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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas’ comeback bid falls short, Longhorns drop Game 1 of Greenville Super Regional

Texas’ comeback bid falls short, Longhorns drop Game 1 of Greenville Super Regional

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter June 10, 2022

Down one run with a runner on third in the top of the eighth inning, redshirt sophomore outfielder Douglas Hodo III roped a ball down the third baseline, and it looked like the game was going to be tied....

Previewing Greenville Super Regional with The East Carolinian’s Chris Long

Previewing Greenville Super Regional with The East Carolinian’s Chris Long

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter June 9, 2022

The only thing that stands between Texas baseball and its 38th trip to the College World Series is “The Jungle.”  With No. 9-seeded Texas’ sweep of the Austin Regional, the Longhorns will travel...

Texas baseball first basemen Ivan Melendez uses his glove to help secure the out at first base. Texas played Rice at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Feb 18, 2022.

Ivan Melendez’s record-breaking year among best in Texas baseball history

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter June 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the June 7, 2022 flipbook. Pitching coach Sean Allen admits that he usually takes offensive half-innings to go get water, use the restroom or talk to...

Cool, calm, collected: How Pete Hansen stays measured during high-pressure situations on the mound

Cool, calm, collected: How Pete Hansen stays measured during high-pressure situations on the mound

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter June 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the June 7, 2022 flipbook. For Texas ace Pete Hansen, his cool demeanor on the mound is scientific. The third-year lefty has a high heart rate variability,...

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Texas baseball’s David Pierce reflects on 400th career win as head coach

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter June 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the April 29, 2022 flipbook. Baseball has been simple for Texas head coach David Pierce. Pierce, who picked up his 400th career victory as a head coach...

Lucas Gordon’s relationship with Tanner Witt helps him rise to Sunday starting pitcher

Lucas Gordon’s relationship with Tanner Witt helps him rise to Sunday starting pitcher

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter June 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the April 29, 2022 flipbook. Coming into this season, sophomore left-handed pitcher Lucas Gordon was just a bullpen guy. With three preseason All-American...

Texas batter Ivan Melendez hits a ground ball against Rice at UTs UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Feb. 26, 2022. Melendez was named 2021 First-Team All Big 12 Designated Hitter and All College World Series honors during his first season as a Longhorn redshirt sophomore.

Melendez launches 30th home run, Texas advances to Super Regionals with win over Air Force

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter June 6, 2022

Add another accolade to Texas slugger Ivan Melendez’s award-winning season. The redshirt junior first baseman is the first college player to hit 30 home runs in a single season since San Diego’s Kris...

Redshirt senior Tristian Stevens throws a pitch during the Alumni game on February 5.

Tristan Stevens shuts door on Louisiana Tech, Texas advances to regional final

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter June 5, 2022

Tristan Stevens wants the ball in his hands during the biggest moments.  In Texas baseball’s 5-2 regional win against a red-hot Louisiana Tech team, the redshirt senior pitcher entered in the sixth...

Senior Skyler Messinger hits a fastball at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on March 20, 2022. Messinger  struggled on the field after transferring from Kansas, and is now emerging from his slump.

Messinger’s 4 hits, 3 RBIs key to victory over Air Force in NCAA opener

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter June 3, 2022

Few college baseball players have appeared in as many games as redshirt senior infielder Skyler Messinger. The Longhorns’ matchup against Air Force at UFCU Disch-Falk Field marked Messinger’s 246th...

Texas baseball first basemen Ivan Melendez uses his glove to help secure the out at first base. Texas played Rice at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Feb 18, 2022.

Ivan Melendez breaks Texas home run record in Big 12 title game loss to Oklahoma

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter May 29, 2022

Redshirt freshman pitcher Travis Sthele committed a balk in the third inning of the Big 12 Tournament Championship. From there, all of the wheels fell off the wagon for Texas, leading to an 8-1 thumping...

Redshirt senior Tristian Stevens throws a pitch during the Alumni game on February 5.

Pierce pieces together bullpen game to stave off elimination, advance to Big 12 Championship game

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter May 29, 2022

After Texas dropped Saturday’s first game to Oklahoma State, the Longhorns eventually topped the Cowboys with a meticulously-pieced together bullpen and a timely afternoon nap to advance to the Big 12...

Lucas Gordon’s outing propels Texas over TCU, Longhorns advance to Big 12 semifinal

Lucas Gordon’s outing propels Texas over TCU, Longhorns advance to Big 12 semifinal

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter May 26, 2022

Holding a slim one-run lead in the eighth inning over top-seeded TCU in the Big 12 Tournament, No. 5-seeded Texas baseball desperately needed to add an insurance run or two if it wanted to walk out of...

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