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Baseball preview: vs. Texas State [April 26]
04.26.2016 | Baseball
The Longhorns welcome the Bobcats for a midweek matchup.
TEXAS (19-21) vs. TEXAS STATE (22-19)
April 26, 2016
Where: Austin, Texas (UFCU Disch-Falk Field)
Time: 6 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network
Talent: Keith Moreland (Play-by-Play), Greg Swindell (Analyst)
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Talent: Craig Way (Play-by-Play), Bill Little (Analyst)
All-time Series: Texas leads, 44-9
Complete Game Notes
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
TUESDAY: UT RHP Connor Mayes (0-4, 4.17 ERA) vs. TSU RHP Jeremy Hallonquist (3-3, 2.84 ERA)
SERIES NOTES
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—The Longhorns are coming off a Big 12 series win over then No. 11 Texas Tech…Texas dropped game one by a 13-6 final despite an early 5-0 lead but rebounded to dominating wins in games two and three…the Longhorns took an early 1-0 lead in game two before falling behind 4-1…a three-run seventh gave the Longhorns the win…Nolan Kingham tossed three hitless innings for the save while Ty Culbreth picked up his Big 12-best eighth win…on Sunday, Texas put up 17 runs against TTU to seal the series victory…Joe Baker led the way on Sunday with a 6-RBI effort.
A LOOK AT THE BOBCATS—Texas State dropped two of three to then No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette to drop to 22-19 and 10-8 in the Sun Belt Conference.
LAST MEETING—The Longhorns traveled to San Marcos for a game against Texas State on March 1…the two squads went into extra innings tied 4-4 thanks to a solo homer from the Bobcats before the Longhorns blew open the game with a 6-run 11th inning…Chase Shugart picked up his first career win in the game.
NEXT UP—Texas hosts No. 23 Oklahoma State in a three-game Big 12 Conference series beginning on Friday…the Cowboys and Longhorns are currently tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with a 9-6 record…OSU is coming off a series win over TCU.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK—After hitting .476 (7-for-15) in four games last week, shortstop Joe Baker was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday…the sophomore hit safely in every game during the week, including a 4-for-4 effort on Sunday in the Longhorns 17-1 rout of Texas Tech…Baker hit two doubles and a home run in the ballgame en route to a 6-RBI day…Baker also picked up two walks and a stolen base, his sixth of the year…he slugged .800 and compiled a .529 on-base percentage…it is the first conference weekly award of Baker's career and the third honor for a Longhorn this season after Ty Culbreth (Pitcher, 2/29) and Tres Barrera (Player, 3/28).
THE DUKE—On April 2 at Oklahoma, left-handed reliever Travis Duke made his 100th career appearance…he has made seven apps since and currently sits tied at No. 2 among Texas pitchers all-time, trailing Austin Wood (118) by 11.
ANOTHER HALL HONOR—On March 31, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame (located in Lubbock) announced that Augie Garrido will be a part of the 2016 induction class as the winningest coach in collegiate baseball history…on January 8, he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, giving the Longhorns program four ABCA Hall of Famers, as he joined Billy Disch (inducted in 1966), Bibb Falk (1968) and Cliff Gustafson (1992).
OBP MACHINE—Travis Jones leads the Longhorns with a .430 on-base percentage…the sophomore left fielder has compiled a .565 on-base percentage when leading off the ballgame.
OUTHIT 'EM—Texas has outhit its opponent 22 times this season, going 15-7 in those games…Texas is 2-13 when outhit by its opponent.
A FAMILY AFFAIR—Familiar last names pepper the Longhorns roster as Kacy Clemens was joined by his brother, Kody, this season…their father, Roger, is a UT and MLB great…Nick Kennedy joined his brother, Ben, on the team this season…Kaleb Denny's father, David, also played at UT and Tate Shaw's brother, Collin, was on the Longhorns roster last season.
MR. CONSISTENCY—Senior LHP Ty Culbreth has thrown at least 6 innings in all but one start this season…on April 15 vs. Kansas, pitched his second career complete game, a 7-inning effort…has just three starts that are not considered "quality starts" (6-IP, 3-ER or fewer)…the first came in his first outing of the season when he went 5 innings and allowed 1 earned run…the other two non-quality starts came in his wins over K-State and Texas Tech when he went 7 innings and allowed 4 earned runs…his outing on February 27 vs. Stanford (8-IP, 2-H, 0-R/ER, 0-BB, 12-SO) earned him Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors…on the season, Culbreth has struck out 54 batters and walked just 10…his 8 wins lead the Big 12.
CORNERSTONES—Juniors Tres Barrera and Zane Gurwitz are the only two Longhorns to start every game for Texas…Barrera has made starts at catcher (19), third base (13), designated hitter (6) and first base (2) while Gurwitz has started in centerfield (22) and at second base (18)…Kody Clemens has played in all 40, with 39 starts.
NINE TO FIVE—On the season, the Longhorns have been outscored 29-9 in the ninth inning…on the flipside, Texas has outscored its opponents 26-10 in the fifth inning…overall, the Longhorns have outscored their opponents 218-176 in total.
MILESTONE TRACKER—With his win on February 20 vs. UNLV, Garrido reached 800 career victories as head coach of the Longhorns…he is 31 wins away from 2,000 in his collegiate career…Garrido already has the most victories all-time for any NCAA head baseball coach.
