The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball preview: 2005 NCAA Regional Tournament
06.03.2005 | Baseball
Trivia Question: The Longhorns will be making their 47th NCAA Regional Tournament appearance all-time when they face Quinnipiac on Friday. While freshman Kenn Kasparek will get the starting nod for UT against the Bobcats, who started each of the Longhorns last two regional openers?
No. 5 Texas (45-14) at 2005 Austin NCAA Regional Tournament
TOURNAMENT INSIDER
Total Regional Tournament Appearances: 47 (seventh straight)
Total Regional Tournament Titles: 29 All-Time
Regional Tournament Record: 115-43-1 (.726) First
Ever Regional Tournament Appearance: 6/20/1947; a 10-9 UT win over Oklahoma in Denver
Last Regional Tournament Appearance: 6/6/2004; a 7-3 UT win over Oral Roberts in Austin Garrido at Regional Tournaments: 59-34 (.634); 16-6 at UT Media: 1300 AM "The Zone"
FIRST-ROUND MATCHUP
No. 1 seed Texas (45-14) vs. No. 4 seed Quinnipiac (33-23, 12-15 Big 12)
When: June 3, 2005, at 6 p.m. Central
Where: Austin, Texas (Disch-Falk Field)
Media: 1300 AM "The Zone and and on www.texassports.com
SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: First Meeting.
Garrido vs. Quinnipiac: First Meeting
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
June 3, 2005 Quinnipiac RHP Pat Egan (7-4, 4.28 ERA) TEXAS RHP Kenn Kasparek (6-0, 2.03 ERA)
TEXAS TERRITORY
- The Longhorns began 2005 postseason action by going 2-2 while reaching the semifinals of last week's Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla., and enter NCAA Regional action having won four of their last six games.
- Three Texas players were included on the 2005 Big 12 All-Tournament Team following the championship game on May 29 < Randy Boone, Seth Johnston and Nick Peoples.
- Juniors Taylor Teagarden and J. Brent Cox were named finalists for the 2005 Johnny Bench Award and the 2005 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, respectively, on June 1.
- Entering the Austin Regional, senior Seth Johnston is riding a seven-game hitting streak while the trio of Drew Stubbs, Nick Peoples and Robby Hudson have each hit safely in each of their last five contests.
- Senior shortstop Seth Johnston accounted for both game-winning RBI for the Longhorns during the 2005 Big 12 Tournament and now leads the team in that category with eight.
TOURNAMENT TEAM QUICK FACTS
ARKANSAS - 2nd Seed
Nickname: Razorbacks
Head Coach: Dave Van Horn 2005
Record: 37-20 2005
Conference Record: 13-17 (SEC)
All-Time Series w/Texas: Texas leads 72-31.
First Meeting: May 2, 1902, a 4-3 UT win in Fayetteville.
Last Meeting: June 18, 2004, a 13-2 UT win in Omaha.
All-Time Postseason Record: Texas leads 19-5.
All-Time Conference Tournament Record: Texas leads 16-4.
All-Time CWS Record: Texas leads 3-1. Garrido vs. Arkansas: 4-1 (1-0 at UT).
MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO) - 3rd Seed Nickname: RedHawks
Head Coach: Tracy Smith
2005 Record: 44-16 2005
Conference Record: 17-4 (Mid-American)
All-Time Series w/Texas: Texas leads 1-0.
First Meeting: May 27, 2000, an 11-1 UT win in Tempe.
Last Meeting: May 27, 2000, an 11-1 UT win in Tempe.
All-Time Postseason Record: Texas leads 1-0. All
Time Regional Tournament Record: Texas leads 1-0.
Garrido vs. Miami University (Ohio): 1-0 (1-0 at UT).
QUINNIPIAC - 4th Seed
Nickname: Bobcats Interim
Head Coach: Dan Gooley
2005 Record: 26-22 2005
Conference Record: 17-6 (NEC
Trivia Answer - Former Texas left-hander Justin Simmons, who, like Kasparek, wore the number 30, started against both Youngstown State in 2004 and Bucknell in 2003.
