The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
06.20.2014 | Baseball
Texas 4, Vanderbilt 0
- The win tonight was Texas third consecutive victory to stave off elimination for the first time since 1981. Texas is now 34-28 all-time in CWS elimination games.
- The Longhorns earned their record 85th win in the College World Series with today's victory.
- Texas is guaranteed to finish in the top four in the CWS for a record 26th time. The Longhorns have finished in the top four six out of eight trips to the World Series in the Augie Garrido era.
- Texas has thrown back-to-back shutouts (1-0, 4-0) for the first time in the College World Series since Oregon State accomplished this feat in 2006 (June 21 & 22 against Rice). This was the eighth time in CWS history that back-to-back shutouts have been thrown.
- This was the Longhorns' 10th shutout in College World Series history, tying Arizona State for most all-time.
- The Texas pitching staff has not allowed a runner to reach third base in its last 19 innings of work and have not allowed a run in 34 of the 36 innings thus far at the CWS.
- In its last three games, the Texas pitching staff has allowed just fourteen hits, all singles. For all of NCAA play Texas has surrendered just five extra base hits, three coming against UC Irvine (6/14).
- The back-to-back triples in the second inning were the first triples of the NCAA Tournament for Texas, and gives them 17 total triples on the year.
- Prior to the back-to-back triples today, the 2004 Texas Longhorns were the last team to do so, recording two in a row in the eighth inning against Arkansas (6/18/2004).
- Mark Payton was hit by a pitch and had an RBI sacrifice bunt in the win today, and has now reached base in all three games since his Big 12 record 101-game streak was snapped Saturday.
- The 102 bunts this season for the Longhorns are the fifth most in a season in the Augie Garrido era. The four seasons with more sacrifices also ended in Omaha, including the 2005 National Championship year (116 sacrifices).
- Thornhill (9-3, 1.51) tossed eight innings of six hit ball while striking out five. All five hits were singles, and he only allowed multiple base runners one time in the fourth inning.
- This was Thornhill's third win of the NCAA Tournament in four appearances. In NCAA play he has worked 29 1/3 innings, allowing five runs (all earned) on 25 hits while striking out 19, and has recorded a quality start each outing.
- Thornhill has surrendered two runs or fewer in 15 of his 16 starts this season.
- John Curtiss worked a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout. In five NCAA Tournament appearances he has worked 9 2/3 innings allowing one earned run on six hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. He has a 1-0 record with one save in NCAA play and nine saves on the season.
- Texas' pitching staff recorded its 13th shutout of the season and dropped their NCAA Tournament ERA to 1.09 in 91 innings. The pitching staff's season ERA is down to 2.24.
- Texas has allowed four runs in its first four CWS games, tied for the third least in CWS history.
- The Longhorns have allowed three runs or fewer in 51 games this season (42-9 record).
- C.J Hinojosa's RBI single in the first extended his hit streak to eight games and his reached-base streak to 10 games.
- Brooks Marlow reached in all four of his plate appearances today (one hit, two walks, and a hit by pitch).
- Zane Gurwitz recorded his 17th multi-hit game of the year, going 2-for-4 today.
- The Texas offense has 18 extra base hits in NCAA Tournament Play (13 doubles, two triples and three home runs) compared to five (four doubles and a triple) four their opponents.
- The Longhorns are 22-2 when scoring in the first inning this season, outscoring opponents 37-15. They have struck in the first inning in four NCAA Tournament games, all four have resulted in victories, including today's 4-0 win with two runs in the first inning.
- Texas is 38-4 when leading after seven innings, the last loss coming to UC Irvine (6/14).
- Head coach Augie Garrido has guided Cal State Fullerton (1979, 1984, 1995) and Texas (2002, 2005) to national titles ...Garrido is looking for his sixth national title in his fifth different decade.
- Garrido is now 41-21 in 15 CWS appearances.
- In its six previous national championship runs, Texas lost a game in the 1950 and 1975 championship seasons (lost opener in 1950; lost second game in 1975) ... The Longhorns went unbeaten in the 1949, 1983, 2002 and 2005 CWS.
- Augie Garrido is 21-9 all-time when team faces elimination in College World Series (only Rod Dedeaux has more wins when facing elimination).
