bat very well and will look to continue to do so against a freshman making his first appearance and first start at Texas.

The weather conditions are certainly more favorable than they were this past weekend, which should be good news for the Horns offense that is looking to get things going after a lethargic weekend series against Dartmouth.

Can the Cardinals secure their second win over the Horns and first since 2019? We will find out tonight. Follow along for all the action and post game breakdown and thoughts.

In case you missed it, check out the weekend recap and mid-week preview here - Rounding the Bases

MID WEEK MATCHUP
#15 Texas Longhorns (5-1, 0-0 SEC) v. Incarnate Word (7-1, 0-0 Southland)
Date: Tues Feb 25th
Time: 630pm
Where: Disch-Falk Field
TV: SEC Network+

History:

First Met: 2015
All-Time Record: 10-1 (Texas is 10-0 at Home); Last and only loss to UIW was back in 2019
Last Meeting: 2024 (Horns beat UIW by a score of 7-1)
UIW is picked to finish 8th in the Southland Conference
Cardinals swept Texas Southern at home

The Cardinals of Incarnate Word come to Austin riding a 4-game win streak looking to upset the Horns behind an offense that has been potent so far through eight games this season. Interestingly enough, coming into the season, pitching was seen as the strength of the team and could very well still end up that way, but it has been the bats that have powered the Cardinals success so far. The other area of strength has been the defense, which has an impressive .986 fielding percentage so far.

Pitching Matchups:
Texas Jason Flores (0-0, 0.00 ERA) v. Incarnate Word RHP EJ Garcia (2-0, 4.35 ERA, 4 apps, 1.45 WHIP, 10.1 IP)

Offensive Leaders:
Rob Liddington Jr (.515 BA, 1.567 OPS, 5x 2B, 3x HR, 10x RBI, .939 SLG%, .628 OB%, 3-3 SB)
Ryan Scott (.480 BA, 1.735 OPS, 2x 2B, 1x 3B, 4x HR, 17 RBI, .1.120 SLG%, .615 OB%)

Prediction

Texas wins the Tuesday matchup and improves to 6-1 on the season
- Thanks to a Texas sweep, I am still a perfect 6-0 on the season in my predictions

LINEUPS:

UIW Lineup:

1	1b	14 Liddington, Rob	R	.515
2	cf	1 Calabrese, Daniel	R	.429
3	dh	33 Mendoza, Rey	L	.359
4	rf	35 Scott, Ryan	R	.480
5	lf	9 Weaver, Jake	L	.438
6	2b	7 Cowan, Tyler	L	.280
7	c	3 Gregson, JD	R	.438
8	3b	12 Lyssy, Thomas	L	.429
9	ss	4 Hernandez, Ryder	R	.345
10	p	20 Garcia, EJ	R	-

ZachattheDisch · 2025-02-25T16:44:43-0600