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Keegan O'Connor's record-breaking homer leads K-State past Houston Christian 7-4 in Austin Regional
AUSTIN, Texas -- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keegan O'Connor had a record-breaking three-run homer, Lincoln Sheffield threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kansas State beat Houston Christian 7-4 on Saturday in the Austin Regional. Kansas State (32-25) advances to Sunday's elimination game against the loser of Saturday's nightcap between Texas and UTSA. Houston Christian (32-25), in its first season under head coach Clay Vanderlaan, finished with a 14-game improvement from last year for its second trip to the regionals. O'Connor became Kansas State's single-season home run leader with his 17th blast for a 5-0 lead in the third inning. The previous record of 16 was set in 1997 by Scott Poepard and Heath Schesser. O'Connor's homer put him at 59 RBIs. Kansas State's shutout bid ended in the eighth on Rhett Hendricks' two-run single up the middle. The Wildcats answered with two runs on a passed ball and sacrifice fly in the bottom half for a 7-2 lead. Jeremy Rader blasted a two-run homer in the ninth to get within three runs before KSU closed it out. Sheffield (7-4) struck out six and allowed only four hits. Joshua Caravalho (9-4) went 3 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and five runs, four earned, while walking one. Coach Pete Hughes became the fastest to reach 200 wins in Kansas State history.
Washington Post
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Keegan O'Connor's record-breaking homer leads K-State past Houston Christian 7-4 in Austin Regional
AUSTIN, Texas — Keegan O'Connor had a record-breaking three-run homer , Lincoln Sheffield threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kansas State beat Houston Christian 7-4 on Saturday in the Austin Regional. Kansas State (32-25) advances to Sunday's elimination game against the loser of Saturday's nightcap between Texas and UTSA. Houston Christian (32-25), in its first season under head coach Clay Vanderlaan, finished with a 14-game improvement from last year for its second trip to the regionals.
Fox Sports
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- Fox Sports
Keegan O'Connor's record-breaking homer leads K-State past Houston Christian 7-4 in Austin Regional
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keegan O'Connor had a record-breaking three-run homer, Lincoln Sheffield threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kansas State beat Houston Christian 7-4 on Saturday in the Austin Regional. Kansas State (32-25) advances to Sunday's elimination game against the loser of Saturday's nightcap between Texas and UTSA. Houston Christian (32-25), in its first season under head coach Clay Vanderlaan, finished with a 14-game improvement from last year for its second trip to the regionals. O'Connor became Kansas State's single-season home run leader with his 17th blast for a 5-0 lead in the third inning. The previous record of 16 was set in 1997 by Scott Poepard and Heath Schesser. O'Connor's homer put him at 59 RBIs. Kansas State's shutout bid ended in the eighth on Rhett Hendricks' two-run single up the middle. The Wildcats answered with two runs on a passed ball and sacrifice fly in the bottom half for a 7-2 lead. Jeremy Rader blasted a two-run homer in the ninth to get within three runs before KSU closed it out. Sheffield (7-4) struck out six and allowed only four hits. Joshua Caravalho (9-4) went 3 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and five runs, four earned, while walking one. Coach Pete Hughes became the fastest to reach 200 wins in Kansas State history. ___ AP college sports: in this topic
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Keegan O'Connor's record-breaking homer leads K-State past Houston Christian 7-4 in Austin Regional
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keegan O'Connor had a record-breaking three-run homer, Lincoln Sheffield threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kansas State beat Houston Christian 7-4 on Saturday in the Austin Regional. Kansas State (32-25) advances to Sunday's elimination game against the loser of Saturday's nightcap between Texas and UTSA. Houston Christian (32-25), in its first season under head coach Clay Vanderlaan, finished with a 14-game improvement from last year for its second trip to the regionals. O'Connor became Kansas State's single-season home run leader with his 17th blast for a 5-0 lead in the third inning. The previous record of 16 was set in 1997 by Scott Poepard and Heath Schesser. O'Connor's homer put him at 59 RBIs. Kansas State's shutout bid ended in the eighth on Rhett Hendricks' two-run single up the middle. The Wildcats answered with two runs on a passed ball and sacrifice fly in the bottom half for a 7-2 lead. Jeremy Rader blasted a two-run homer in the ninth to get within three runs before KSU closed it out. Sheffield (7-4) struck out six and allowed only four hits. Joshua Caravalho (9-4) went 3 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and five runs, four earned, while walking one. Coach Pete Hughes became the fastest to reach 200 wins in Kansas State history. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Texas announces starter for first game of NCAA Baseball Tournament's Austin Regional
Texas baseball will start lefthander Ethan Walker against Houston Christian to begin NCAA Tournament play on Friday, the team announced Thursday night. Walker won the trust of Longhorns coach Jim Schlossnagle with an impressive outing against Tennessee in the SEC tournament last week. The redshirt sophomore held the Volunteers, who own one of the nation's 20 most prolific offenses, to one earned run in 4⅓ innings of work, striking out three and allowing two hits without issuing a walk. Advertisement Before that, he'd appeared in seven games all season, pitching just 6⅔ innings. He owns a 2.45 ERA for the year. The decision allows Schlossnagle to withhold Ruger Riojas and Luke Harrison, his two established weekend starters. If the Longhorns win on Friday, those two arms will be in position to pitch against higher-seeded teams. GALVAN: How Rylan Galvan turned embarrassment into excellence, became Texas baseball star "You just have to look at that first and then look at our own pitching staff and what gives us the best chance to win the regional," Schlossnagle said on Monday. "And so Ruger and Luke currently are the only two remaining consistent weekend starters for us, so we got to figure out what the best matchup is." Advertisement The top-seeded Longhorns will face 6-foot-5 senior Parker Edwards, a Houston native who spent the majority of his collegiate career as a catcher before making the move to the mound for fourth-seeded Houston Christian this year. He owns a 3.93 ERA on the season in 84⅔ innings of work. Friday's game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. SCHUESSLER: Texas baseball: 1 trend sticks out about Kimble Schuessler's play at first base Reach Texas Insider David Eckert via email at deckert@ Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Access all of our best content with this tremendous offer. Texas Longhorns pitcher Ethan Walker (46) pitches in the sixth inning as the Longhorns play the Auburn Tigers in the second game of a three-game series on Friday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2025. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas baseball will start Ethan Walker in Austin Regional. What it means
