The Texas Longhorns will send players this summer to the Cape Cod League, California Collegiate League, M.I.N.K. League and the Northwood League.
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Tags: Big 12, California Collegiate league, Cape, Cape Cod League, MINK League, Northwoods League, Texas

Yes, you read that correctly that Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle believes that Augie Garrido needs to let go by the University of Texas. His reasoning behind this ludicrous statement is the fact that Texas has not won a national championship since 2005. Justice also states that Augie can’t handle a pitching staff if he was given a compass and a map. I guess Justice needs to do his research a little bit before making this statement as Texas finished the season with the second best ERA in the nation. Nice job, Richard in doing your research. By the way, I was in the press box for the first four days of the College World Series and failed to see Justice covering the event. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, CBB Column, Texas

FROM NCAA RELEASE
The LSU Tigers scored five runs in the sixth inning to break open a tie game and roll to an 11-4 victory over Texas in Game 3 of the CWS Championship Finals and claim the NCAA Division I Championship.

It’s the sixth national championship for LSU and the first under head coach Paul Mainieri. LSU ties Texas for the second-most national championships for any school, behind only Southern California’s 12 titles. It’s also the first national championship for the Tigers since 2000. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, LSU, SEC, Texas

FROM NCAA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. — Pitching and offensive power carried Texas to a third and decisive game at the NCAA Division I College World Series Championship Finals after beating LSU 5-1, Tuesday.

After an hour and 34 minute rain delay, Longhorn starter Taylor Jungmann pitched a complete game, giving up just one run on five hits and dealing LSU its first loss in the NCAA Tournament. Jungmann struck out nine while walking just two. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, LSU, SEC, Texas

FROM LSU MEDIA RELATIONS

OMAHA, Neb. — Sophomore right-hander Austin Ross will start game 2 of the College World Series championship final against Texas, LSU head coach Paul Mainieri announced Tuesday morning. LSU leads the best-of-three series, 1-0, after a dramatic 7-6 win in 11 innings on Monday.

Ross, LSU’s No. 3 starter during the regular season, allowed one run on two hits in two innings of relief against Virginia in the opening game of the CWS. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, LSU, SEC, Texas

The LSU Tigers defeated the Texas Longhorns 7-6 in 11 innings on Monday night.  The key hit was by freshman Mikie Mahtook who had a single to center in the 11th inning to bring home D.J. LeMahieu from third base with the winning run. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, LSU, SEC, Texas

After all the dust settled on the 2009 College Baseball season, we only have two teams standing with the LSU Tigers taking on the Texas Longhorns in the College World Series Championship Series. The LSU Tigers enter with a record of 54-16 while being on a 13 game postseason winning streak dating back to the SEC Tourney. Texas enters with a 49-14-1 record while being 8-1 in NCAA Tourney play with the only loss coming to TCU in the Super Regionals. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBB Column, LSU, SEC, Texas

FROM PRESS RELEASE
New York, NY (June 2, 2009) – The award-winning filmmaker, Richard Linklater, made his documentary debut last year with the heartwarming biographical pic of the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history, “Inning By Inning: A Portrait of A Coach.” An exclusive red-carpet screening of the film was held in Austin, Texas followed by a television debut on ESPN. Now fans of the film and Augie Garrido can own a copy on DVD, as Virgil Films & Entertainment releases “Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach” on June 2nd, 2009. This collectible DVD will also include a 90- minute full length feature on the 2006 season titled, “A Game of Adversity” and an additional 60-minute feature on Augie’s coaching philosophy titled, “Extra Innings with Augie.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Texas

FROM NCAA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – Catcher Cameron Rupp and center fielder Connor Rowe hit solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas a 4-3, walk-off win over Arizona State before a crowd of 23,257 Friday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Longhorns, making their 32nd College World Series appearance in school history, improve to 8-1 in the NCAA Tournament and 49-14-1 on the season. Top-seeded Texas will now face third-seeded LSU in the best two-of-three Championship Finals, which begin Monday at 6 p.m. CT. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arizona State, Big 12, Pac 10, Texas

The Arkansas and LSU game is supposed to start at 4:38 pm eastern time. There was a long rain delay so they should start around that time. Full stats are available by clicking here.

The Texas and Arizona State game will take place after the Arkansas-LSU game tonight hopefully. The second game is scheduled right now to begin at 8:30 pm. If the game starts then Live Stats is available by clicking here.

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, LSU, Pac 10, SEC, Texas

As most of my readers know, I just got back from the College World Series and one of the biggest stories in Omaha is how Texas is winning all their games. The Longhorns throughout the NCAA Tournament have been winning games in many different ways from grabbing a 25 inning win, winning on a walk-off walk against Southern Miss, and coming back from a 6-0 deficit against Arizona State. We all know that teams have good luck and it can carry them to the Championship and I think that could be happening right now to the Longhorns. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, Big 12, Texas

FROM ABCA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced the ABCA/Rawlings Sporting Goods All-American teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Among the First Team honorees are six players participating in this year’s College World Series including Arizona State starting pitcher Mike Leake, LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman, Arizona State catcher Carlos Ramirez, UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley, ASU outfielder Jason Kipnis and Virginia utility player Danny Hultzen. Read the rest of this entry »

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