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The Daily Texan

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Texas baseball wins series, hangs on to defeat No. 23 Kansas State 6-3

Texas baseball wins series, hangs on to defeat No. 23 Kansas State 6-3

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 30, 2024

In a complete shift from the high scoring games on Thursday and Friday nights, with teams blowing the other out, Texas defeated No. 23 Kansas State 6-3 in Manhattan, Kansas. With the win on Saturday, the...

Right-handed pitcher Andre Duplantier II prepares to pitch during the game against Houston Christian University on Feb. 20, 2024.

Texas baseball bounces back with dominant 21-11 win over No. 23 Kansas State

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 30, 2024

After getting dominated by No. 23 Kansas State on Thursday night, Texas baseball reciprocated  the Wildcats’ same energy to even the series at 1-1. In an all out slug-fest on Friday night, Texas came...

Junior Lebarron Johnson Jr. pitches against San Diego on Feb. 16, 2024.

Texas gets dominated by Kansas State on road for a series-opening loss

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 29, 2024

No. 23 Kansas State took down Texas in dominant fashion thanks to hot hitting and solid pitching on Thursday night.  After jumping out to an early lead, Texas gave up an eight-run second inning to...

Left-handed pitcher Luke Harrison pitches the ball to a batter during Texas game against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Texas baseball fails to put offense together, falls to Texas A&M Corpus Christi 4-1

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 27, 2024

Following a run-ruling series win over the weekend against Baylor, Texas baseball was unable to put together any kind of offensive performance against the Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The Islanders out-hit...

Sophomore Max Belyeu prepares to hit ball during game against Baylor University on Sunday. The Longhorns beat the Bears 11-1.

Max Belyeu leads Texas baseball to series victory over Baylor with three home runs in 11-1 win

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor March 24, 2024

With the bases loaded and two home runs under his belt already, sophomore outfielder Max Belyeu stood in the box with two strikes taunting him and a chance to bring his teammates home.  And he answered...

Freshman outfielder Will Gasparino swings and hits the ball at game three of the Fall World Series on Nov. 5, 2023. Earlier in the game Gasparino hit a home run for the orange team.

Texas baseball dominates Baylor in second game of series with 10-2 victory

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor March 24, 2024

In the wake of an extra-innings upset, Texas baseball dominated Baylor in its second game of the series on Saturday with a 10-2 win over the Bears.    Hitting the ground running, sophomore first...

Second baseman Dee Kennedy attempts to bunt the ball during Texas game against the University of San Diego on Feb. 18, 2024.

Texas baseball drops first game of series against Baylor 4-3 in extended 11th inning

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor March 23, 2024

Reaching an 11th inning after leaving the ninth and tenth tied at 3-3, Texas baseball had one final chance to keep Baylor at bay and come away with a series-opening victory on Friday night.  Despite...

Pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. pitches during Texas game against LSU on March 1, 2024. The Longhorns lost to the Tigers 6-3.

Texas baseball’s pitching improving, but needs to stay consistent

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 21, 2024

After Texas Baseball head coach David Pierce named himself the pitching coach at the beginning of the season on top of the rest of his coaching duties, there was a buzz about how Texas’ arms would perform.  So...

Second baseman Dee Kennedy attempts to bunt the ball during Texas game against the University of San Diego on Feb. 18, 2024.

Texas baseball freshman Dee Kennedy hits a walk off single to defeat Air Force 6-5

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 21, 2024

Tied at 5 runs each with no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, Air Force shifted its lineup to have five infielders, leaving a huge gap in center field.  It all looked the...

David Shaw pitches during Texas game against Cal Poly on Feb. 23, 2024.

Texas baseball pours in runs in seventh inning to defeat Air Force 12-3

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 21, 2024

After pulling off a walk-off win on Tuesday, Texas dominated in its second game against Air Force, winning 12-3. As head coach David Pierce has emphasized throughout the season, he feels that his team...

Catcher Kimble Schuessler at bat during Texas game against A&M on March 5, 2024. The Longhorns fell to the Aggies 9-2.

Texas baseball not backing down from competition after fourth straight loss

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor March 6, 2024

The last time No. 24 Texas baseball won a game was a week ago against St. John’s. Despite being on a four-game losing streak and falling to rival No. 7 Texas A&M 9-2 on Tuesday in front of the...

Outfielder Porter Brown celebrates his home run during Texas game against Vanderbilt on March 3, 2024. The Longhorns lost 14-11.

No. 15 Texas baseball erupts in first half against No. 9 Vanderbilt, ultimately drops high-scoring game in 14-11 loss

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor March 4, 2024

In a closed-dome Minute Maid Park on Sunday, fans found themselves in need of an umbrella, because No. 15 Texas and No. 9 Vanderbilt showered them with home runs. The opponents combined for a total of...

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