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Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

And a short path to the title game for teams at the top.

Short path, but teams who run to the finals only have 5 days of rest before regionals start, including traveling back to Austin from Hoover.  Champ is May 25 and regionals start May 30

Granted, as the #1 seed, Texas, if they made the finals, would play Thursday, Sat, Sun, but really, there's no point.  Throw your midweek pitchers in game 1 and if you lose, go home and rest for a full week.  

Leave it to the bubble teams

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3 minutes ago, Texas Fight said:

Maybe not. Not sure why I thought that was the case. Basketball?

Most (all?) conferences award a regular season champ/co-champs and a tournament champ.  Tournament champion gets the auto-bid if there was a tournament; otherwise regular season winner gets the auto-bid (with applicable tie-breakers if more than 1 regular season champ; same as determining who would be the #1 seed).

I don't think any conference bypasses their tournament champ for the regular season champ, but both get a trophy

Fans (rightly) tend to believe that the regular season championship is more meaningful than the conf tournament, because it wasn't just a single-elimination tournament decided by who has the most depth or got the better matchups 

Posted (edited)
29 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Short path, but teams who run to the finals only have 5 days of rest before regionals start, including traveling back to Austin from Hoover.  Champ is May 25 and regionals start May 30

Granted, as the #1 seed, Texas, if they made the finals, would play Thursday, Sat, Sun, but really, there's no point.  Throw your midweek pitchers in game 1 and if you lose, go home and rest for a full week.  

Leave it to the bubble teams

Augie was believer in this. If you needed to win the conference tourney to get in or were a bubble team, then it was important and he stated as much. If not, best to 2and Q (Big 12 tourney), get rest, and get healthy.

Our resume is already good enough and will be better in a few more weeks. No reason to fret on winning the SEC tourney.

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Posted
33 minutes ago, Texas Fight said:

I’d like to be the SEC conference champion, so I guess, me. 

Only one championship matters. It ain’t the university of Texas at Hoover

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We should go ahead and win the conference regular season title, conference tournament title and the CWS just to leave no doubt about who runs the conference now.

Posted
1 minute ago, txhorns said:

We should go ahead and win the conference regular season title, conference tournament title and the CWS just to leave no doubt about who runs the conference now.

There are 5 championships to win this year...

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50 minutes ago, Texas Fight said:

I’d like to be the SEC conference champion, so I guess, me. 

 Being the best after a 30 game semi-round robin where you play 2/3 of the other teams thrice each is a much more rigorous way to demonstrate superiority than a quick 3-5 game tournament where half the teams aren’t trying very hard. 

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Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

 Being the best after a 30 game semi-round robin where you play 2/3 of the other teams thrice each is a much more rigorous way to demonstrate superiority than a quick 3-5 game tournament where half the teams aren’t trying very hard. 

I agree. If that’s how they recognize the SEC champion then Im good with that. Not sure why I thought the tournament champion was considered the conference champ.

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Pretty sure this has been gone over already but I’ll ask again…… does SEC tourney wins/losses count as conference wins/losses?   Or do they quit counting at the end of conference play?

 

Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, Rholl said:

Pretty sure this has been gone over already but I’ll ask again…… does SEC tourney wins/losses count as conference wins/losses?   Or do they quit counting at the end of conference play?

 

It resets, you get up to two byes if you are great, one if you are good, if you are run of the mill shitty you have to battle the other bottoms to play the upper tier teams in the tourney.

Also bubble teams are highly motivated to do well in the tournament, everyone else.. not so much.

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7 minutes ago, Rholl said:

Pretty sure this has been gone over already but I’ll ask again…… does SEC tourney wins/losses count as conference wins/losses?   Or do they quit counting at the end of conference play?

 

Who would be looking at conference record at that point?

Answer: Nobody that matters

Posted (edited)
14 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Who would be looking at conference record at that point?

Answer: Nobody that matters

an 0-30 Missouri team winning the SEC tourney would be hilarious...

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Posted
20 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

Just put in regional and supers request from season tickets. Can’t wait. 

WTF??? THANKS for the heads up! 🤘

Stupid fucking email went to my spam folder for some reason...😡

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Posted (edited)
6 hours ago, PantsTent said:

Damn, did I miss an email for this?

 

5 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

I just got mine yesterday so not sure how they roll out

 Just got done texting the guys that sit around me. Mine and another's emails regarding ticket requests both got sent to our spam folders (no idea why) on the 28th. Another guy sitting by me hasn't even received the email but when I told him to look into his UT ticket account, the message was there.

Sounds like system may be F'd up. That, or they saw us taunting the farmer bubble dorks on the way out of the Disch on Sunday. 🤣🤘

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14 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

 

 Just got done texting the guys that sit around me. Mine and another's emails regarding ticket requests both got sent to our spam folders (no idea why) on the 28th. Another guy sitting by me hasn't even received the email but when I told him to look into his UT ticket account, the message was there.

Sounds like system may be F'd up. That, or they saw us taunting the farmer bubble dorks on the way out of the Disch on Sunday. 🤣🤘

Yeah, no mail in any folder but the form is in my account.  Looks like season ticket seats only.

Posted
2 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

Hopefully there are some left for the rest of us.  I have been able  to get them every year before, but I have a feeling this year might be tougher

Yep. I have always attended both the Regionals and the Supers. A little worried about getting tickets this year.

I have already been priced out of any SEC weekend series. Going to have to get used to being sleep deprived on Wednesdays.

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1 hour ago, BillyGoatHill said:

 

 Just got done texting the guys that sit around me. Mine and another's emails regarding ticket requests both got sent to our spam folders (no idea why) on the 28th. Another guy sitting by me hasn't even received the email but when I told him to look into his UT ticket account, the message was there.

Sounds like system may be F'd up. That, or they saw us taunting the farmer bubble dorks on the way out of the Disch on Sunday. 🤣🤘

You have until May 16th to submit for tickets. They will fill them in loyalty point ranking order.

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On 5/1/2025 at 3:45 PM, hobbes2702 said:

Only one championship matters. It ain’t the university of Texas at Hoover

Just run the midweek starting pitchers/relievers and all the freshman position players out there. 

When the busybody SEC ppl and aggy complain, you tell them the conference tourney don't mean a shit and that they should get rid of it.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Texas Fight said:

You have until May 16th to submit for tickets. They will fill them in loyalty point ranking order.

That’s just got baseball season ticket holders right? After that any tickets left can be requested by non baseball season ticket holders, correct.  I can’t remember if football loyalty points help you in requesting regional/super tickets, I hope so.  I’ve always managed to get good tickets before.  The last time aggy was in our regional I ended up funding my whole regional trip by selling my aggy first round tickets to some aggy.

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1 hour ago, Texas Fight said:

You have until May 16th to submit for tickets. They will fill them in loyalty point ranking order.

Thanks, but I know how it works and am not worried about myself. My tickets are ordered. 

I was posting here in case others were part of the snafu and didn't see their email to get their request for tickets sent in.

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3 hours ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Thanks, but I know how it works and am not worried about myself. My tickets are ordered. 

I was posting here in case others were part of the snafu and didn't see their email to get their request for tickets sent in.

Do season ticket holders normally get their regular seats,  or is it a crap shoot?

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6 minutes ago, Horndog said:

Do season ticket holders normally get their regular seats,  or is it a crap shoot?

I have always gotten my reserve seats... only time different was when I had GA seats for the season. Was able to ask and get two in the shade for that year.

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We're still #1 on the ESPN schedule?

Lamar         5:30 pm (mountain)

1 Texas        SECN+

that's weird gif

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Posted
3 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

We're still #1 on ESPN schedule?

Lamar         5:30 pm (mountain)

1 Texas        SECN+

that's weird gif

We are still #1 in D1 Baseball and the coaches poll.  That's why 

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I'm saying it's weird that we retained #1 after being swept, especially in the manner it happened. I guess everyone in the top 10 kind of struggled as well so here we are.

Posted
20 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

I'm saying it's weird that we retained #1 after being swept, especially in the manner it happened. I guess everyone in the top 10 kind of struggled as well so here we are.

Everyone struggled and it's based on the whole season. Not 60 hours (of horrid ball). 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

Never really heard him speak at length before. Refreshingly blunt as fuck

No doubt we have the man for the job.  No BS and no  coddling

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Posted
37 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

I'm saying it's weird that we retained #1 after being swept, especially in the manner it happened. I guess everyone in the top 10 kind of struggled as well so here we are.

Another factor is that, realistically, there was some distance between us and the next few going into last weekend. The gap just got trimmed.

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Here's the entire 3rd and Longhorn video that featured Ruger Riojas, Calvin Schiraldi, and Keith Moreland.

Calvin who I got to know well when he played for Texas and his Aggy family. Great competitor and could have easily had a World Series ring in MLB to go along with his CWS one. He will always be part of history with that little ground ball that Buckner misplayed to cost Boston a championship. Schiraldi was the starting pitcher in that game. Calvin also talks about his battle with alcoholism and tells good stories about Coach Gus.

Kieth Moreland talks about his long baseball career as a player, coach, and broadcaster. He also tells stories about Coach Gus and Coach Royal when Keith also played football for Texas. 

 

 

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Director of College Scouting for D1baseball had some draft notes and thoughts on some of our guys from the Arkansas series:

Spoiler

The Longhorns were previously featured in Week Two of the Scouting Trail, but it’s a long season and things change. They’ve ascended to No. 1 in the team rankings with less big-time prospects for the 2025 draft than anyone and their top two have been in/out of the medical tent. Friday night ace lefthander Jared Spencer will remain on the sidelines for the remainder of the season after recent shoulder surgery. Prior to, he had shown the stuff (FB up to 98 with a wipeout sweeper) and performance (4-1, 3.27 ERA, 66 SO, 52.1 IP) to be selected during day one. He was steadily rising towards the first 40 overall picks. Five-tool outfielder Max Belyeu is in the same situation as a day one talent who is now sidelined by injury. Health-wise he’s had a rough 2025 to date as he recovered from mono early in the season and is now out with a hand injury. Good news is that he could return for postseason play. Regardless, he still projects to be selected with the top 35 overall picks.

Shortstop Jalin Flores looked improved at the plate in comparison to opening weekend at Globe Life Field. He squared up the baseball with multiple exit velocities greater than 100 mph, but finished the three-game set 2-for-13. Entering the series he had struggled to consistently hit the fastball. Veteran scouts use the terms “slider bat speed” and “has to cheat to get to the fastball” to describe his swing. It’s more strength and leverage-based than whistling the pole through the zone with bat speed. To date this season he has destroyed the slider at a .400 clip and a .956 SLG%, but has chased breakers too often leading his greatest weakness of a 21.5% strikeout rate. However, during this series the fastball data (.228 batting average against this season) didn’t tell the whole story. Flores squared up a 92 mph sinking fastball from Zach Root for a 103.9 mph EV groundout in game one. He smoked another groundout, this one 105.5 mph EV off an Aiden Jimenez 94 mph sinker in game two. Flores then lined out (100.5 mph EV) against a 95 mph fastball from Dylan Carter and homered 361’ (96 mph EV) against a 98 mph heater off Christian Foutch in game three. All in all, his bat can be a mixed bag, but offers enticing upside if the potential is tapped and turned into greater consistent contact. Defensively, Flores has made strides to the point where many believe he will be able to remain at shortstop at the pro level. He’s a confident defender with plenty of arm strength (plus) to make the throw on any ball that his range allows. Flores projects to become a late pick on day one in the third round or early on day two.

The emergence of Ruger Riojas and Rylan Galvan has been two primary reasons for the Longhorns’ success. Galvan put Texas on the board for the first time in the series during the fourth inning of game two with a home run. He turned around a 96 mph Gage Wood heater 366 feet to left field for a solo shot. He has consistently squared up heaters all spring (.406 average / .986 SLG%), but like Flores, Galvan’s strikeout rate of 24% is concerning. Unlike Flores, Galvan’s swing/miss is more in the zone than chase, which isn’t ideal. His all pitch in-zone swing/miss (Z-Whiff) is 24.5% which places it in the 21st percentile. It’s impacted the most by a 2nd percentile rate of 45.8% vs changeups. Despite the swing/miss shortcomings, catchers are given the greatest latitude in the batter’s box, especially ones with above average arm strength, a clean transfer and solid receiving skills. These defensive skills, combined with his big-time makeup and leadership of the Longhorns’ pitching staff provide a 5th-to-6th round floor. However, he’s likely to go taller since college catchers have draft day helium year in and year out of the draft.

Without the slightest blip, Riojas moved from the back end of the bullpen to now fill Spencer’s spot as the ace of the weekend rotation. Riojas was lights out against LSU during week six as the Sunday starter, sitting 93-94 and up 96, while striking out six in 5.2 innings. He wasn’t that guy against the Razorbacks, outside of the first inning when he retired the side in order. He surrendered eight batted balls of 100+ mph or better in 3.2 innings (four alone in the second inning). His velocity was down, topping at 94. Much may have been due to the short rest between innings as Zach Root was quickly chewing through the Longhorn lineup with 11-pitch innings. When it was time for his exit, Riojas allowed nine runs on seven hits and one walk. Some pitchers are max effort, but Riojas is max feel. His pitch assortment and arm angle variance is amazing. In addition to his fastball, Riojas controls a cutter, slider, curve and will also drop slot for a sweeper. If that isn’t enough, he also entertains with a 53-56 mph Eephus. His most effective pitches have been his fastball that has averaged 93 mph this season with a 98th percentile chase rate of 31.7% and his cutter that boast similar chase rates. Not only is Riojas a talented pitcher with a high level of performance throughout his college career, he’s now a 6th-to-8th round prospect for this summer’s draft.

One final Texas arm that caught my attention was reliever Cody Howard. The junior righthander has only pitched 11 innings this spring, but he ran his fastball into the 93-96 mph range with an 89 mph cutter in relief of Riojas. Howard allowed just one hit in 3.1 innings with three strikeouts on 53 total pitches.

 

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33 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said:

Here's the entire 3rd and Longhorn video that featured Ruger Riojas, Calvin Schiraldi, and Keith Moreland.

Calvin who I got to know well when he played for Texas and his Aggy family. Great competitor and could have easily had a World Series ring in MLB to go along with his CWS one. He will always be part of history with that little ground ball that Buckner misplayed to cost Boston a championship. Schiraldi was the starting pitcher in that game. Calvin also talks about his battle with alcoholism and tells good stories about Coach Gus.

Kieth Moreland talks about his long baseball career as a player, coach, and broadcaster. He also tells stories about Coach Gus and Coach Royal when Keith also played football for Texas. 

 

 

When Calvin threw out the first pitch earlier this year (believe each home game or maybe just weekend games not sure, they invite a former player) they invite that player up to the booth for an inning.  He had some incredible comments, wish i could recall all of them. One that stood out....back then, spring break games only counted as 1 in the view of the NCAA, so Gus loaded up. That year we played some ridiculous amount of games , 10-15 games in that week with multiple DHs.  Like i said I dont recall all the stats he threw out, but the staff had like 4 guys throw 10 complete games or something to that affect.  There were a few other anecdotes, it was a great listen.  He said they played 80 or so games in total that year and only lost 10 or 12.  Ill have to look it up

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On 5/1/2025 at 3:32 PM, UTexasFight said:

Just take auto outs until it’s Belyeu’s turn in the lineup again to get him reps. 

Anyone have any updates?  I saw him in the dugout and looks like he just has a brace, not a cast.

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56 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

When Calvin threw out the first pitch earlier this year (believe each home game or maybe just weekend games not sure, they invite a former player) they invite that player up to the booth for an inning.  He had some incredible comments, wish i could recall all of them. One that stood out....back then, spring break games only counted as 1 in the view of the NCAA, so Gus loaded up. That year we played some ridiculous amount of games , 10-15 games in that week with multiple DHs.  Like i said I dont recall all the stats he threw out, but the staff had like 4 guys throw 10 complete games or something to that affect.  There were a few other anecdotes, it was a great listen.  He said they played 80 or so games in total that year and only lost 10 or 12.  Ill have to look it up

Yeah, from 83-85, Horns went 66-14, 60-14 and 64-14

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34 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

When Calvin threw out the first pitch earlier this year (believe each home game or maybe just weekend games not sure, they invite a former player) they invite that player up to the booth for an inning.  He had some incredible comments, wish i could recall all of them. One that stood out....back then, spring break games only counted as 1 in the view of the NCAA, so Gus loaded up. That year we played some ridiculous amount of games , 10-15 games in that week with multiple DHs.  Like i said I dont recall all the stats he threw out, but the staff had like 4 guys throw 10 complete games or something to that affect.  There were a few other anecdotes, it was a great listen.  He said they played 80 or so games in total that year and only lost 10 or 12.  Ill have to look it up

During this time Texas would play multiple double headers starting like on the Thursday before Spring Break and play every day till the end of Spring Break. Gus would use anybody he could find as a starting pitcher. He brought goys over from the basketball team that pitched in high school. Anybody on the team that pitched in high would get a starting role too. It was a lot of baseball in a short amount of time, but for many of us it was a lot of fun too. It made for some long games with many being high scoring, with the type of pitching used. Texas usually won all those games against teams like Emporia State. Southwestern, and even Schreiner. That Scheiner game took forever. Lamar's pitching staff looked like control artists compared to Schreiner. The Mountaineer pitchers walked 23 Longhorn batters in that game which I am sure is still the record for Texas opponents.

Starting pitchers for Texas at the time were littered with future MLB starters. Calvin was the ace, then Mike Capel. Others were Wade Phillips, Erich Boudreaux, Bruce Ruffin, and an emerging star named Roger Clemens. Complete games were more common then. Texas did have a very good closer that came out of the outfield and was a good hitter too. That was Kirk Killingsworth.

Good times that are long gone but not forgotten.

 

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