NCAA Austin Regional Game 6 postgame notes: Texas 14, Army 10

May 31, 2009

Tournament Notes
- With the win, Texas advances to the NCAA Austin Super Regional where it will meet TCU.
- Army concludes its NCAA Austin Regional with a 2-2 mark.
- Today's game marked the second ever meeting between Texas and Army.
- Texas is making its 53rd NCAA postseason appearance and its 11th straight.
- Army is making its fourth NCAA postseason appearance.
- The attendance for the regional's sixth game was 7,034. The total regional attendance through six sessions is 36,080 with an average of 6,012 fans attending each session.

Army (36-21)
Team Notes
- With its loss, Army is now 3-8 in NCAA Regional action.
- The Black Knights loss moved Army to 0-2 all-time vs. Texas.
- Army's two wins in the 2009 NCAA Austin Regional mark the first time it has won two games in a regional.
- With its two runs in the first, Army has now scored a run in every game this season.

Individual Notes
- Catcher J.T. Watkins' three-hit performance against Texas was his 10th multi-hit game of the season.
- Centerfielder Andy Ernesto's three hits against UT marked his 18th multi-hit effort of the year.
- Shortstop Clint Moore's double in the first extended his current hitting streak to seven games. His two hits on the day marked his team-high 25th multi-hit game of the year. - In the eighth, designated hitter Joey Henshaw's became just the 35th player in UFCU Disch-Falk Field History to homer over the centerfield monster. The feat has been accomplished 40 times, but Henshaw was the first to do so in 2009. - First baseman Kevin McKague's triple in the seventh was the first of his Army career.

Texas (44-13-1)
Team Notes
- Texas advances to its fifth NCAA Super Regional and its first since 2005.
- The Longhorns' win moves their all-time NCAA Regional record to 90-34.
- Texas is now 28-13 in NCAA Regional action since Augie Garrido came to Texas in 1997.
- The win over Army moved UT's all-time record against the Black Knights to 2-0.
- The Horns' overcame a four-run deficit to earn the 14-10 victory, marking their largest comeback of the season, surpassing their three-run comeback against Texas State on March 3, 2009.
- In 37 home games in 2009, Texas has allowed just three runs in the first inning. The Horns allowed two runs in the first inning against Army after allowing just one first-inning run at home all season.

Individual Notes
- First baseman Brandon Belt's two-hit effort against Army marked his team-best 19th multi-hit game of the season. Belt also extended his current hitting streak to six games.
- Belt's double in the second was his team-high 17th double of the season.
- Catcher Cameron Rupp's 12th multi-hit game of the season extended his hitting streak to six games.
- Rupp tied a career-high with his four hits against Army, equaling his career-best effort that he posted against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on March 4, 2008.
- Second baseman Travis Tucker's two-RBI performance against the Black Knights was his fifth of the season, while his two-hit effort was his 18th of the year.
- Shortstop Brandon Loy's three-run double in the ninth set a new single-game career high for RBI.
- Designated hitter Preston Clark's five-RBI effort equaled a career-best that he previously registered at UTSA on March 17, 2008. His three hits against Army moved his season multi-hit game total to 10.

NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
Pitcher	Mike Belfiore	Boston College
Pitcher	Austin Wood	Texas
C	Cameron Rupp	Texas
1B	Preston Clark	Texas
2B	Travis Tucker	Texas
SS	Clint Moore	Army
3B	Mickey Wiswall	Boston College
OF	John Spatola	Boston College
OF	Kevin Keyes	Texas
OF	Andy Ernesto	Army
DH	Joey Henshaw	Army
Most Outstanding Player: Austin Wood, Texas

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

NCAA Austin Regional Game 6 postgame notes: Texas 14, Army 10