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No. 24 Softball preview: vs. UTSA & North Texas [March 8-9, 2016]
03.07.2016 | Softball
Texas looks to get back in the win column with a pair of mid-week home matchups
Texas Game Notes vs. UTSA & North Texas
UTSA (6-15) & North Texas (13-6) at No. 24 Texas (14-3) | March 8 & 9 | McCombs Field, Austin, Texas
Schedule:
Tuesday, March 8
4:30 p.m. CT UTSA at TEXAS – LINK TO WATCH LHN
Wednesday, March 9
6 p.m. CT North Texas at TEXAS – LINK TO WATCH LHN
**check TexasSports.com or our Twitter account (@TexasSoftball) for any weather-related delay or cancellation information should it become necessary
Location: Austin, Texas (Red & Charline McCombs Field)
Ticket Information: LINK
Live Stats: Available for every game here: LINK
Television: Both games will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network.
Radio: Both games are slated for radio broadcast via web stream with Terry Lewis on the call via this LINK. They can also be heard locally in Austin on 105.3 FM in the local and surrounding areas, part of the Austin Radio Network supported by the flagship radio station of the Longhorns, 104.9 FM The Horn.
Base Knocks:
- Last year's doubleheader with UTSA on March 24 proved particularly memorable as the Longhorns posted consecutive walk-off victories over the Roadrunners. Center fielder Lindsey Stephens laced a walk-off double to break a tie and win the opener, 2-1, while pinch hitter Mickenzi Krpec played the heroine in the nightcap with a walk-off two-RBI single (3-2). The occurrence marked the seventh time in program history (and first time since 2009) that Texas registered back-to-back walk-off wins.
- With mid-week victories over both UTSA and North Texas, the Longhorns could equal the fifth-best 19-game opening to a season in school history at 16-3 (1997, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011). The 2003, 2006 & 2012 teams opened at 18-1, while the 2013 team was 17-2.
- Who scores first has played a major role to this point in whether Texas or its opposition wins games in 2016. Thus far through 17 contests, the Longhorns are a perfect 9-0 when putting a run on the scoreboard first and just 5-3 when the opposition crosses the plate initially.
- The Longhorns have still yet to taste defeat in a game during which they out-hit their opponent. Through the opening 17 contests, Texas is a perfect 13-0 when out-hitting its opponent and just 1-3 when trailing in the hits column. The only times UT has been out-hit this season were in a 3-2 win over Abilene Christian (February 26), in a pair of losses to Tulsa (February 26-27) and during a defeat at Texas State (March 2).
- The Longhorns have always had a tremendous amount of success against programs from the "Lone Star State," as UT holds a 302-73-1 (.805) overall record versus a combined 20 Texas teams. The Burnt Orange & White leads the all-time series over 19 of those 20 programs with the lone blemish being a 20-20 series tie against longtime rival Texas A&M. The Horns are 3-1 in such games this season, beating Houston (W, 4-1) on Feb. 21 to get this year's "Lone Star State" match-ups underway, taking two contests from Abilene Christian (W, 15-1 in 5 inn., 3-2) during the Texas Invitational and dropping a 9-5 decision at Texas State (March 2). UT still has contests scheduled against Texas State, UTSA, North Texas, UTA, Baylor, UTEP, Texas Tech and Texas Southern to go in 2016.
