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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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Jacquez goes five scoreless as Texas splits doubleheader with Loyola Marymount

Christian Corona March 12, 2012

Following a bizarre catcher’s interference call by the home plate umpire, Ricky Jacquez found himself mired in a fifth-inning bases-loaded, two-out jam. But the freshman pitcher, with a 2-2 count...

Longhorns blanked by Loyola Marymount in first half of doubleheader

Christian Corona March 11, 2012

Texas’ offensive woes continued Sunday afternoon but, unlike their last game, the Longhorns couldn’t produce the extra-inning runs to pull out a win. Sophomore pitcher Nathan Thornhill threw...

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Tim Maitland makes most of his opportunity to play

Chris Hummer March 9, 2012

Crowding the plate, Tim Maitland stares intently at the pitcher and does not give an inch, even as a 90 mph fastball heads directly at him. At this point, most hitters would take their cue and move off...

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Horns find victory in extra innings

Chris Hummer March 7, 2012

Despite a stretch where 23 out of 24 Texas batters failed to reach base, the Longhorns managed to pull off a 2-1 win in 12 innings over Dallas Baptist. It wasn’t pretty, but for a team that has...

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Pitcher-by-committee approach pays off again for Longhorns

Christian Corona March 7, 2012

Last Tuesday, six different Texas pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout in one of the Longhorns’ most dominating pitching performances of the season. A week later, they nearly topped it....

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Longhorns look to get back on track against Dallas Baptist

Christian Corona March 6, 2012

Texas didn’t get swept this past weekend like it did by Stanford earlier this season, but the remainder of the Houston College Classic did not go particularly well for the Longhorns. They took down...

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Texas baseball goes 1-2 in weekend tournament

Chris Hummer March 5, 2012

Texas' weekend at the Houston College Classic started out well with an upset win over No. 5 Rice on Friday, but the rest of the three game set didn't go as planned. No. 21 Texas (4-7) dropped...

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Texas stats marred by sloppy play

Chris Hummer March 1, 2012

After a trip to Omaha in 2011, expectations were high for the Longhorns going into 2012. Eight games into the year, they have come up short of playing to their preseason potential, getting out of the gates...

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Texas gets just enough offense to snap losing streak

Christian Corona February 29, 2012

It’s hard to lose when you don’t let the other team score. The Longhorns found this out in a 2-0 win over Houston Baptist Tuesday night, their first victory since opening day. Texas ended...

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Pitchers shine in shutout

Chris Hummer February 29, 2012

The timeless baseball strategy of a starter going deep in the game hasn’t been working for Texas in the past week. So on Tuesday, the Longhorns went with six different pitchers to secure the shutout. All...

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Texas looking to bounce back

Chris Hummer February 28, 2012

After a 7-5 loss to UT-Arlington last Tuesday, head coach Augie Garrido was asked if his team was ready to play Stanford — his response was a no-nonsense “No”. Unfortunately for Texas,...

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Look for Longhorns to improve after rough start to regular season

Christian Corona February 28, 2012

Thankfully for Texas, the season is a long one. The Longhorns, 2-5 through their first seven games, are off to their worst start in nearly 70 years, when World War II was near its end and gasoline cost...

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