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Baseball preview: vs. Texas State [April 11]
04.11.2017 | Baseball
The Longhorns and Bobcats will meet for the second time this season.
TEXAS (22-13) vs. TEXAS STATE (20-13)
April 11, 2017
Where: Austin, Texas (UFCU Disch-Falk Field)
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM—Craig Way (PxP), Bill Little (Analyst) ?Live stats: SidearmStats.com/Texas/Baseball
All-time series: Texas leads 45-11
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
TUESDAY—Texas State RHP Cam Baird (1-2, 4.21) vs. Texas LHP Nick Kennedy (4-0, 2.62)
GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP—Texas and Texas State meet for the second time this season…the Bobcats have won two straight against the Longhorns dating back to last season…earlier this season, Texas held a three-run lead into the ninth inning before Texas State forced extras and won it in the 10th inning.
A LOOK AT THE BOBCATS—Texas State is 20-13 this season, led by Theodore Hoffman (.378), Luke Sherley (.363), and Jonathan Ortega (.357) on offense…the Bobcats lost two of three this weekend to Little Rock.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—Texas is coming off a 3-1 week that opened with a win over Sam Houston State…the Longhorns then took the first two games of the three-game Big 12 Conference series against No. 16 Oklahoma…Texas won game one, 5-3, and took game two, 9-3…Kacy Clemens led the way last week with a .462/.467/.769 line that included a grand slam and a 5 RBI game on Saturday.
NEXT UP—Texas will travel to Baylor for a three-game road series beginning Thursday and continuing through Saturday.
MCCANNIMAL—Catcher Michael McCann has gone 22-for-61 in 20 games (17 starts) this season…he has added 4 XBH and 8 RBI while going a perfect 3-for-3 on the basepaths.
SNEAKY WHEELS CLUB—Michael McCann and Kacy Clemens have added stolen bases to their resumes…combined, they're a perfect 8-for-8 on the basepaths.
DEEEEFENSE—The Longhorns' defense has been sturdy so far this season…Texas is fielding at a .985 clip, good for second-best in the nation…the Horns have also turned 38 double plays, also good for second-most in the country…most of the DPs have been compliments of David Hamilton, Bret Boswell and Kacy Clemens.
#MOREOFTHOSE—Through 35 games, nine different Longhorns have gone deep giving Texas 28 total homers…Kacy Clemens and Kody Clemens both homered on Saturday afternoon, the second consecutive season that they both homered on April 8…Ryan Reynolds hit two over the weekend, while Kacy Clemens added his fifth of the year…Tate Shaw hit a grand slam and Cantu homered on March 28…Kody Clemens hit a game-winning homer on March 26 in the sixth inning…Kacy Clemens hit a pair of homers on Feb 24 vs. UConn.
SENIOR LEADER—Senior 1B Kacy Clemens has been a stalwart at first base for the Longhorns so far this season…he has reached base safely in 18 straight games and leads the team in BA (.313), OBP (.431) and SLG (.545) among qualifiers…he hit his fifth homer of the season on Friday, matching his season total from last year…he is tops on the team with 20 RBI and has a team-high 22 BB so far.
TATER—Since he was inserted into the starting lineup on March 8, redshirt-sophomore Tate Shaw has produced for the Longhorns…in four games last week, he went 5-for-16 with a double and two RBI…he robbed a home run vs. K-State and has also added two long balls this season, including a grand slam on March 28 at TAMU-CC.
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