Texas Big XII Tourney

[NottaHorn]

We’re looking up at WVU and OSU at this point. Of course Tech and OU are no gimmes. Lots of baseball to go at this point. It’s actually a wide open tourney.

Georgetown is giving UConn a run for their money and ECU is struggling…it’s not just the B12 that’s wide open, it’s happening everywhere!

 

[longhornlegend]

As bad as the KU loss is, KU is pretty good this year and Texas is not real good. We have been serviceable at times but getting swept by ou still stings and highlights just how fragile this team is. I dont believe we are strong enough with pitching to get to Omaha but maybe we get a lucky streak and all things line up.

 

[FWHORN]

Frankly, at this point it is about maybe getting a win or two in Arlington and then shutting it down to preserve pitching for whatever road regional the NCAA sends Texas to. Lets all hope for the 2 seed in Terre Haute.

 

[Your Wrong]

Georgetown is giving UConn a run for their money and ECU is struggling…it’s not just the B12 that’s wide open, it’s happening everywhere!

Yep #7 Zona over #2 OSU. Cincy giving ECU hell too.

From my perusal of message boards, there seems to be an underappreciation of talent throughout the country. Yet an overstatement of pitching depth.

 

[Chop]

On a positive note, something got into Jack. 2 homeruns in one game.

 

[Your Wrong]

UConn wins 5-4. They’ve escaped against some poor teams. They may win their tourney, but I’m not sure that proves how strong they are.

 

[NottaHorn]

On a positive note, something got into Jack. 2 homeruns in one game.

Hits and homers can be contagious, so that’s a good thing. Unfortunately strikeouts can be too.

 

[mchammer]

UConn wins 5-4. They’ve escaped against some poor teams. They may win their tourney, but I’m not sure that proves how strong they are.

Can’t keep a nutmegger down for long.

 

[FWHORN]

Okie State and WVU both lose yesterday as well. It is highly possible the Big XII doesnt get a single regional seed.

 

[Chop]

Weird year for a normally tough baseball conference.

 

[Chop]

If we only win 1, or 0, games in the Big 12 tourney, they'll probably send us to Fayetteville or Baton Rouge. If we win 2+ games, Tuscaloosa, Stanford, or Dallas may be in our near term future.

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But, there's the time-tested fallback: If Texas gets 40 wins, Texas gets a Regional. I don't ever remember that not being the case. So 2 more wins in the conference tourney, and we get our 40 wins and a Regional.

 

[longhornlegend]

Weird year for a normally tough baseball conference.

Yes it is but it also just shows there is no premier team in our league and maybe not in the entire ncaa. That pitcher at LSU is unbelievable but even he cant carry them or at least so far.

 

[Your Wrong]

The Big 12 is solid but no great teams and limited pitching depth.

That’s true on the pitching throughout the country. It also has to do with teams having more capable hitters.

Wake is an outlier. LSU has limited pitching depth but has a high-end starter and offense to make it tough on you. Outside of that, it’s a crapshoot.

Scholarship limitations would theoretically cause the talent to spread out. I’m not sure how NIL, private institutions and all those factors impact teams stockpiling talent. That seems to be where we are.

 

[NottaHorn]

Big12 baseball teams are very young this season. If all these teams “hold” their young talent, they’ll be some badass teams in the near future.

 

[aUTfan]

Powell is the DH, installed Flores at 3rd and Daly at ss.
2 automatic outs in the 7 and 9 hole isn’t a good sign. Daly got his lone hit for the tourney yesterday. Maybe today will be different.

 

[aUTfan]

KSU has already drawn first blood with two hits down the 1st base line.

 

[aUTfan]

LBJ already up to 21 pitches in the 1st with only 1 out

 

[Chop]

LBJ's behind early. 2 on. One out. 1-0 them in the top of the 1st.

 

[aUTfan]

and a double play 1-6-3 comebacker to finally get out of the inning.

 

[Chop]

Nice double play. LBJ to SS to 1st!

We needed that.

Minimize damage.

1-0 them. To the bottom of the 1st.

 

[Chop]

Let's see if the bats are alive today!

Hopefully Jack can repeat, and just about everyone else can wake up out of their slumbers.

 

[Chop]

Daly at SS
Flores at 3rd
Powell is DH

 

[Chop]

Ty Ruhl
5.79 ERA
and big, ridiculous looking, necklaces.

 

[Chop]

We're wearing pin-striped slacks and Burnt Orange shirts.

 

[Chop]

JT goes down swinging. He didn't like that strike call. Can't blame him. That pitch did look rather LOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW.

 

[Chop]

Ruhl's fastball is sitting around 92 mph.

 

[aUTfan]

doesn't appear as if our offense has got out of bed yet.

 

[Chop]

Crummy camera work. C'mon producer! We want to see the live game action.

Powell flied out, but we didn't get to see it...

We must have a hungover cameramen and producer....

 

[Chop]

doesn't appear as if our offense has got out of bed yet.

Yeah really. Neither has the tv crew.

ESPN plus is ESPN minus today.

 

[Chop]

3 up 3 down for our bats in the 1st