The last Texas Tuesday and the last non-conference game of the season is here. Hard to believe, but the Horns have just 10 remaining games left on the schedule. Tonight the Horns welcome the Bearkats of Sam Houston State to town as they wrap up non-conference play, before turning their attention to the final three Big 12 series of the season.
In case you missed it, check out the Monday thread, Rounding the Bases that breaks down this past weekend and previews tonight's opponent, Sam Houston. A link to that thread can be found here -
ROUNDING THE BASES
MID-WEEK MATCHUP
Opponent: Sam Houston State Bearkats (24-20, 7-11 Conference USA)
Date: Tuesday
Time: 630 pm
Where: Disch-Falk Field
TV: Longhorn Network
History:
- First met in 1952
- Texas holds a 83-19 all-time series lead over Sam Houston
- Texas is 77-19 at home
- Texas under David Pierce (since 2017) is 8-0 against Sam Houston
- Texas last lost to Sam Houston back in 2015
- Texas last met Sam Houston last season (2023) and came away winners by a score of 7-5
Prediction:
- Texas wins 8-5
- On the season, I am 30-15 with my predictions
Pitching Matchups:
- TUESDAY– RHP Charlie Hurley (3-0, 6.67 ERA, 1.75 WHIP) v. LHP Gavi Coldiron (3-4, 5.52 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
TEXAS LINEUP:
| 1 | cf | 9 Thomas, Jared | L | .362 | |
| 2 | ss | 1 Flores, Jalin | R | .365 | |
| 3 | 3b | 15 Powell, Peyton | L | .331 | |
| 4 | lf | 44 Belyeu, Max | L | .338 | |
| 5 | 1b | 31 Borba, Casey | R | .270 | |
| 6 | dh | 10 Schuessler, Kimble | R | .333 | |
| 7 | c | 6 Galvan, Rylan | R | .298 | |
| 8 | rf | 8 Gasparino, Will | R | .256 | |
| 9 | 2b | 30 Kennedy, Dee | R | .231 |
SAM HOUSTON LINEUP:
| 1 | lf | 4 Caleb Cotton | L | .264 | |
| 2 | c | 3 Walker Janek | R | .372 | |
| 3 | 1b | 43 Hunter Autrey | L | .336 | |
| 4 | cf | 15 Jake Tatom | R | .304 | |
| 5 | dh | 13 Malachi Lott | L | .295 | |
| 6 | 3b | 12 Jeffrey David | R | .341 | |
| 7 | rf | 23 Brady Christensen | L | .246 | |
| 8 | ss | 8 Jace Martinez | R | .239 | |
| 9 | 2b | 6 Easton Loyd | L | .262 |
