In case you missed it, check out the Week 6 Recap, which includes a link to the weekly show with Coach Schlossnagle, Stats, Top 25 Rankings, and more. Rounding the Bases - Week 6
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Coaching duty calls tonight, so I am starting the game thread extra early.
My son Augie has practice, so I need to get to the field as the young guy gets some fielding and hitting work in.
Mid-Week Preview:
Opponent: Sam Houston
Date: Tues March 25th
Time: 630pm
Where: Disch-Falk Field
TV: SEC Network+
History:
- First Met: 1952
- All-Time Record: 84-19
- Horns are 78-19 at Disch-Falk Field
- Last Meeting: 2024 – Texas beat Sam Houston 16-9 with Charlie Hurley getting the win. In fact, the pitchers did outstanding against Sam Houston, except for a horror inning from Cody Howard in which he gave up 7 runs. Offensively, the Horns hit 5 home runs on the evening
- Texas last lost to Sam Houston in 2015
- Texas is currently on an 11 game winning streak against the Bearkats
- Sam Houston is picked to finish 5th out of 10 teams in the Conf USA
- This past weekend, Sam Houston lost 2 of 3 to Louisiana Tech
- Overall, Sam Houston is 0-5 against Quad 1 teams and 0-1 against Quad 2 teams.
Records:
Texas: 19-3 (5-1 SEC)
Sam Houston: 7-17 (1-2 Conf USA)
RPI
Texas – 14
Sam Houston - 208
Pitching Matchups:
Texas LHP Kade Bing (0-0, 3.77 ERA) v. RHP Danny Valadez (2-1, 2 saves, 12 apps, 5.16 ERA, 12 BB, 15 K, .270 B/Avg)
-- Danny will be making his first start of the season
--Danny is a Junior from Round Rock, who went to Cedar Ridge HS, originally having signed with Baylor out of HS
Bullpen Leaders:
Noah Kendrick (0-3, 3.57 ERA, 22.2 IP)
Cole Marthiljohni (2-1, 5.54 ERA, 13 IP)
Offensive Leaders:
Brady Christensen (.304 BA, .949 OPS, 2 HR, 14 RBI, .493 SLG%, .456 OB%, 3-3 SB)
Hunter Autrey (.301 BA, .894 OPS, 3 HR, 22 RBI, .484 SLG%, .410 OB%, 8-10 SB)
>>> Hunter is the older brother of Texas commit Easton Autrey
Jace Martinez (.297 BA, .819 OPS, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .446 SLG%, .373 OB%, 4-5 SB)
Stats Comparison
| STAT | TEXAS | SAM HOUSTON |
| Batting Average | .296 | .261 |
| OPS | .909 | .752 |
| Runs | 162 | 141 |
| Hits | 224 | 211 |
| 2B | 52 | 37 |
| 3B | 7 | 12 |
| HR | 33 | 12 |
| RBI | 150 | 127 |
| SLG% | .515 | .382 |
| BB | 107 | 127 |
| K | 193 | 239 |
| OB% | .394 | .370 |
| SB-ATT | 27-38 | 37-50 |
| ERA | 3.42 | 6.71 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.76 |
| Saves | 11 | 3 |
| BB | 84 | 106 |
| SO | 196 | 167 |
| B/Avg | .217 | .307 |
| Errors | 22 | 36 |
| Fielding% | .973 | .959 |
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Game Prediction:
- Texas wins the game
- On the season, I am 17-5 with my predictions
STARTING LINEUPS:
TEXAS
| 1 | 2b | 5 Ethan Mendoza | R | .383 | |
| 2 | rf | 44 Max Belyeu | L | .348 | |
| 3 | ss | 1 Jalin Flores | R | .306 | |
| 4 | c | 6 Rylan Galvan | R | .323 | |
| 5 | 3b | 24 Adrian Rodriguez | B | .333 | |
| 6 | 1b | 10 Kimble Schuessler | R | .281 | |
| 7 | lf | 9 Easton Winfield | L | .219 | |
| 8 | cf | 8 Will Gasparino | R | .241 | |
| 9 | dh | 35 Jaquae Stewart | L | .182 | |
| 10 | p | 11 Kade Bing | L | - |
SAM HOUSTON
| 1 | ss | 8 Jace Martinez | R | .297 | |
| 2 | lf | 43 Hunter Autrey | L | .301 | |
| 3 | 3b | 1 Blake Brown | R | .274 | |
| 4 | 2b | 2 Addison Smith | B | .244 | |
| 5 | 1b | 7 Ryan Franden | L | .242 | |
| 6 | c | 10 Easton Dean | L | .375 | |
| 7 | cf | 30 Sam Lee | R | .129 | |
| 8 | dh | 25 Marshall Hale | R | .333 | |
| 9 | rf | 3 Parker Blackman | L | .259 | |
| 10 | p | 36 Danny Valadez | R | - |
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